Use; Preparing Coffee; Preparing Cappuccino; Warming A Beverage - Rancilio classe 8 User Manual

8. USE

The machine has a top shelf on which the cups are
kept and heated, ready for use.
This is very important to obtain good coffee as the
pre-warmed cup stops the coffee from growing cold
too quickly.

8.1. Preparing coffee

• Unclamp the filter-holder from the group and knock
any grounds out into the drawer especially provided
for this purpose, taking care not to damage the rim
of the filter.
• Use the filter for 1 or 2 coffees, according to need.
• Fill the filter with the measure of coffee, level it off
and press it down gently with the tamper.
• Remove any ground coffee that has stuck to the
rim of the filter while pressing.
If ground coffee is left on the rim of the filter,
a leaktight seal is not ensured, with
consequent leaking of water and coffee
grounds.
• Lock the filter-holder into the group firmly to obtain
a leaktight seal.
• Place the cups under the spouts and start
dispensing using control 3 - 4 or button panel 5
according to model (Fig.8).
• When the coffee has been dispensed, leave the
filter-holder attached to the dispensing unit until the
next coffee is required.
When dispensing, beware of the hot parts of
the machine, especially the group units, the
steam and hot water spouts. Do not put your
hands for any reason under the units and the
spouts when they are operating.
The grinding of the coffee beans is of fundamental
importance to the making of good coffee, and the
granular texture of the resulting grounds should be
such that it takes 25-30 seconds to produce the
beverage. If the coffee is ground too coarsely the
coffee will be pale in color and weak in flavor, with
only a very small amount of crema, and if the grounds
are too fine, the coffee will be dark with no crema.
Good coffee can only be made if the beans are freshly
and uniformly ground (only possible when the blades
of the coffee grinder are sharp) and are then measured
out into the correct quantities (roughly 6 grams per
measure).
The importance of freshly ground coffee beans is due
to the fact that once ground, they rapidly lose their
aromatic qualities, and fats present in the beans go
rancid.
8.2. Preparing cappuccino (Fig.9)
• Make cup of cappuccino with espresso.
• Use a high and narrow jug, half-filled with milk.
• Place the jug under the spout so that the nozzle
touches the bottom.
• Turn on the steam tap and lower the jug so that the
nozzle is almost at the surface of the milk.
• Now, slowly raise and lower the vessel so that the
steam nozzle is immersed in and out of the milk to
create the froth.
• Turn off the steam tap and pour the milk into the
cup.
Immediately after carrying out this operation,
clean the spout with a sponge or a clean cloth
so that the milk does not dry on it. Be careful
as the spout is hot and may burn your hand.
8.3. Heating a beverage
• Immerse the steam spout into the liquid to be
heated.
• Gradually turn on the steam tap 7 Fig.8; the steam
that bursts in the liquid heats it to the desired tem-
perature.
• Turn off the steam tap when the desired temperatu-
re has been reached.
Immediately after carrying out this operation,
clean the spout with a sponge or clean cloth.
Be careful as the spout is hot and may burn
your hand.

8.4. Preparing tea, camomile, etc.

• Place the jug under the hot water spout and use
the delivery control according to the model (Fig.8).
When the desired quantity has been obtained, turn
off the switch.
• Add the beverage desired.
Models DE
For these models, hot water is dispensed in specific
measures (see paragraph 9, adjusting the dose of
hot water).
To dispense hot water in different quantities, proceed
as follows:
• Hold down the delivery control 5B for at least four
seconds then release the button; the machine
continuously delivers water.
• When the desired measure has been obtained, press
the button again to interrupt delivery.
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