Getting Started - Krups XP 2000 Manual Del Usuario

Children should be supervised to ensure
that they do not play with the appliance.
• This product has been designed for
domestic use only. Any commercial use,
inappropriate use or failure to comply with
the instructions, the manufacturer accepts
no responsibility and the guarantee will not
apply.
• There is a risk of burns if the lid of the
coffee maker is removed while the coffee is
brewing.
• Never pour cold water into the coffee
maker tank immediately after the brewing
cycle. Let the appliance cool down before
refilling the tank.
• If you are unable to use the filter cartridges
recommended by Krups, only pour water
and the descaling solutions specified in the
manual into the espresso and coffee maker
water tanks.
• To disconnect, turn the switch to "OFF",
then remove plug from wall socket.
• Do not use appliance for other than inten-
ded use.
• Use extreme caution when dispensing hot
steam.
Espresso Coffee
For optimal results, choose special ground
espresso coffee, which is ideally compacted.
Due to the pressure created by your machi-
ne's 15-bar pump, hot water passes through
this finely ground coffee for a shorter time.
The resulting liquid is rich, dark, and extre-
mely flavourful and intensely aromatic: the
concentrated essence of the coffee bean.
Espresso is not served in regular coffee
cups, but in small 35ml shots. The perfect
espresso shot is topped by beautiful, thick,
golden foam known as crema, a product of
the natural oils in the coffee bean, and the
source of its rich flavour and aroma.
It is important to note that your espresso
coffee must be both well roasted coffee and
correctly ground. If you cannot buy ground
espresso coffee, use a coffee grinder to
grind the beans. The coffee must not be
ground too fine. It must be slightly granula-
ted, with a consistency somewhat between
flour and sugar. Too fine a grind results in
bitter, over-extracted espresso and a risk of
blocking the grid of the brewing head and
the filter; too coarse and the espresso will be
weak and under-extracted.
In addition to the coffee you use, the other
three factors that determine perfect es-
presso results are water, temperature and
pressure. Your Krups machine ensures all
three are precision-controlled by expertly
designed technology. What you must ensure
is that the water you use is freshly-drawn
(so that it has not had time to stagnate in
the air), without any chlorine odour and at a
fairly cold temperature.
We recommend that you filter your water
using a commercially available KRUPS
Claris - Aqua Filter System cartridge
(reference F088).
There are a number of misconceptions sur-
rounding espresso. The first is that espresso
should be bitter and burnt tasting. In fact,
the ideal espresso shot should be aromatic,
bittersweet (not bitter) and assertive, with a
lingering aftertaste.
The second myth is that drinking espresso
will keep you awake all night. Actually, des-
pite its strong flavour, espresso contains less
caffeine than regular coffee; typically 60-80
mg per shot compared to 80-100 mg per cup
of regular coffee due to espresso's shorter
percolation time.
And finally, many people think that espresso
takes too long to prepare. The truth is, as
the name implies, an espresso is intended to
be served quickly, without elaborate pre-
paration. As you will discover, your Krups
espresso machine has been intuitively desi-
gned for easy use and built for the long term.

Getting Started

To successfully enjoy the full benefits of your
new Krups espresso machine, please care-
fully read these instructions in their entirety
before using this product.
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