Gastroback 42606 Design Espresso Plus User Manual

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Tamping the espresso

Distribute the ground coffee evenly in the filter and press the espresso powder with

the flat bottom of the spoon (tamper) evenly but not too tightly (see: ›Useful tips‹).
2.

Clean off thoroughly any spilled espresso powder on the edge of the filter.

The edge must be very clean so that the filter can be closed pressure-tight to the

grouphead.

using espresso pads

If you want to use espresso pads, insert an appropriate espresso pad

into the provided filter. The filter for the pads is marked on the bottom

with pod. Always use only one pad for the preparation of espresso.
important: Use only espresso pads for brewing espresso, off-the-

shelf coffee pads are too large, and thus not suitable for the filter insert.

flushing the Grouphead

wARninG:

Hot water and steam escape from the grouphead. Do not hold your hands or

other body parts under the grouphead, when the appliance is turned on.
Before inserting the portafilters at the grouphead, you should pipe some water through the

grouphead to rinse the grouphead.
1.

Insert the power plug into the outlet and press the ›on/off‹-switch to turn on the aapliance.

The power indicator lights red. During preheating the heating indicator lights red. Once the

appliance is ready for use, the heating indicator turns off.
2.

Place an empty cup or a mug under the grouphead on the drip tray.

Turn the selector switch to the right onto the espresso position (without the portafilter).

The appliance produces a pumping sound. First steam and then hot water escape from the

grouphead. Rinse the goup head. To stop the purging, turn the selector switch back to the

›standby‹-position (center).

pre-Heating the Cups

Once the appliance is turned on, the heating plate on the top of the appliance is heated.

Place your cups onto the heating plate to preheat your cups. Thus coffee does not cool off

when running into the cup.

inserting the portafilter

Grasp the portafilter with the filter filled at the black handle and

hold the portafilter under the grouphead. The handle has to point

obliquely to the left front at about a 45 ° angle.
2.

Turn the portafilter so far to the right as possible (Lock labeled

with at the grouphead). The portafilter is thereby locked into the

appliance.