Alessi 9090 Guide Rapide page 3

Coffee maker
9090
THE ANATOMY OF THE ALESSI
ESPRESSO COFFEE MAKER.
The Alessi espresso coffee maker is
made entirely of 18/10 stainless steel,
polished or coated with black silicone
resins. It is available in four sizes: the
50-cl size for ten cups, with an insertable
reducer filter formaking six cups, the
30-cl size for six cups, with a reducer
filter for three cups, the 15-cl size for
three cups, with a reducer filter for one
cup and 7-cl size for one cup only. The
Coffee Maker designed by Richard
Sapper,is covered by 5 patents in respect
of its use, and one patent in respect of
its aesthetic qualities. It consists of the
following separate pieces:
A Boiler, or lower port
B Filter-funnel
C Reducer-filter
D Washer of special rubber
E Upper or micro-filter
F Upper container, with internal
column for piping the coffee into
the container, stainless steel lid and
handle
G Brass safety-valve
Code numbers of the spare parts are
the following:
10 cups 6 cups
17611/F 17602/F
B
l761l/R 17602/R
C
29643 29640
D
17612 17603
E
19660 19660
C
3 cups 1 cup
17605/F 17608
B
17605/R
C
29641 29642
D
17606 17609
E
19660 19660
G
Pieces B, C, D, E and G are treated as
spares.That is, if any of them gets
lost or worn out, you can buy a new
one from your dealer, by quoting the
appropriate code number given above.
The main characteristics of the Coffee
Maker, apart from its upwardtapering
shape with the wide base for maximum
utilisation of the heat source, and
therefore lower electricity or gas
consumption are the non-drip spout,
the lever-type closure, and the stainless
steel non-slip handle.
How a good espresso coffee maker
can make a good espresso.
WHEN YOU HAVE BOUGHT your
Coffee Maker, you should wash it well
inside using an ordinary detergent.
Then make coffee a few times, using
the same grounds, just to "run the Coffee
Maker in" and give all the parts a smell
of coffee. Now, you can fill the boiler
with cold water, taking care not to go
above the lower edge of the safety-valve
(Fig. 1). Place the filter-funnel in the
boiler.
FILL IT WITH GROUND COFFEE,
without pressing it down too much.
The coffee must not be ground to thin
(fig. 2). Also avoid addition of any
extracts, cocoa or any other fine-grained
stuffs, which could stop up the upper
microfilter.
BE SURE that the micro-filter plate
and the washer are fitting snugly
underneath the upper container (fig. 3).
TO MAKE ONLY THREE CUPS in
the six-cup Coffee Maker, put in the
reducer-filter (fig. 4) , and fill the boiler
with water up to the point where the
side ceases to slope. If, on the other
hand, using the ten-cup Coffee Maker,
you only wish to make six cups, or using
the three-cup size, you only wish to
make one cup, then insert the reducer-
filter and fill the boiler with water only
up to the first notch.
The lever-type closure, exclusive
feature of the Alessi coffee maker.
HOOK, THE UPPER CONTAINER
ON TO THE LOWER ONE by fitting
the hole in the base of the upper
container over the lug projecting from
the neck of the boiler, above the safety-
valve. Then press down hard on the
handle so that it, too, clicks on to the
larger lug, on the opposite side of the
boiler neck. The handle is deeply hooked
when the lower pivot on the bottom
disappears into the body of the Coffee
Maker (fig 5). Now the Alessi Coffee
Maker is hermetically closed. The lever-
type closure, which is an exclusive
feature of the Alessi Coffee Maker,
ensures a perfect seal with just one
simple movement.
NOW PUT THE COFFEE MAKER on
the heat. We recommend as slow a flame
as possible, in order to ensure long life
to the rubber washer and to prevent,
in the polished version, the stainless
steel of the boiler becoming black and
ugly. The best coffee from the Alessi
Coffee Maker is obtained on the
electrical plate (fig. 6). Leave the lid
open while the coffee is bubbling up
(fig. 7); in this way you will prevent
the steam from condensing and diluting
the coffee. As soon as the coffee has
finished bubbling out of the central
column in the upper container, take the
Coffee Maker off the flame.
STIR THE COFFEE SLOWLY with a
spoon, so that the first part of the coffee
to ooze out, which is more concentrated,
is mixed with the weaker (fig. 8), last
part Pour into cups. The special short
spout has been designed so as to "cut
off" the drips (A), thus eliminating a
typical nuisance of ordinary Coffee
Makers (B) (fig. 9). Never open the
Coffee Maker when hot, but cool it
before.
AFTER USE, wash the Coffee Maker
with a normal detergent or even with
water plain. Do not wash the black pieces
in the dishwasher. Should you put the
polished ones, be sure you first remove
the rubber washer, which will not stand
high temperatures. Do not use abrasive
detergents to clean the outside; they will
damage the surface finish.
IMPORTANT: clean the inside of the
column, the funnel, the filter plate, the
rubber washer and their seats thoroughly
at regular intervals and replace any worn
parts. Remember that leaving the pot
on the heat with no water in the bottom
will cause irreparable damage.
The Alessi espresso coffee maker
is guaranteed.
An unlimited guarantee covers any
manufacturing defects in the parts
forming the main body of the Alessi
Espresso Coffee Maker.
This guarantee, however, does not extend
to the spares, not it is valid if the user
does not follow the instructions.
We therefore recommend that the
instructions be carefully observed.