Making Cappuccino

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A cappuccino is an espresso coffee with a froth topping made by heating milk.

1Pour the quantity of milk required to make the cappuccino cof- fees (about 100 ml for each cappuccino) into the milk container

(E)(fig. 13). Never exceed the MAX level (corresponding to about 250 mls) marked on the tank (fig. 14) as milk may contin- ue to drip from the milk tank tube after the cappuccino has been made. Always use fresh cold milk. Never use hot milk.

2When preparing four cappuccino coffees, the milk in the tank must be topped up.

3Follow the steps 1-10 in the paragraph "Making Espresso Coffee". Note that the amount of water needed to make 2 cups of cappuccino is greater than that required for 2 cups of normal coffee as it is also necessary to produce the steam to froth the milk.

For best results the strength selector should be set to “MEDIUM”.

4Allow the coffee to drip into the carafe until it reaches the number 2 or 4 marked on the side of the carafe, then select "CAPPUCCINO".

5Pour the coffee into the cups amd place one cup at a time under- neath the steam tube.

6Rotate the steam knob anticlockwise for at least one turn (fig. 15).The frothed milk from the tube will flow into the cup. Continue until half the milk has been emptied from the tank, then shut off the steam by rotating the knob clockwise. When using small cups, to avoid splashes of milk, fit the splash hood onto the milk tube (fig. 16).

7Repeat the operation for the number of cups required until suf- ficient milk is in the cups.

8After preparing the last cappuccino, before turning the appliance off, lift the intake tube in the container above the level of any milk left as shown in fig. 17 and rotate the steam knob anti- clockwise. Allow the steam to discharge for a few seconds, then close the knob with the tube extracted. For hygiene reasons, this operation should always be performed to avoid stale milk remaining in the circuits of the appliance.

9Finally, to avoid the milk solidifying, the milk container should be washed immediately as described below in the "Cleaning the milk frother" paragraph.

Coffee Maker EC9

EC9 UK specifications

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