Gaggia 12300-8002, 14101-8002 manual Important to know……, How to make a good Espresso coffee

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NOTE: The temperature ready-light (7) will automatically flash as the machine boiler heats. After switching on the machine for the first coffee, wait 6 minutes until the machine has fully heated up, while for all subsequent coffees the machine will be ready to use.

Another feature of the machine is the “no-drip system”, eliminating most of dripping from brewing head (14).

After coffee brewing, however, a little dripping may occur due to wet coffee grinds in the filter- holder.

Caution: Never operate pump without water in machine as damage to the pump may occur.Damage of

pump run without water is not covered by warranty.

Important to know……

1.The taste of your coffee depends on the characteristics of the beans from which it is made, the type of bean, where it was grown and processed. The coffee beans that are roasted for a longer period of time and at higher temperatures will be much darker in colour.Darker beans will produce a richer cup of coffee than the lightly-roasted beans.

2.A variety of dark roasts are available from which you can choose to brew your espres- so. Each of these roasts is a blend of coffee beans that are roasted at a specific tempe- rature producing a specific type of flavour. There are decaffeinated beans that have up to 98% of the caffeine content removed. The next time you purchase coffee for your espresso maker, experiment with one of the many kinds of coffee being sold. You may just find that it tastes better than the blend you have been using.

3.A fine “espresso grind” for pump-driven machines must be used. Be sure to ask for this when buying coffee or when having beans ground. Do not use a blade-type grinder because it makes too much coffee dust and

produces an irregular grind.

4.The mark of real espresso is its dark color, rich taste and the light brown, natural froth called “crema” in Italian.

5.Cappuccino is simply a combination of espresso and hot, frothy milk.Cappuccino is usually topped with cinnamon, nutmeg or cocoa powder.

6.Espresso Coffee should be served immedia- tely after it is made.

7.Espresso is served in 2 to 2 ½ oz. demitasse cups. A 4 or 6 oz. cup or glass is used for cappuccino

8.Ideally, coffee beans should be ground im- mediately before using. Remember, it must be an “espresso grind” for pump-driven espresso machines.

9.It’s best to store ground coffee or beans in an airtight container in the freezer of your refrigerator. Ground coffee tends to absorb food odours.

How to make a good Espresso coffee:

Coffee dose programming

With this Gaggia appliance two different water doses can be programmed to obtain one or two cups of coffee. To adjust the water doses and store them for a following dispensing request, first of all carry out the “COFFE PREPARATION” procedure on page 11- sections 2-3-4, and then proceed as follows:

1Press the programming button (6) for 3 sec. until the light (6) starts flashing.

At the same time the symbols of buttons 2 - 3 will switch on.

2After introducing the one-cup filter, press key

(2) and let the coffee flow down.

3Press the same key (2) again until the desired optimum dose for one coffee is reached.

4Now the water dose assigned for one coffee to key (2) will be stored and the light placed below the key will turn off.

5Repeat steps 3 and 4 to program the water dose for key (3).

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