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Use a fine to medium grind for domestic espresso machines. • A common mistake is running too much water through the ground coffee, resulting in a thin and bitter tasting espresso. • Ensure your coffee grinds are ‘tamped’ evenly. ‘Tamping’ refers to the amount of pressure with which coffee grinds are packed into the filter. • If your espresso pours too slowly, tamp the coffee grind more lightly, or try a coarser grind. • If your espresso is thin and watery, tamp the coffee grinds harder, or try a finer grind. • Always use cold milk and a clean stainless steel jug when steaming. • Don’t boil the milk when steaming. The ideal temperature is when the jug becomes too hot to touch. • Always use the freshest beans or ground coffee available and store in an airtight container in a cool, dry, dark place. • Whole bean coffee stays fresh longer than ground coffee. • When grinding your own coffee, never grind more than you will use for immediate brewing. Once ground, the coffee will begin to loose it’s flavour. • Although not recommended, if you need to keep coffee for extended periods of time, it’s best to freeze the coffee. Although before use, ensure that the coffee has been allowed to thaw to room temperature. • Keep your espresso machine clean and thoroughly rinsed. Run water through the brewing head and flush the steaming nozzle in fresh water after each use. • Little things count – warming your cups, using filtered water and serving the coffee immediately after brewing do make a difference. Easy steps for frothing milk Milk texturing is the steaming of milk to heat it and to create froth. Similar to making an espresso, perfecting the art of milk texturing takes time and practice. • Attach the froth enhancing attachment to the end of the steam nozzle on your espresso machine. You can also choose to steam the milk without the attachment. • Using fresh, cold milk, fill the stainless steel frothing jug to no more than 1/3 full. • The amount of milk you steam should be adequate for the coffees you are preparing. Keep in mind that the volume of milk will increase or stretch during the texturing process. • Before inserting the steam nozzle into the milk, activate the steam function to remove any condensed water. To do this, hold an empty glass or cloth under the steam nozzle and turn the operating dial to the steam position. • Insert the steam nozzle into the frothing jug. Lower the jug so that the tip of the steam nozzle is just below the surface of the milk and place your hand on the side of the jug. • Move the frothing jug so that the steam nozzle is to one side, this will create a whirlwind motion in the milk. As the steam heats the milk, the milk will begin to rise. Follow the level of the milk by lowering the jug, always keeping the tip of the steam nozzle just below the surface. • Once the milk has stretched to double its original volume, lower the steam nozzle further into the milk and continue the whirlwind motion. This will give the milk a fine texture with no big bubbles. • Cease steaming when the frothing jug becomes too hot to continue holding the palm of your hand against the side. • Pour the textured milk into your espresso as soon as possible. Before using your Bar Espresso Before using your Bar Espresso for the first time or if you have not used it for some time, rinse the machine by running water through without coffee in the filter holder, as follows: Note: Throughout these instructions the numbers you see highlighted and in brackets refer back to the diagrams at the start of this instruction manual. • Open the lid of the water reservoir (1) and fill with cold tap water (2). Alternatively you can open the lid and remove the water reservoir using the handle (3). Then fill with cold water (4). • Replace the water reservoir firmly into the unit (5) and close lid. • Insert the power cord into a 230-240V AC power outlet and turn the power on. Start the unit (6). The red ‘Power’ light and ‘Warm Up’ light will both illuminate. • Place one of the filters in the filter handle (7). Then position the filter handle on the machines brewing head. • To ensure that the filter handle is in the correct position, turn the handle so it points to the left and place the filter handle flat against the brewing head (8), then turn the handle towards the right (9), as far as it can go (10). Note: Do not over tighten. • Place a sufficiently large container under the brewing head (10). • As soon as the orange ‘Warm Up’ light goes off, turn the operating dial to the setting (11) and allow all the water in the water reservoir to run through. • If necessary, you may need to stop the operation by turning the operating dial to the ’off’ position to empty the container, then resume the operation. Functions of your Bar Espresso 1. ESPRESSO FUNCTION For best results, it is ideal to pre-heat your cups, filter handle and filter as follows: • Insert the power cord into a 230-240V AC power outlet and turn the power on. • Fill the water res...