Frothing Milk; Assembly Of The Frothxpress System; Adding Milk; Brewing Coffee And Frothing Milk - Capresso CoffeeTEC Manual

5. FROTHING MILK

The frothXpress System allows you to
heat and froth milk directly into your
cup. Like a pump espresso machine,
the CoffeeTEC is equipped with a
pump and a separate heating system
to create hot steam. The frothXpress
System works independently from the
coffee brewing system.
Caution: Steam Pressure Release
Through Top of Swing-Out Filter
(see fig. 13)
Any time you turn the steam selector
(see fig. 2; T) from "Steam On" to
"Steam Off," the machine
automatically releases the remaining
pressure into the filter holder. As a
result, a short, hot burst of steam will
come out of the openings above the
swing-out filter (see fig. 13). Never
place your hand or arm on this part
of the machine. The hot steam can
cause serious injury.
5.1 Assembly of the frothXpress
• Important: In order to siphon milk
through the frothXpress System all
parts must be tightly connected. If
the parts are loose, outside air might
be entering the process, making it
impossible to siphon the milk.
Please refer to figure 3.
• Attach the connector to the steam
nozzle until the red seal of the steam
nozzle is no longer visible (see fig. 3;
U to V). Next, attach the large hole
of the frothing sleeve to the
connector (W to V).
Insert the knob into the joint and
make sure it clicks in place and sits
tight (X to Y), and then insert the joint
firmly into the connector (Y to V).

5.2 Adding Milk

Remove the lid of the milk container
and fill with milk. Replace the milk
container lid and connect with the
joint (see fig. 3; Z to Y). Make sure
that the knob sits parallel to the joint
(see fig. 7). (If it sits perpendicular to
the joint no milk can be siphoned
through the system; see fig. 8.)
5.3 Brewing Coffee and Frothing
Milk
Fill the water container with the
desired amount of water for coffee.
By doing so, you automatically add
the water necessary for frothing. The
CoffeeTEC will first brew the coffee.
After coffee brewing is finished, the
machine will switch to stand-by
position for frothing. The green steam
light will go on (see fig. 2; R), indicat-
ing that the machine is ready to froth.

5.4 Frothing Milk Only

Only fill water in the lower part of the
water tank (see fig. 10). Make sure
that no water covers the upper valve.
Push the on button (see fig. 2; P). The
red light will illuminate. After approx.
60 seconds the green "Steam Ready"
light will illuminate. Now you are ready
to froth.

5.5 Producing Frothed Milk

Place a cup underneath the frothing
sleeve (see positioning on cover of
instruction book), and then turn the
steam selector switch to the position
"Steam On." Make sure the knob sits
parallel to the joint (see fig. 7). The
frothXpress System will automatically
dispense warm frothed milk into your
cup. When you have enough frothed
milk, turn the steam selector back to
the position "Steam Off" (see fig. 2;
T). As long as you have water in the
lower part of the water container, you
can continue frothing milk. When you
are finished, disconnect the milk
container and store with any unused
milk in the refrigerator.
5.6 Regulating Milk Froth and
Temperature
Maximum milk flow with maximum
froth is achieved when the knob sits
parallel to the joint (see fig. 7). By
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