Sunbeam EM0490 Coffee Grinder User Manual


 
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Grind setting table
SETTING BREWING METHOD
2–6 Turkish
12–16 Espresso
12–16 StoveTop
20–23 DripFilter
20–23 Plunger
Thewide-rangeof24grindsettingsallows
forprecisionadjustment.Thecoffeemaker
hascompletecontroloftheparticlesizeand
ultimatelythequalityoftheresultingbrew.
Somethingstorememberwhenusingthe
coffeegrinder;
• Thesmallertheparticlesizethelongerit
willtaketogrind.
• Whenusingthefinersettingsthecoffee
maybecomestuck,werecommendtapping
onthelidofthebeanhoppertodislodge
anyclumpsofcoffeeblockingtheflow.
• Afterlongperiodsofusingthefiner
settingswerecommendremovingthe
upperburrandsweepingawayanyresidual
coffeetoavoidclogging.SeetheCare
andCleaningsectiononpage12formore
details.
Tips
1.Selectthecorrectgrindforthebrewing
methodyouareusing.24grindsettings
areavailabletoensureprecision
adjustment.Setting1producesthe
finestgrind,12to16aremediumgrinds
appropriateforespressocoffeemakers,and
24isthecoarsestgrindyoucanachieve.
Experimentwiththegrindsettingsto
achievetheidealbrewthatbestsuitsyour
tastes.
2.Fordripfiltercoffeemachines,agood
startingpointistouse8grams(1scoop)
ofcoffeeforevery4cupsofbrewwater
asmeasuredwiththecarafe.Finergrinds
usuallyrequirelesscoffee,butusingtoo
fineagrindwillresultinabrewthatis
bitterinflavour.
3.Forthosethatpreferweakercoffee,
continuetousetherecommendedamount
ofgroundcoffeeandthendilutethe
resultingbrewwithfreshhotwater.Doing
thiswillmaximiseflavourandminimise
bitterness.
4.Coffeethatisgroundtoofinefora
particularbrewingprocesswillresultin
over-extractionandthecoffeewilltaste
bitter.Ontheotherhand,coffeethatistoo
coarseforaparticularbrewingmethodwill
resultinunder-extractionandthecoffee
willbethinandpoorinflavour.
5.Oncecoffeeisgrounditquicklylosesits
flavourandaroma.Forthebestresultswe
recommendyougrindbeansimmediately
priortobrewing.
6.Buyfreshwholecoffeebeansweekly.
7.Toretainfreshness,storewholecoffee
beansinanairtightcontainerinacool,
dark,dryplace.Itisnotrecommended
thatyoustorebeansinthegrinder’sbean
hopperforaprolongedperiod.
8.Toensurethebestresultsfromthecoffee
grindercleanthebeanhopperandconical
burrsregularly.
Always Remember
PROBLEM DESCRIPTION RESULT
OVER-
ExTRACTION
Over
developmentof
flavourparticles
(sugarsetc.)
Sharp,
burnt,
bitter
UNDER-
ExTRACTION
Under
developmentof
flavourparticles
Thin,
watery,
weak
Adjusting the Grind Setting