STEP 6 - TAMPING THE GROUND COFFEE
For ease of use, the Breville Professional 800
Collection™ Fresca Espresso Machina™
provides two handy ways to tamper your coffee:
Tamper on Board:
The tamper device is held in place, on the
machine, allowing for convenient tamping.
Once the grind function has been completed,
remove the Portafilter from the grinding cradle
and tap to collapse the grind.
With the tamper fitted into place, lift the
Portafilter towards the tamper base
1.
a.
b.
Push the portafilter upward firmly, applying
even pressure to tamp the coffee
Release the portafilter from the tamper, and
clean any excess ground coffee from the rim
of the portafilter to ensure a correct fit into the
group head.
c.
d.
Tamping Control:
The tamper device is removable for hand
tamping.
Remove the tamper from the machine
Once the grind function has been completed,
remove the Portafilter from the grinding cradle
and tap to collapse the grind.
Use one hand to grip the tamper and the
other hand to hold the Portafilter handle
Apply even pressure down on the tamper
and press firmly in order to level and pack the
coffee grounds
Lift the tamper from the portafilter, and clean
any excess ground coffee from the rim of the
portafilter to ensure a correct fit into the group
head.
Refer to ‘Coffee Making Tips’, page 43
2.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
A LIFETIME OF ExPERIMENTATION (continued)
Tamp Coffee to Line
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