User manual GAGGIA CLASSIC

[. . . ] The first time you use the frother, you must. Screw the Ring Nut 1 onto the Injector 4. The internal sleeve 7 must be correctly installed, by protruding the lower part of the external sleeve, as shown in figure. Reserves the right to carry out all modifications which might be considered necessary. [. . . ] 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. The mark of real espresso is its dark color, rich taste and the light brown, natural froth called "crema" in Italian. Cappuccino is usually topped with cinnamon, nutmeg or cocoa powder. Espresso Coffee should be served immediately after it is made. Ideally, coffee beans should be ground immediately before using. Remember, it must be an "espresso grind" for pump-driven espresso machines. 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. 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. How to make a good Espresso coffee: Use the small filter for 1 cup and the large filter for 2 cups of espresso. Then insert the filter holder (9) into the brewing head (11) to warm-up 3 Wait until the machine has reached the correct temperature with filter holder inserted (heating time of about 6 minutes). Use this time to set table, prepare cups, coffee, milk, etc 4 After the warm-up period, remove the warm filter-holder (9) from the brewing head and fill with correctly ground espresso coffee using the measuring spoon provided. Place one level measure of coffee in basket for each cup of espresso. Gently tamp down coffee with the tamper (18) provided. 5 Clean any excess coffee from the rim of filter holder (9). Insert filter holder into brew head by holding handle approximately 45 degrees to the left as you face machine. When properly aligned, move handle firmly to the right to lock into position. [. . . ] Make sure that the milk frother (24) is correctly mounted on the steam nozzle (A) by turning the ring nut (B), and place the suction pipe (C) into the cold milk container. It is possible to adiust the amount of milk that is sucked up by means of the bar (D). The position that is shown in the picture indicates the maximun suction, milk is lukewarm. By turning the bar (D) 180°, the minimum suction is set, and milk is warmer. [. . . ]