CONTENTS Congratulations About your espresso machine Breville recommends safety first Know your Breville 800 Class™ Espresso Machine Assembling your Breville 800 Class™ Espresso Machine Operating your Breville 800 Class™ Espresso Machine How to froth milk for a cappuccino or Latté...
800ES; the Espresso Machine that delivers simply superior coffee. Our hope is that with each page, you gain increasing pleasure from your 800ES and its ability to help you create a wonderfully broad range of flavour-rich coffees.
BREVILLE RECOMMENDS SAFETY FIRST We at Breville are very safety conscious. We design and manufacture consumer products with the safety of you, our valued customer foremost in mind. In addition we ask that you exercise a degree of care when using any electrical appliance and adhere to the following precautions: IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS FOR YOUR 800 Class™...
KNOW YOUR BREVILLE 800 CLASS™ ESPRESSO MACHINE Extra large cup warming plate 15 bar pump Italian designed and made Solid chromed brass filter holder Removable 2.2 litre water tank can be filled from the front or the rear of the machine...
ASSEMBLING YOUR BREVILLE 800 CLASS™ ESPRESSO MACHINE Your 800 Class Espresso Machine will have the Drip Tray, Storage Tray and Water Tank in place when you unpack it from the box. The Storage Tray is located at the base of the machine against the back wall.
OPERATING YOUR BREVILLE 800 CLASS™ ESPRESSO MACHINE STEP 1 – FILLING THE WATER TANK • Ensure the Power On/Off button is ‘Off’ and • Turn the machine off at the power outlet Operating • Remove the Filter Holder if locked into the Brew Head and move the Steam Wand to the side of the machine.
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30ml. When using a 2 cup filter holder, for optimum flavour, you should only extract approximately 60ml. OPERATING YOUR BREVILLE 800 CLASS ESPRESSO MACHINE STEP 4 – PRIMING THE BREW HEAD • Before placing the Filter Holder into position, it is recommended to run a short flow of water through the Brew Head.
Thermoblock Heating System will automatically reheat to the correct brewing temperature OPERATING YOUR BREVILLE 800 CLASS ESPRESSO MACHINE HOW TO FROTH MILK FOR A CAPPUCCINO OR LATTÉ STEP 8 – EMPTYING THE FILTER HOLDER •...
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NOTE: When the 800ES is creating steam a pumping noise can be heard. This is the normal operation of the 15 Bar pump. • When the red ‘Heating’ light stops flashing, quickly insert the Steam Wand into the jug of milk so that the Froth Attachment is just immersed into the milk.
USING THE HOT WATER FUNCTION The 800ES features a separate Hot Water function that can be used for making tea, hot chocolate and other warm drinks. The hot water is dispensed from the Steam Wand. To use the Hot Water function, remove the Frothing Attachment from the Steam Wand.
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TAMPING THE COFFEE After measuring the ground coffee into the Filter NOTE: The taste of your coffee will, of it must be tamped (pressed down) using the flat course, depend on personal end of the measuring spoon. The ground coffee preference and on many other should be tamped quite firmly.
CARE AND CLEANING CLEANING THE STEAM WAND AND FROTHING ATTACHMENT • The Steam Wand and Frothing Attachment should always be cleaned after frothing milk. • Remove the Frothing Attachment and rinse in warm tap water. Ensure the two fine steam holes on either end of the Frothing Attachment are clear.
CLEANING THE OUTER HOUSING / CUP WARMING PLATE • The outer housing and cup warming plate can be cleaned with a soft, damp cloth (do not use abrasive cleansers, pads or cloths which can scratch the surface). CLEANING THE DRIP TRAY •...
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES Coffee runs out around the Filter holder is not inserted in the the brew head WHAT TO DO Refer to ‘Inserting the filter holder’ on page 15.
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES Coffee is too cold Machine not preheated Cups not preheated Milk not heated enough (if making a cappuccino or latté) No crema Coffee is not tamped firmly enough Coffee grind is too coarse Ground Coffee is not fresh Filter holes are blocked Machine is making pulsing/ The machine is carrying out the normal operation...
COFFEES TO TRY ESPRESSO LONG BLACK Intense and aromatic, an espresso or short black A long black is generally served as a standard as it’s also known uses about 7g of ground espresso with hot water added to taste. coffee. It is served in a small cup or glass to a level of approximately 30ml.
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MOCHA FRAPPE (serves two) ESPRESSO AFFOGATO Ready in minutes this impressive refresher will Totally irresistible, this sweet temptation is delight chocolate and coffee drinkers alike. Melt simply a single scoop of premium vanilla bean two heaped teaspoons of quality chocolate bits ice cream, drenched in espresso and if desired, into a double shot of espresso.