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Cappuccino accessory has to be cleaned properly after each use with milk. Please
refer to the section below entitled "Cleaning the machine".
If you wish to make an espresso immediately after steaming milk, the machine must
first be allowed to cool down in order to achieve the correct temperature required to
prepare an espresso.
Recipes
Savour your espresso just as you like it: when you want to relax or to round off a good
meal.
. Original espresso
Here are a few recipes which you will be able to create with your espresso machine.
• Take one measuring spoonful of good quality well roasted ground espresso, and run
it directly into the pre-heated cup.
If you use good, finely ground coffee, the cup will be crowned by a fine golden crema.
• Add sugar if desired and treat yourself. Original espresso is typically prepared
. Cappuccino
without milk but plenty of sugar.
For a state of the art cappuccino, the ideal quantities are as follows: 1/3 espresso, 1/3
hot milk, 1/3 milk froth. The quantity of hot milk + froth obtained should be about
double the amount of coffee prepared.
• Use appropriate cups that have been pre-heated.
• Fill them with espresso to the equivalent of one cup of espresso and top up with milk
which has been frothed up using the cappuccino accessory.
. Café latte
• Lastly, sprinkle with drinking chocolate powder.
• For a classic latte, prepare your steamed milk and the combine 1/3 espresso with
2/3 steamed hot milk.
• Use large cups that have been pre-heated.
• Fill them with espresso to equivalent of one shot of espresso and top up with milk
. Espresso-based cocktail *
that have been frothen using the cappuccino accessory.
• Prepare a cup of espresso in the normal way.
• Then slightly 'correct' the taste by adding 1/4 or 1/2 glass of cognac.
. Coffee Liqueur *
You can also use anisette, grappa, Sambuco, Kirsch or Cointreau for the same effect.
• Mix in an empty 0.75 litre bottle: 3 cups of espresso, 250 g brown cane sugar,
1/2 litre cognac or Kirsch.
• Leave the mixture to soak for at least 2 weeks.
. Iced coffee à lʼitalienne
You will then have a delicious liqueur, especially for coffee lovers.
4 vanilla ice cubes, 2 cups of cold sugared espresso, 1/8 litre milk, fresh cream, grated
chocolate.
• Mix the cold espresso with milk.
• Distribute the ice cubes among the glasses, pour the coffee over them and decorate
with fresh cream and grated chocolate.
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