Gaggia CLASSIC - Manual (Page 16)

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Important to know……
1. The taste of your coffee depends on the characteristics
of the beans from which it is made, the type of bean,
where it was grown and processed. The coffee beans
that are roasted for a longer period of time and at higher
temperatures will be much darker in colour.Darker beans
will produce a richer cup of coffee than the lightly-roasted
beans.
2. A variety of dark roasts are available from which you
can choose to brew your espresso. Each of these roasts
is a blend of coffee beans that are roasted at a specifi c
temperature producing a specifi c type of fl avour.
There are decaffeinated beans that have up to 98% of
the caffeine content removed.
The next time you purchase coffee for your espresso
maker, experiment with one of the many kinds of coffee
being sold. You may just fi nd that it tastes better than
the blend you have been using.
3. A fi ne “espresso grind” for pump-driven machines must be
used. Be sure to ask for this when buying coffee or when
having beans ground. Do not use a blade-type grinder
because it makes too much coffee dust and produces an
irregular grind.
4. The mark of real espresso is its dark color, rich taste and
the light brown, natural froth called “crema” in Italian.
5. Cappuccino is simply a combination of espresso and hot,
frothy milk.Cappuccino is usually topped with cinnamon,
nutmeg or cocoa powder.
6. Espresso Coffee should be served immediately after it is
made.
7. Espresso is served in 2 to 2 ½ oz. demitasse cups.
A 4 or 6 oz. cup or glass is used for cappuccino
8. Ideally, coffee beans should be ground immediately
before using. Remember, it must be an “espresso grind”
for pump-driven espresso machines.
9. It’s best to store ground coffee or beans in an airtight
container in the freezer of your refrigerator. Ground coffee
tends to absorb food odours.
Warning! Never brew coffee when the steam
function is on, as the temperature is too high and
there is a risk of burns.
How to make a good Espresso coffee:
1 Follow the procedure described under “Preparation”.
2 Insert the frothing jet device (13) into the fi lter holder
(9).
IMPORTANT NOTE: If the frothing jet device (13) is not
inserted, the fi lter holder does not brew coffee correctly.
For this reason, make sure that the device is always
inserted in the fi lter holder before placing the Perfect
crema fi lter.
Insert the “Perfect crema” fi lter for ground coffee (11)
into the fi lter holder, both for brewing 1 or 2 coffee cups.
Insert the fi lter holder (9) into the brew unit (14) from
the bottom and wait for it to heat up.
3 Place a container under the fi lter holder (9). Preheat the
fi lter holder by switching the hot water/brew button (2)
to “1” (this operation is only necessary for the
fi rst coffee).
Water will start coming out.
4 Once 150 cc of water have been dispensed, switch the
hot water/brew button (2) to “0” again.
5 Wait until the machine has reached the correct tempera-
ture with fi lter holder inserted (heating time of about 6
minutes).
Use this time to set table, prepare cups, coffee, milk, etc
6 After the warm-up period, remove the warm fi lter-holder
(9) from the brewing head and fi ll with correctly ground
espresso coffee using the measuring spoon provided.
Place one level measure of coffee in basket for each cup
of espresso.
Do not overfi ll.
Gently tamp down coffee with the tamper (18) provided.
Do not compress too fi rmly.
7 Clean any excess coffee from the rim of fi lter holder (9).
Insert fi lter holder into brew head by holding handle ap-
proximately 45 degrees to the left as you face machine.
When properly aligned,move handle fi rmly to the right to