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How
TO PREPARE QUALITY
ESPRESSO
AND CAPPUCCINO AT HOME
THE COFFEE
The coffee should be a freshly ground, dark, espresso roast variety. You may buy
whole coffee beans and grind them yourself at home using a
MR.
COFFEE Burr Mill
or a MR. COFFEE Bean Grinder. Store whole beans in an
air-tight
container, in a cool,
dark area. You do not need to store them in a refrigerator or freezer. If you buy pre-ground
coffee, plan to use the coffee within 7 to 8 days for best flavor. Store pre-ground coffee
in an air-tight container and keep in a cool, dark area.
THE GRIND
This is a vital step in the espresso making process. The coffee must be ground fine,
but not too fine. If you buy pre-ground coffee or have it ground, make sure you get an
espresso grind.
!
The correct grind should look gritty, like
salt
or sand.
!
If the grind is too fine, water will not flow through the coffee, even under pressure.
Coffee that is ground too fine looks like powder and feels like flour when rubbed
between your fingers.
!
If the grind is too coarse, water flows through the coffee too fast,
preventing a full-flavored extraction.
THE PROCESS
Your New MR. COFFEE Espresso and Cappuccino Maker was designed to make brewing
fresh espresso and cappuccino at home easy. Several hints will help you make quality
espresso and frothed milk drinks time after time. First, always start with fresh, cold water
in the water reservoir. Be sure that all parts of your machine are cleaned from previous uses.
You can preheat the cups you brew espresso into by rinsing them with hot water.
This will help keep your espresso hot after it is brewed.
The quality, roast, freshness, grind and origin of the coffee beans you use will vary the
taste of your espresso. When you brew espresso, the grounds should be “tamped” in the
filter cup. Tamping is the process of slightly packing the espresso coffee grounds down in
the filter cup. Your MR. COFFEE Espresso/Cappuccino Machine comes with a pre-measured
coffee scoop and tamping tool
(seeG
on Page 4).
N
OTE
:
Do not overpack the grounds.
Use the tamping tool to slightly press the grounds down after placing them in the filter cup.
This will help you brew hot, rich, delicious espresso with perfect
crema(the
golden layer
on top of fresh-brewed espresso).
BEFORE USING FOR THE FIRST TIME
Refer to Page 4 for the Diagram of Parts.
1.
Wash all removable parts with hot water and a mild detergent and rinse thoroughly.
2. Fill the Water Reservoir with water.
3. Follow the steps on Page 6 for brewing espresso to rinse the inside of the machine.
Use water only. You do not need to use grounds for the first cleaning cycle.