Guide to milk texturing – Cuisinart EM-200 User Manual

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TIP: Make sure the tamping tool is dry so that

wet coffee grinds do not stick to it.
6. Secure the portafilter holder

to the brew head. (23-24).

NOTE: Check to see that the

espresso machine is ready for

use. Remember that if the power

light is solid and the manual,

and

are solid, the espresso

machine is on and is heating up

and ready to brew coffee.
7. Press the required volume button – manual

for a continuous pour (25), the

single

espresso for a 1.5 oz. (26) or the

double espresso for a 3.0 oz. (27).

NOTE: When using the manual operation you

must press the button once to start the pour

and again to stop the pour. However, with the

single and

double espresso operations

you need only press these buttons once to start

the espresso pour and the program will auto-

matically stop the pour at the pre programmed

level.
8. Check the espresso pour. The ideal pour is

dark and caramel with reddish reflections.

9. Serve espresso immediately.
Caring for your Espresso Maker
10. Remove the portafilter

handle from the brew head

(28).

11. Discard the used coffee

grinds or pod/pods from the

filter basket (29). Place the

portafilter holder into lock

position when discarding

grinds so basket stays in

place.

Sleep Mode
After 30 minutes of non-use the espresso

machine will automatically switch to sleep

mode. An indication that the machine is in sleep

mode is that the power light will slowly flash.

After a further 1½ hours of non-use, the

espresso machine will turn off.

gUIdE TO MILK

TExTURINg

Milk texturing is the steaming of milk. The steam

does two things; it heats the milk and mixes air

with the milk to form a foamy texture. As with

learning to make an espresso, perfecting the art

of milk texturing takes time and practice.
1. Determine how much milk is needed based

on the number of cups being made.

TIP: Keep in mind that the volume of milk will

increase during the texturing.
2. Pour cold refrigerated milk into the stainless

frothing pitcher, between ½ to ²∕³ full.

3. Press the steam button which will flash, and

become solid when unit is ready for use.

4. Purge the steam wand of

any water. With the steam

wand positioned over the

drip tray, activate the steam

function by turning the

steam and hot water control

dial to the left (30). Once any

water has been purged stop

the steam by turning the

steam and hot water control

dial to the center position

(31).

5. Swing the steam wand to

the side of the espresso

machine (32).

6. Place the steam wand into

the milk so that the nozzle is

about a half-inch below the

surface and activate the

steam function by turning the steam and hot

water control dial to the setting (33).