Making espresso
1. Place your "EspressoMini" near an electrical outlet, then plug in machine.
Make sure the OnlOff switch is in the "OFF" position.
2. Place your filter basket (f) into the filter holder (e) (see figure 2). The basket
is marked on the inside indicating 2 cups or 4 cups. Fill to the desired level,
2or 4 cups.
3. Fillthe filter basket with ground espresso coffee. Pack the coffee lightly and
clear any excess coffee from the rimof the filter holder. This will ensure a
proper flitinto the filter rings (see figure 3).
4,
5,
6.
ATTENTION
• Do not pack coffee tightly.
• Do not fill more coffee than indicated by the 4-cup marking. This might
cause clogging or overflow (see under section "Problems and Causes").
e To insert the filter holder (e), line up the arrow located on the thumb guard
of the filterholder with the arrow on the left side of the machine.
•Raise the filter hotder up into brewing head and turn the filter holder firmly
to the right, until it can go no further.
• The arrow on the filter holder should be as far dght in the lock range as
possible. If the arrow is not at least in the middle of the lock range, clo not
operate the machine. Rather, remove the filter holder and reinsert it as
described above until the arrow is at least in the middle of the lock range
(see figure 4).
• Once the filter holder is properly in place, it should never be moved or
attempted to be removed while the "Espresso Mini" is in operation and
under pressure.
Unscrew the boiler cap (b) by turning it counter clockwise (see figure 5).
Using the glass carafe, fill the boiler container with fresh, cold water (see
figure 6).
•._ CAUTION
•Never flit the boiler while your "Espresso Mini" in "ON" Any water that is
added to the boiler chamber while the heating element is "ON" may
produce hot steam at the point Ofimpact. The hot steam is potentially
dangerous to the user's face, hands or any other exposed body part.
• Never fill the water past the top of the metal band on the glass carafe. Any
excess water placed in the boiler chamber will remain in the system after
use which, over time, may cause unnecessary calcium buildup in the
system.
NOTE
You may want to add a little extra water to compensate for evaporation and
absorption during the brewing process. However, DO NOT fill past the top of
the metal band on the glass carafe,
The glass carafe (i) has markings on it for 2cups and 4 cups and steaming.
2 cups of water yields 2 cups of espresso.
3 cups of water yields 2 cups of espresso, plus steam for frothing milk for
cappuccino.
4 cups of water yields 4 cups of espresso.
5 cups of water yields 4 cups of espresso, plus steam for froting milk for
cappuccino, (Thiswould be at the metal band.)
7. Place the boiler cap (b) securely on the machine and turn it clockwise until it
[ssecure (see figure 7),
8. Place the carafe lid (j) on the carafe (i) sothat the lid opening points toward
the pouring spout of the carafe (see figure 8)°
9. Position the carafe under the filter holder, Make sure that the nozzle in the
filter holder points through the opening of the carafe I[d.(see figure 9).
ATTENTION
Make sure that the overflowgrid (k) is in place.
10. To make espresso directly into the cups, clip the cup adapter (h) onto the
filter holder (see figure 10) and make sure that the cups are placed correctly
underneath the two spouts (see figure lOa).
11. Make sure that the steam release knob (c) is in the "closed" position (turn
knob clockwise). •
Then turn the On/Off switch on the "ON" position and the indicator light will
illuminate (see figure 11).
_CAUTION
Dudng operatton pressure builds up Inside the espresso machine. The
pressure iscontained by aseal between the holder and the machine, if
it is not attached correctly or If It Is moved dudng operation, the holder
will not seal and can be blown off the machine under high pressure.
This can cause burns from steam and hot coffee grounds, and cuts as
the holder may shatter the glass carafe.
ATTENTION
You may notice a small amount of steam coming out of the filter holder.
This is anormal function found in pressure systems of this type. DO NOT
ADJUST OR REMOVE THE FILTER HOLDER.
12. After approximately two minutes the water will have reached the proper tem-
perature. The water at this time wilt pass through the coffee grinds, produc-
ing espresso in the glass carafe or inthe cups, whichever you choose..
13, Note that initially the coffee will drip very stowly. If,alter 4 minutes, no water
passes through the coffee grinds, turn off the machine, release pressure by
following the instructions under CAU-OTrO-N- PRESSURE listed below, then
remove the filter holder, empty coffee grinds and start from the beginning.
14.Once the coffee has stopped brewing, turn "Off" the machine with the "On/
Off" switch and the light will go out (see figure !1).
15. Before you remove the filter holder for cfeaning, make sure that the boiler is
no longer under pressure.
CAUTION "- PRESSURE
NEVER open boiler cap (b) or remove filter holder (e) whi_e your "Espresso
Mini" is turned "ON" or as long as there is pressure in the boiler container.
NEVER move or remove the filter holder while the "Espresso Mini" is in ope-
ration and under pressure.
Please follow the instructionsfirsted below to see if the machine is still under
pressure. Follow these safety precautions while your machine is in use and
ten to fifteen minutes after last use.
1. Turn the OnlOff switch to the "OFF" position and unplug appliance.
2. Carefully open the steam release knob (c) by slowly turning it counter clock-
wise. If steam comes out of the nozzle, then the water container is still under
pressure. Close steam knob and proceed with instr0ctions firsted below.
3. Take a pitcher filled with cold water and hold it underneeth the steam nozzle
with nozzle insertedinto the pitcher. Then open the steam release knob (c)
by turning it counter clockwise. Leave steam release knob open until no
more steam comes out of nozzle. When finished turn steam knob clockwise
to close.
4. Now you can remove the boiler cap and the filter holder.
_CAUTION
Use caution when removing the filter holder, metalpa{ts may still be hot.
To remove filter holder, turn the filter holder to the left, past the "min" (mini-
mum) markingsuntil the filter bolder dislodges from the machine. 7
