DeLonghi BCO70 - Manual (Page 8)

NOTE: For safety reasons, when the boiler is hot,
it is not possible to remove its boiler cap as it will
spin without opening. If for any reason it is nec-
essary to remove it, it is important to always
release the steam in the boiler by acting on the
steam release knob as described in the previous
point.
HOW TO USE THE TWO CUP ATTACHMENT
The attachment allows espresso coffee to drip
directly into two cups at the same time. To mount
the attachment, fit it to the lower part of the filter
holder by attaching the bracket to the handle of the
filter holder (fig. 22).
CARE BEFORE INITIAL USE: The first time that cof-
fee is prepared, it is necessary to wash all of the
accessories and the internal circuits of the
machine as follows:
• For the drip coffee machine: make at least two
pots of coffee without using the ground coffee
in the filter (following the instructions in the
paragraph How to prepare the drip coffee);
• For the espresso coffee: make at least four
cups of espresso coffee without using ground
coffee in the filter (following the instructions in
the paragraph How to prepare the espresso
coffee);
HOW TO PREPARE CAPPUCCINO
• To make two cappuccinos, prepare the espres-
so coffee as described in the paragraph “How
to prepare espresso coffee” from points 1
through 12; using however, the quantity of
water necessary to obtain 2 cappuccinos as
indicated in the chart at the end of this text.
Note that the quantity of water required for
making cappuccinos is greater that the amount
necessary for making espresso coffee: the
extra water is used for the production of steam
for frothing the milk.
• Brew the coffee into the small espresso coffee
pot. When the darker coloured coffee (which
lies under the lighter coffee coloured froth)
reaches the level 2 on the “COFFEE LEVEL”
side of the small espresso pot (fig. 23), place
the Vario System selector to the “cappuccino”
mode (fig. 17). Careful attention must be paid
to this operation: in fact, if the coffee should
surpass the level 2, there will be no water left
in the tank to make the steam for frothing the
milk.
• Pour the coffee into 2 sufficiently large cups.
• Pour approximately 100 grams of milk into the
container for each cappuccino to be made. It
is important to use fresh milk which has not
been boiled (not UHT) and especially not pre-
heated. When choosing the container to use
for the milk, keep in mind that the frothed milk
will increase by two or three times its original
volume.
• Immerse the frother into the milk by about 5
mm (fig. 25) and turn the steam release knob
in a counter clockwise direction, fig. 20 (by
turning the knob more or less, it is possible to
vary the amount of steam which will come out
of the frother tube). At this point, the milk
should begin to increase in volume and assume
a dense and creamy texture.
• When the volume of milk has doubled,
immerse the frother deeper into the milk to con-
tinue to froth and heat the milk (fig. 26). Turn
off the steam knob only after the steam has
been completely emptied from the hot water
tank: this will keep the milk from remaining
trapped inside the steam tube.
• Press the ON/OFF switch for espresso/cap-
puccino to turn off the appliance.
• Pour the frothed milk over the coffee, with the
aid of a spoon. Then, as a final touch, sprin-
kle a bit of cocoa powder over the frothy milk
to have a perfect cappuccino.
• In order to make 4 cappuccinos, it is necessary
to repeat the previous operations, paying
attention to the quantity of ground coffee and
water, indicated in the chart at the end of the
text. Furthermore, before positioning the Vario
System selector to the Cappuccino position,
brew enough espresso coffee into the coffee
pot to reach the level 4 on the “COFFEE LEVEL”
side as indicated in figure 24.
IMPORTANT : The milk frother for cappuccinos
must be thoroughly cleaned after each use.
Proceed as follows:
• Unscrew the milk frothing bit from the tube by
turning in a clockwise direction (fig. 27) and
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