User manual GAGGIA TITANIUM OFFICE

[. . . ] 9 Do not let cord hang over edge of table or counter, or touch hot surfaces. 10 Do not place on or near a hot gas or electric burner, or in a heated oven. 11 Always turn appliance to "0", then plug cord into the wall outlet. To disconnect, turn switch to "0", then remove plug from wall outlet. [. . . ] 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. The handle should point to the front of the machine or slightly to the right. 6 Place one or two espresso cups on the drip plate to line up with the spouts of the filter holder. When properly made, the espresso will have a light brown foam "crema" floating on the top. 9 To make more espresso, carefully and slowly remove the filter holder by moving handle to the left. Be careful as hot water will be on top of the coffee grinds in the holder. [. . . ] Milk frother version: 1 Make espresso (in large cups) as described above. 3 After 10 to 15 seconds or when the temperature ready-light (3) goes on, place the suction pipe (C) into the cold milk container and the cup containing the espresso under the milk frother (22) . 4 Slowly turn steam valve knob (7) counter clockwise to release steam. IMPORTANT: The more you turn the knob, the greater the steam pressure for frothing. [. . . ]