Frother

milk, or froth the milk first and then prepare the espresso directly into the cup which contains the frothed milk.

14a. FROTHING MILK FOR CAPPUCCINO

TIP: When frothing milk, make sure your container has enough room for the milk froth to expand, e.g. if you want to steam and froth 6 oz. of milk, your container should have at least a 12 oz. capacity.

TIP: For a novice it may be easier to steam and froth with a bit more milk. No milk will be wasted as it can be re-used again later. With practice you will be able to steam even small amounts of milk directly in your cappuccino cup and then add the espresso shot.

a. Fill a pitcher with cold milk. Note: Always start with cold milk. Skim milk (0% fat) will produce the most froth and will let you taste more of your espresso. 1% and 2% milk will give you a bit less froth. Regular milk (3% fat) will produce half or less than half the froth of skim milk.

b. Press the selector switch on top of machine to the steam position (fig, 1; 1b).

c. Turn selector knob to the pre-heating position (fig. 7). When the orange thermostat light illuminates, the system is ready to froth.

d. Make sure the cylinder of the frother is pushed down (fig. 12).

e. Immerse the frother into the milk so that the tip of the frother, including the small side holes is beneath the surface of the milk (fig. 15). Make sure that the frother tip does not touch the bottom of the pitcher.

f.Turn the selector knob to the steam position (fig. 8). The machine will produce steam. Steam output is continuous.

Note: During steaming you will hear a slight knocking noise. This indicates

that small water droplets are pumped into the Thermoblock system to be transformed into steam.

g. When you have enough hot frothed milk, turn the selector knob back to the "O"– position (fig. 5).

h. You can now immediately brew your espresso coffee and combine it with the hot frothed milk for a wonderful cappuccino.

14b. INCREASING TEMPERATURE OF FROTHED MILK

If your frothed milk is not hot enough, proceed as follows: Move the cylinder of the frother up (fig. 12). Immerse the frother into the frothed milk and con- tinue steaming. Steam will increase the temperature of the milk without increasing the froth. Make sure that the milk does not start boiling. Boiling will destroy the froth on top of the milk.

14c. CLEANING THE DUAL

Fast Cleaning:

Cleaning the frother takes less than

30 seconds. If you do not clean the frother after using milk, the milk will harden and the frother will not be able to create milk froth the next time you use it. It is also much more difficult to remove hardened milk at a later time.

•Clean the outside of the frother with a damp cloth.

•Hold a container underneath the frother. Press the selector switch on top of the machine to the hot water

position (fig. 1, 1b).

•Turn the selector knob to the steam position (fig. 8). Let hot water run for

several seconds through the frother.

Thorough Cleaning:

•Unscrew the black tip (fig. 13 & 14). Make sure that all openings including the two small side holes and the groove are free of milk deposits.

•Replace cylinder and screw on tip finger tight.

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