Preparing Cappuccino - DeLonghi DC300 Instructions Manual

DC300 UK 13-12-2002

Preparing cappuccino

Filling the boiler for the first time
• Make sure the steam boiler is off (cappuccino indicator light off).
• Unscrew the boiler cap by rotating anticlockwise and make sure
the steam knob is closed tightly.
• Fill the water measure to the 170 g – 6 oz line (fig. 7).
• Pour the water slowly into the boiler. Be careful not to go
above the MAX line (fig. 7).
• Close the boiler cap by rotating clockwise firmly.With the boil-
er filled to this level, you can make from 15-20 cups of cappuc-
cino.
Note: for safety reasons the cap turns freely and cannot be opened
when the boiler is hot.The tank therefore cannot be refilled until
all the water has been used or the boiler cools down (to make this
a quicker process open the steam knob) (fig. 10).
Important: the boiler should ideally be filled when cold
using the measure provided.
If the boiler must be filled when hot (for example, when the water
runs out while you are making cappuccino), you are recommended
to add one measure only and NOT TO FILL THE BOILER UP TO
THE MAX 170 g – 6 oz mark (fig. 7) otherwise the next time you
use the appliance the milk will not be perfectly frothed.
• When you fill the boiler subsequently, follow the instructions
above. Fill ONLY when the water in the boiler is completely
exhausted.
Preparing the milk for cappuccino
• Prepare the desired coffee you wish to have with your cappuc-
cino, as in paragraph "Preparing the coffee" or "Preparing Italian
coffee".
• While the coffee is filtering, press the "cappuccino" switch so
that the steam boiler can heat up (fig. 8).
• Pour cold milk into the milk container.Two or three cappucci-
nos can be made when the tank is filled to the MAX line (fig. 9).
Never exceed the MAX level as milk may continue to drip out
of the tube after the cappuccino has been made.
• Always wait until the "OK" indicator light (fig. 8) comes on
before dispensing the milk as this indicates that the ideal milk
frothing temperature has been reached.
• When the coffee is ready, pour a little (about 60 cc, 2 fl. oz.)
into a sufficiently large cup and place it under the milk tube.
• Rotate the steam knob anticlockwise for at least one turn (fig.
10).The frothed milk will run out of the milk tube. If you use
small cups, fit the splash hood onto the milk tube (fig. 11) to
avoid splashes of milk.
10:41 Pagina 5
5
fig. 6
fig. 7
fig. 8
fig. 9
fig. 10
Coffee Maker