Operation - General - Bestron AES480 Instruction Manual

instruction manual

oPerAtion - general

The appliance is intended only for domestic use, not
for professional use.
1. Lid
2. Coffee carafe
3. Tube
4. Aroma filter
(placed in the bottom of the coffee pot)
5. Sealing ring
(placed in the bottom of the coffee pot)
6. Filter disc
7. Coffee container
8. Pressure release valve
9. Water reservoir
10. Switch with pilot light
11. Base
12. Cord and plug
oPerAtion - before first use
1. Remove the packaging.
2. Clean the appliance See "Cleaning and maintenance".
T he first few times, your coffee may have a metallic taste. To prevent this, you'll first have to brew a 'try-
out' pot four to five times. Do not use your best coffee beans for it, the coffee these test rounds produce
is not meant to be served.
3. Brew a carafe of espresso. See "Brewing espresso".
4. Rinse the carafe with hot water.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 around five times.
After ample time, the inside of the carafe will discolor and attain a dark, coffee-colored layer. When this has
happened, your espressomaker is ready for optimal use.
oPerAtion - brewing espresso
• D uring use the metal parts become hot. Hold the water reservoir only by the plastic part and the
coffee carafe only by the handle.
• A lways remove the plug from the wall socket when the appliance is not in use.
• Place the appliance on a flat, stable surface.
1. R emove the coffee carafe and water reservoir (9) from the base (11).
2. R emove the coffee carafe from the water reservoir by holding the water reservoir (by the plastic part) and
the coffee carafe (by the handle) and unscrewing it counter-clockwise.
3. R emove the coffee container (7) from the water reservoir.
4. F ill the water reservoir with cold water up to the pressure release valve (8).
Do not fill the water reservoir beyond the pressure release valve (8).
5. Place back the coffee container in the water reservoir.
6. F ill the coffee container with espresso grounds and spread the grounds evenly over the surface. Fill it up
to the marking halfway the container.
• D o not fill the container beyond the marking halfway the container.
• When using very finely ground espresso, the filter may become blocked more easily.
• Do not press the espresso gounds.
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