Making Coffee Using Coffee Beans; Making Coffee Using Pre-Ground Coffee; Making Cappuccino - DeLonghi ECAM23.21 Series Manual

heating the internal circuits of the appliance and thus rais-
ing the coffee temperature;
• warm the cups with hot water (using the hot water
function).
• set a hotter coffee temperature (see section "Setting the
temperature").

Making coffee using coffee beans

Important!
Do not use caramelised or candied coffee beans as they could
stick to the coffee mill and damage it.
1. Fill the container with coffee beans (fig. 13).
2. Place under the coffee spouts:
- 1 cup, if you want to make 1 coffee (fig. 10);
- 2 cups if you want 2 coffees.
3. Lower the spouts as near as possible to the cup. This makes
a creamier coffee (fig. 14).
4. Press the button corresponding to the number of coffees
required (1 cup or 2 cups
5. Preparation begins and the lights corresponding to the
taste and quantity of coffee selected are displayed.
Once the coffee has been made, the appliance is ready to make
the next drink.
Please note :
• While the appliance is making coffee, delivery can be in-
terrupted at any moment by pressing one of the two coffee
buttons ( or
• At the end of delivery, to increase the quantity of coffee in
the cup, just press (within 3 seconds) one of the coffee but-
tons ( or ).
Please note :
For hotter coffee, see the section "Tips for a hotter coffee".
Important!
• If the coffee is delivered a drop at a time, too weak and not
creamy enough or too cold, read the tips in the "Trouble-
shooting" section (page 20).
• Lights may be displayed on the control panel during use.
Their meaning is given in the section "Explanation of
lights" on page 18.

Making coffee using pre-ground coffee

Important!
• Never place coffee beans in the pre-ground coffee funnel
as this could damage the appliance.
) (figs. 11 and 15).
).
• Never add pre-ground coffee when the machine is off or it
could spread through the inside of the machine and dirty
it. This could damage the appliance.
• Never use more than 1 level
measure or it could dirty the in-
side of the machine or block the
funnel.
Please note :
When you use pre-ground coffee, you can only make one cup of
coffee at a time.
1. Make sure the appliance is on.
2. Press the
symbol appears.
3. Make sure the funnel is not blocked, then add one level
measure of pre-ground coffee (fig. 16).
4. Place a cup under the coffee spouts.
5. Press the 1 cup coffee button
6. Preparation begins.

MAKING CAPPUCCINO

Danger of burns!
During preparation, steam is given off. Take care to avoid scalds.
1. When preparing cappuccino, make the coffee in a large
cup;
2. Fill a container (preferably one with a handle to avoid
scalding) with about 100 ml of milk for each cappuccino.
In choosing the size of the container, bear in mind that the
milk doubles or triples in volume.
Please note :
For a richer denser froth, use skimmed or partially
skimmed milk at refrigerator temperature (about 5°C). To
avoid milk with poor froth or large bubbles, always clean
the cappuccino maker as described in the following section
"Cleaning the cappuccino maker after use".
3. Press the button. The
4. Immerse the cappuccino maker in the milk container (fig.
20).
5. After a few seconds, when the
steam dial to the I position (fig. 4). Steam is delivered from
the cappuccino maker, giving the milk a creamy frothy ap-
pearance and making it more voluminous;
6. For a creamier froth, rotate the container with slow move-
ments in an upward direction. (You should not deliver
steam for more than 3 minutes at a time);
7. When you have obtained the required froth, stop steam
delivery by turning the steam dial back to the 0 position.
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button repeatedly (fig. 9) until the
(fig. 11).
light flashes.
light flashes, turn the