Table Of Contents; Important Unpacking Instructions; The Quest For The Perfect Cup Of Coffee - Cuisinart DGB-400C Series Instruction Booklet

CONTENTS
Important Safeguards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Important Unpacking Instructions . . . . . . . . . . 4
The Quest for the Perfect Cup of Coffee. . . . . 4
Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Programming Your Coffeemaker . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Charcoal Water Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Before Brewing Your First Pot . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Making Coffee With Whole Beans . . . . . . . . . . 8
Making Coffee With Pre-Ground Beans. . . . . . 9
Brew Pause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Tips and Hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Cleaning and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
IMPORTANT UNPACKING
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Place the box on a large, sturdy, flat surface.
2. Remove the instruction book and any other
literature.
3. Turn the box so that the back side of
the coffeemaker is down and slide the
coffeemaker from the box.
4. Remove Starter Kit (paper filters, scoop and
charcoal water filter) located in front of unit.
5. After the coffeemaker has been removed,
place the box out of the way and lift off the
packing material.
6. Grasp the carafe by its handle, remove it
from the resting plate, and remove the
polybag.
7. Remove the polybag covering the
coffeemaker. Save all packing materials in
case you have to ship the machine in the
future. KEEP ALL PLASTIC BAGS AWAY
FROM CHILDREN.
THE QUEST
FOR THE PERFECT
CUP OF COFFEE
ELEMENT 1: WATER
Coffee is 98% water. The quality
of that water is as important as
the quality of your coffee. If water
doesn't taste good from the tap,
it won't taste good in your coffee.
Cuisinart includes a charcoal water
filter to remove chlorine, bad tastes
and odours, for the purest
coffee flavour, every time you brew.
ELEMENT 2: COFFEE
While coffee is 98% water, all of
the flavour comes from the beans.
To achieve the same great taste you
enjoy at a coffee bar, buy only a
two-week supply of fresh coffee
beans at a time. Once the bean is
broken, its flavour degrades quickly.
That's why Cuisinart grinds your
beans just prior to brewing.
ELEMENT 3: GRIND
The grind is critical for proper flavour
extraction. If the grind is too fine,
overextraction and bitterness will
result. Too fine a grind may also clog
the filter. If grind is too coarse,
the water will pass through too
quickly and the maximum flavour will
not be extracted. Your coffeemaker
is preset for medium, the optimal
grind for this type of brewing
process.
ELEMENT 4: PROPORTION
Coffee that is too strong or too weak
is always a disappointment. Follow
the recommended portions of whole
beans or ground coffee in the
instructions under MAKING COFFEE,
and later adjust the amount to your
taste.
DO NOT OVERFILL OR THE
GRINDER COULD MALFUNCTION
AND/OR OVERFLOW.
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