Sunbeam EM8900 - Manual (Page 22)

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Guide to the perfect espresso
Preheat Glasses
1. Preheat the glasses/cups by filling them
with hot water as this will assist to preserve
the crema of the espresso. Set the glasses/
cups aside.
Preheat Filter Handle and Filter Basket
2. Select the appropriate filter basket and
place it into filter handle (14).
Tip: Use the one cup filter basket for a single
serve of espresso and the two cup filter
basket for a double serve of espresso.
3. Take the filter handle, hold it under the
group head and purge water. With the filter
basket positioned under the group head
press the ‘MANUAL’ button to start the
water flow and press it again to stop (15).
4. Dry the filter basket.
Dosing and Tamping
5. Using the measuring spoon supplied, place
finely ground coffee into the filter basket
(16).
6. Rest the filter handle with the filter basket
in position onto the benchtop. Take the
coffee tamp, apply firm level packing
pressure (17), twisting 90 degrees to
polish the grounds. This seals the surface
of the coffee cake.
7. Brush any excess coffee grounds from
around the edge of the filter basket (18).
Important: Be sure not to over dose the filter
basket with coffee. As a guide the top of the
stainless steel section on the base of the
coffee tamp needs to be level with the top
rim of the filter basket.
Tip: The coffee dosage and the degree of
tamping should remain the same every time
you make a coffee the only thing that should
vary is the coarseness of the coffee grounds
and this will vary depending on the bean. For
example to achieve a slower espresso pour
rate use a finer grind and a coarser grind for
a faster espresso pour rate.
Tip: Ensure the coffee tamp is dry because if
it is wet the coffee grinds will stick to it.
The Espresso Pour
8. Lock the filter handle onto the group head
(19)(20).
9. Empty the glasses/cups and place below
the pouring spouts (21).
Note: Check to see that the espresso
machine is ready for use, remember that
if the ‘POWER’ light is flashing green, this
indicates that the espresso machine is on
and is heating up.
10. Press the required volume button;
‘MANUAL’ for a continuous pour (22),
the single espresso for a 35ml pour
(23) or the
double espresso for a
70ml pour (24).
Note: When using the ‘MANUAL’ operation
the coffee maker must press the button
once to start the pour and again to stop the
pour. However with the single and
double espresso operations the coffee maker
need only to press these buttons once to
start the espresso pour and the program
will automatically stop the pour at the pre-
programmed level.
Pre-Infusion
11. Once an espresso operation has been
activated, before the espresso pour starts
the pre-infusion feature will release three
short bursts of gradual water pressure
onto the coffee cake. After this, the full
water pressure is applied to the coffee
cake and the espresso will pour freely.