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About espresso coffee
TheSunbeamCaféEspresso
®
II
utilises
technologyandengineeringfromcommercial
espressomachinestoensurecafe-quality
coffeeinaneasytousedesign.Withthe
CafeLatteagrowingfavouriteamongstcoffee
loverstheinclusionoftheextracupheight
clearancetothedesignallowstheespresso
topourstraightintoalatteglassoryour
favouritemug.Enjoythesweetaromaand
tasteoftheperfectshotofespressowithits
signaturegoldencremaeverytime.
What makes a good coffee?
Sunbeamhaveconsultedwithexperienced
coffeemakersandappreciatorsofcoffee
througheverystageofdesign,toensurethe
machinedeliversagreatshotofespresso
everytime.Therearemanyfactorsthat
contributetotheperfectespresso.Thewords
‘taste’and‘aroma’areconsistentlyused
whendescribingtheperfectcup.
Thesweetaromaandtasteoftheperfect
coffeeislargelyduetothecorrect
combinationoftemperatureandpressure
duringthebrewingprocess.TheThermoblock
heatingsystemensuresthewaterisatthe
correcttemperature,sothatthefullcoffee
flavourisextracted.
Secondly,thecombinationofthe15BAR
pump,dual-wallfilterandstabilisingbaffle
ensuresthecorrectpressureatwhichthe
liquidespressoisreleasedfromthespout.
Theflowshouldconsistofbothliquidand
cream.Thiscreamiscommonlyknownasthe
‘crema’.Theperfectcremashouldbethick
andstableandpreservethecoffeeflavour,
aromaandtemperature.
Formoretipsonhowtocreatetheperfectcup
ofcoffee,turnto‘secretstotheperfectcup’
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Wehopeyouhavemanyenjoyable
coffeeexperienceswiththeSunbeamCafé
Espresso
®
II.