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Guide to the perfect espresso (continued)
Pre-Infusion
11. Once the espresso operation has been
activated, before the espresso pour starts,
the progressive pre-infusion feature will
release three short bursts of gradually
increasing water pressure onto the coffee
cake. After this, the full water pressure
is applied to the coffee cake and the
espresso will pour freely.
12. Check the espresso pour. The ideal
pour starts out dark and then soon
after becomes caramel with reddish
reflections. The pour should hang
vertically on each spout and flow slowly
like dripping honey.
Tip: Once the espresso pour starts to lighten
in colour you should cut off the pour.
13. Serve espresso immediately.
Caring for your Espresso Machine
13. Remove the group handle from the group
head (23).
14. Discard the used coffee grinds from the
filter basket (24).
Tip: After each use of the espresso machine
we recommend that a small amount of water
is cycled through the group head as this will
wash out any old or used coffee grinds stuck
to the underside of the group head. Simply
press the 'COFFEE' button and allow some
water to run through. Press button again
to stop. We also recommend that a small
amount of water is purged through the steam
wand after each use.
Eco Mode and Standby Mode
After 1 hour of non-use in Ready Mode the
espresso machine will automatically switch to
Eco Mode. An indication that the machine is
in Eco Mode is the light behind the ‘POWER’
button will slowly flash red. While in Eco
Mode the machine uses reduced power and
maintains a lower temperature. While in Eco
Mode, the espresso machine functions can
easily be reactivated by simply pressing the
'COFFEE', ‘STEAM’ or ‘HOT WATER’ buttons.
The temperature of the espresso machine will
then adjust as necessary.
After a further 1 hour of non-use in
Eco Mode the espresso machine will
automatically switch to Standby Mode. The
lights on the control panel will all switch off.
To bring the espresso machine out of Standby
Mode simply press the ‘POWER’ button.
The machine will then power on and begin
heating up.
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