Preparing Drinks: Espresso - Krups ESPRESSO AUTOMATIC EA88 Série Mode D'emploi

The grinding setting is useful when you change coffee type or if you would like a stronger or
weaker coffee. It is not recommended that you perform this setting systematically.

Preparing drinks: Espresso

This chapter explains how this appliance operates using the examples of the "Espresso" and
"Americano" functions.
Preparing an espresso
Press the "Espresso" button.
If the appliance detects a lack of water when you request a recipe, it will ask you to fill the tank.
Place the cup(s) under the coffee spouts.
You can adjust the height of the coffee outlet depending on the size of your cup(s). Fig. 10.
Possible settings
The appliance lets you prepare one or two cups.
Selecting the strength: the more beans selected the coarser the preparation. You can change
the strength using the – and + buttons located to the left and right of the symbols. Press the
"OK" button on the touch screen to launch the preparation.
The appliance grinds the beans, compacts the coffee grounds and performs percolation.
It is possible to adjust the volume of coffee in preparation using the - and + buttons.
You can stop the preparation at any time by pressing "STOP". Caution, pressing stop causes
an appliance resetting phase that can last up to 30 seconds. This is normal.
When a cycle is interrupted, the appliance does not stop immediately, the appliance will finish
its cycle but the preparation will be cancelled.
Preparing an Americano
This drink was invented by the Americans, who, preferring filtered coffee, finding the European
espresso too intense. So, they began adding hot water to their espresso.
Select the "Americano" recipe on the screen. Place the cup(s) under the coffee nozzles.
You can change the height of the coffee nozzles to suit the size of your cup. Fig. 10.
You can change the quantity using the - and + buttons. Press the "OK" button on the touch
screen to start the preparation.
You are still able to increase or decrease the amount of water for your drink during its
preparation.
You can stop preparation at any time by pressing "STOP"
Warning: pressing stop begins the stop cycle which may last up to 30 seconds. This phase is
normal.
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Caution! : Automatic rinsing of the coffee nozzle
Depending on the type of recipes prepared, the appliance may carry out an automatic rinsing
operation when it is switched off.
The cycle lasts only a few seconds and will stop automatically.
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