La Marzocco FB/80 Operating Manual - page 9
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La Marzocco, S.r.l. Firenze, Italia
V1.3
4. Operating the Espresso Machine and Preparing Coffee
1)Controlling the Brew Process Using Volumetric
Programming.
This espresso machine allows the volumetric programming of
each of the first 4 buttons on each group (numbered left to
right). Please consult the Software Programming Manual for
further instructions.
2) General Notes for Coffee Preparation
The potafilters must remain heated since they are at the lowest
position of the group itself, and they are partially isolated from
the same due to the rubber gasket between them. This can be
accomplished by leaving the portafilters installed in the machine
when not in use. The portafilters may also be actively heated.
This procedure may be carried out by activating one of the brew
buttons to flush hot water through the portafilter then turning off
the water flow.
It is important to remember that coffee left over in the filters
must be removed only when you need to prepare another cup,
and only at that time should you place a new dose of ground
coffee in the filter.
The size of the coffee granules is extremely important in
preparing a good cup of coffee, other than the type of coffee mix
used, quite obviously. The ideal grinding can be determined by
making various coffees using the amount of ground coffee that
you would normally use for each cup (we recommend at least
6g). The best grinding is that which allows coffee to flow out
from the filter holder spouts neither too slowly, drop by drop, nor
too quickly. A general rule is that a double dose should dispense
approximately 2 fluid oz. of espresso in approximately 25
seconds.
IMPORTANT
To improve the flavor profile of the espresso, the temperature of
the water in the coffee boiler, and therefore of the groups, may
eventually be raised or lowered via the digital display (please
consult the Software Programming Manual for detailed
instructions).
Do not remove the portafilter when its relative group is brewing
hot liquids. The Coffee Boiler contains water at elevated
temperature. Water temperature over 125 F / 52
can cause
severe burns instantly or death from scalding.
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