Over Extracted Zone; Texturing Milk; Using The Steam Dial - Breville BES870 Instruction Book

OVER EXTRACTED ZONE

The gauge needle, when positioned in the
upper zone during extraction, indicates the
espresso has been extracted with too much
pressure. This occurs when the water flow
through the ground coffee is too slow and
results in an over extracted espresso that is
very dark and bitter with a mottled and uneven
crema.
Causes for over extraction include the grind
being too fine and/or too much ground coffee
in filter basket.

TEXTURING MILK

The Breville Barista Express™ comes complete
with a commercial style 360˚stainless steel
steam wand.
WARNING
Ensure the STEAM DIAL is in the STANDBY
position before removing the steam wand from
the frothing jug.
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USING THE STEAM DIAL

• Position the steam tip over the drip tray.
Turn the STEAM selector dial to the steam
position. The white steam light will flash to
indicate the machine is heating to create
steam.
• When the steam light stops flashing the
steam wand is ready for use.
• Before inserting the wand into the milk,
pause the steam by returning the dial back
to the STANDBY position. This will avoid
the milk splashing out of the jug (this pause
function lasts for approx 8 seconds before
exiting steam mode).
• Insert the wand into the milk and turn
the steam dial from Standby to the Steam
position to begin texturing.
• To stop, return the STEAM dial to the
STANDBY position and remove the jug.
NOTE
When the espresso machine creates steam,
a pumping noise can be heard. This is the
normal operation of the 15 bar Italian pump.
NOTE
After 5 minutes of continuous steaming, the
machine will automatically disable the steam
function. The steam light will flash. When this
occurs return the steam dial to the STANDBY
position.
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