After Each Stratching Milk - VBM Lollo HX User Manual

8.2. After each stratching milk

The steam wand must be wiped off immediately after every use with a damp towel or dish rag after
removing the wand from the milk. As soon as the wand is wiped, the steam valve should be briefly
opened and closed to create a blast of steam to force out the remaining milk that may be in the wand.
Allowing milk to sit on (or in) the wand will bake the milk onto the hot metal. This is not only unsanitary
but can also become very difficult to remove. If you do have baked on milk we do not recommend soaking
the wand in a pitcher. This can cause dirty water to be drawn into the wand, and under certain conditions,
possibly into the boiler.
WARNING: The Steam Wand can be very hot. Avoid touching the wand directly and use caution
when wiping the Steam Wand. The heat can cause the water on the rag to turn to steam which
can cause a burn.
8.3. After Each Session
GROUPHEAD The area where the Portafilter locks into place gets exposed to a lot of coffee and
must be kept clean. Coffee residue left here will not only degrade performance over time but can also
detrimentally affect the taste of the coffee. At the end of each session, use the Grouphead Brush
which was included with your Vibiemme espresso machine to clean the screen as well as to give the area
in which the grouphead gasket resides a good scrubbing.
PORTAFILTER At the end of each session, the Portafilter should be rinsed under hot, running water
and dried off before storage. While it should be left in place on the Grouphead during use, if the
machine is being turned off, the portafilter should be stored elsewhere so that the moisture can evaporate
from the grouphead. Otherwise it can stagnate in there.
DAILY BLIND FLUSH - At the end of each day (or when you are through using the machine for that day)
you should do a blind flush:
1 - Remove a filter basket from either of the Portafilters and insert the Blind Filter Basket in its
place. The blind filter basket is the one that has no holes in it.
2 - Lock the portafilter into place just like you would to make espresso.
3 - Manually engage the brew function
4 - Watch the brew pressure gauge and when pressure builds to about 9 BAR, turn the brew function off.
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