Tips For Choosing Coffee; Hot Water - Gaggia PRESTIGE Operating Instructions Manual

6 TIPS FOR CHOOSING COFFEE

As a general rule, any type of coff ee available on the market
can be used.
However, coff ee is a natural product and its fl avour changes
according to its origin and blend; it is therefore a good idea to
try diff erent types of coff ee in order to fi nd the most suited to
your personal taste.
For optimal results, we recommend using espresso machine
blends. As a rule, coff ee should always come out of the pres-
surized fi lter holder, without dripping.
The coff ee brewing speed can be modifi ed by slightly chang-
ing the amount of coff ee in the fi lter and/or using a diff erent
coff ee grind.
GAGGIA recommends using ESE single-dose coff ee pods for a
tasty coff ee and easier cleaning and preparing.
Note: The ESE Pod Kit is only available in the
Style, Deluxe and Prestige models.
BEFORE PERFORMING ANY OPERATIONS RELATED
TO HOT WATER/STEAM DISPENSING, MAKE SURE
THAT THE STEAM WAND IS DIRECTED OVER THE WATER
RECOVERY TRAY.

7 HOT WATER

Danger of scalding! Dispensing may be preced-
ed by small jets of hot water. The steam wand
may reach high temperatures: never touch it with bare
hands.
• Before using the machine, make sure that the hot water/
steam knob (3) is closed and that there is enough water in
the machine tank.
• (Fig.5) - Press the ON/OFF button (16); the indicator light
(17) will turn on to indicate that the machine is on.
• Wait until the "machine ready" indicator light (19) turns
on. The machine is now ready.
• During this operation the "machine ready" indicator light
(19) may fl ash. This should be considered a standard op-
eration, not a fault.
• (Fig.22) - Place a container under the steam wand. Open
the "hot water/steam" knob (3) by turning it counter-
clockwise.
• (Fig.23) - Press the brew button (18).
• (Fig.23) - When the required amount of hot water has
been dispensed, press the brew button (18) again.
• (Fig.24) - Close the "hot water/steam" knob (3) by turning
it clockwise. Remove the container.
8 STEAM / CAPPUCCINO
Danger of scalding! Dispensing may be preced-
ed by small jets of hot water. The steam wand
may reach high temperatures: never touch it with bare
hands.
Warning! Never brew coff ee when the steam
function is on, as the temperature is too high
and there is a risk of burns.
Warning! During coff ee brewing, do not remo-
ve the fi lter holder (if inserted) by manually
turning it clockwise. Danger of burns! The fi lter holder
can only be disconnected after deactivating the steam
function by pressing the (20) button and letting the
machine cool down as described in Section 4.5.
• During this operation the "machine ready" indicator light
(19) may fl ash. This should be considered a standard ope-
ration, not a fault.
• (Fig.5) - Press the ON/OFF button (16); the indicator light
(17) will turn on to indicate that the machine is on.
• Wait until the "machine ready" indicator light (19) turns
on.
• (Fig.19) - Press the steam button (20). The "machine
ready" indicator light (19) turns off .
• Wait until the "machine ready" indicator light (19) and the
"steam ready" indicator light (21) turn on. The machine is
now ready for steam dispensing.
• During this operation, the indicator lights (19) and (21)
may fl ash on and off ; this is to be considered as standard
operation and not a fault.
• (Fig.26) - Insert a container under the steam wand and
open the knob (3) for a few seconds, so that remaining wa-
ter can fl ow out of the steam wand. In a short delay only
steam will come out.
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