Making Coffee - Braun Impressions KF 600 Manual De Instrucciones

II Making coffee
Note: Your coffeemaker is equipped with a reusable
gold tone filter (L), which may be used instead of
paper filters. Please note the following: Your coffee
should be a medium grind; a very fine grind could
cause the filter basket to overflow. Scoop the ground
coffee into the center of the gold tone filter and
prepare your coffee as described above. To clean,
rinse the gold tone filter under running water. After
using the filter for some time, clean it with a soft brush
or sponge – do not use abrasive cleaners or scouring
pads. The gold tone filter can be cleaned in the
dishwasher.
Fill the tank with cold, fresh water (d), press the filter
basket push button release (G) to open the filter
basket, insert a No. 4 paper filter or the gold tone
filter, put in ground coffee and close the filter basket.
Place the carafe on the base (I) and switch on the
coffeemaker.
For added convenience, when filling with or disposing
of ground coffee, the filter basket can be easily taken
off its hinge (e). The pause and serve feature prevents
dripping when the carafe is removed to pour a cup
before brewing is finished. Carafe should be imme-
diately returned to the base to prevent the filter baket
from overflowing.
Brewing time per cup: approximately one minute.
Auto-off: For your convenience and safety, the ap-
pliance will automatically switch off approximately
17 minutes the coffemaker is turned on.
If brewing takes longer and your coffeemaker auto-
matically switches off, although there is still water in
the water tank, it has to be decalcified (see IV).
III Cleaning
Always unplug the appliance before cleaning.
Never clean the appliance under running water, nor
immerse it in water.
Clean the metal surfaces of the thermal carafe and
filter basket with a damp cloth only (f). You may use
small amounts of dishwashing liquid. Do not use steel
wool pads or any abrasive cleaners. Never use any
solvents such as alcohol and benzene.
The thermal carafe is not dishwasher-safe.
Use a soft brush, hot water and small amount of
dishwashing liquid to clean the carafe inside. After
cleaning, rinse it out with hot water.
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IV Decalcifying
If you have hard water and you use your coffeemaker
without a water filter, it has to be decalcified regularly.
When using the water filter cartridge and exchanging
it regularly, you ordinarily will not need to decalcify.
However, if your coffeemaker takes longer than usual
to brew it should be decalcified.
Important: Replace water filter with the space
compensator during any decalcification procedure.
You can either use a commercially available
decalcifying agent that does not affect aluminum or
white household vinegar (4 - 5 % acid).
a) If you are using a decalcifying agent, follow the
manufacturer's instructions.
Make sure not to fill the water tank above the
«8 cups» mark on the water level indicator.
b) If you are using vinegar, please proceed as
follows:
Fill the tank to the 6-cup mark with vinegar. Do not
mix the vinegar with water or any other liquid. Turn
on the coffeemaker and allow half of the vinegar to
flow through. Switch off the appliance and leave
for 10 minutes. Switch it on again and allow the
rest of the vinegar to flow through.
Repeat either procedure as many times as necessary
in order to reduce the brewing time per cup to a
normal level.
Allow a maximum of eight cups of fresh, cold water to
run through at least twice to clean the coffeemaker
after decalcification.
Best practices for best results
This coffeemaker is designed to deliver maximum
coffee aroma. Therefore, Braun recommends:
• Using only fresh ground coffee.
• Storing ground coffee in a cool, dry and dark place
(e.g. cupboard or refrigerator) in an airtight
container.
• Using only Braun water filters and exchanging
every two months with regular use.
• Cleaning and decalcifying the coffeemaker
regularly as described in parts III and IV.
Subject to change without notice