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Tips to Brew Good Coffee

Quality coffee comes from quality ingredients. For the best coffee, you should start with freshly ground cof- fee from freshly roasted beans. The beans can be purchased and stored in an airtight container. Just prior to brewing, remove the amount needed and grind the beans. Once the bean is broken, the intense, rich flavor begins to deteriorate.

If using a blade-type coffee grinder, shake it occasionally during grinding to redistribute the whole beans for a more uniform grind. Experiment to find the right grind for your coffeemaker and taste. If the beans are ground too fine- ly, it will produce a bitter taste. If ground too coarsely the coffee will taste weak and watery.

Some specialty coffees recommend using more than one tablespoon of ground coffee per cup. Your new coffeemaker is designed to brew good quality coffee using less amounts of ground coffee. One level tablespoon of ground coffee per cup is recommend- ed. Of course, the amount of ground coffee used depends upon your personal preference.

The quality of your drinking water will affect the flavor of your coffee. If you do not drink water straight from the tap, do not use it to make coffee. If your water has an off-taste or smell, or if you have extremely hard water, use bottled drinking water or filtered water to make coffee. If the water is from the tap, it should be freshly drawn and cold for the best coffee flavor.

The amount of coffee to water depends upon personal preference. One tablespoon of ground coffee per cup is recommended.

Automatic coffeemakers generally use a 5-ounce cup size. The coffeemak- er’s Carafe and Reservoir are marked in “cups” for easy measuring.

Try different flavored coffees and flavored creamers available at supermar- kets or specialty coffee stores. Regular coffee can be flavored at home. Add a sprinkle of cinnamon* or a drop of a pure extract–like almond, vanilla, or mint–to the ground coffee before brew- ing. For a mocha flavor, stir a spoon of chocolate syrup or instant cocoa mix to each cup of brewed coffee.

*(Too much cinnamon may clog the filter causing Filter Basket overflow.)

Cleaning

To Clean the Inside of the Coffeemaker

1.Place empty Carafe on Keep-Hot Plate. Lift cover.

2.Pour one pint of plain white vinegar into the Reservoir.

3.Plug in Coffeemaker and turn ON.

4.After 30 seconds turn OFF.

5.Wait 30 minutes to allow the vinegar to clean. Then turn ON again. When the brew cycle is finished, turn OFF.

6.Empty Carafe and rinse. Pour one Carafe of cold tap water intothe Reservoir. Place carafe on Keep-Hot Plate.

7.Turn ON. When the brew cycle is finished, empty the Carafe. Repeat this process with one more Carafe of cold tap water.

8.Turn OFF when complete.

9.Wash Carafe and Filter Basket.