Sunbeam EM6200 Espresso Maker User Manual


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Features of your Sunbeam Espresso Vita (continued)
Push Button Control Panel
Aneasytousecontrolpanelprovidesthe
choiceofmanualoperationorutilisingthe
programmedespressopourlengths.The
programmedespressopourissetto30mls
percupwhilethePROGRAMfunctionallows
userstopersonaliseandsavetheirown
espressovolumes.Theuserisalsoableto
personaliseandsavetheirownsettingsfor
coffeetemperature,steamtemperatureand
steamflow.
Espresso Gauge
Theespressogaugeisanindicatorofthe
qualityoftheespressopourandshouldbe
usedasaguide.
Itmeasuresthepressureorresistance
createdbywaterbeingpumpedthroughthe
tampedcoffeegrindsinthegrouphandle.
Whilsttheneedleiswithinthetargetareaon
thegaugeitindicatesthataqualityserveof
espressohasbeenmade.Thisisindicated
byaslowandsteadypourofliquidespresso
withaconsistencysimilartothatofdripping
honey.Thecremashouldbedarkgoldenin
colour.
Shouldtheneedlefailtoreachthetarget
areathisisanindicationthattheserveof
espressois‘under-extracted’.Thisoccurs
whenwaterpassestooquicklythroughthe
tampedcoffeegrindsandisanindication
thateitherthegrindneedstobemadefiner
orthefilterbaskethasbeenunder-dosed.
Thepourisquickandlightincolourandthe
resultingcremaisthinwithacreamylight
browncolour.
Whentheneedlegoesbeyondthetargetarea
itisanindicationthattheserveofespresso
is‘over-extracted’.Thisoccurswhenthe
waterpassesveryslowlythroughthetamped
coffeegrindsandisanindicationthateither
thegrindistoofineorthefilterbaskethas
beenover-dosed.Inthissituationthehot
waterisincontactwiththecoffeegrinds
fortoolongthuscreatingaburntandbitter
tastingespresso.Thisischaracterisedby
theespressoonlyslowlydrippingduringthe
entirepourandthecremaisverydark.
Under
Extracted
Pour
Over
Extracted
Pour
Optimum
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