SEVERIN WK 3422 Instrucciones De Uso página 15

Brewing tea
Using a programme
∙ Prepare the kettle as described in the section Preparing
the appliance.
∙ Press the Tea Type button repeatedly until the desired
type of tea is shown.
∙ Press the Tea Strength button repeatedly until the
desired tea strength is shown.
Mild = mild tea, short steeping time
Medium = medium strength and steeping time
Strong = strong tea, long steeping time
Tea programmes - Steeping times and temperatures
The optimal infusion times largely depend on the type of
tea used and on personal taste.
The tea programme provides for the following pre-set
temperatures and steeping times (mild-strong):
BLACK black tea
GREEN tea
WHITE
white tea
HERBAL herbal tea
OOLONG Ooolong tea : 90 °C
∙ Confirm the selection by pressing the TEA START/
STOP button. The button lights up blue.
∙ The kettle heats the water in intervals to the
programmed temperature.
∙ Once the temperature has been reached, the heating
element switches off, and the tea filter comes down.
∙ Once the steeping time has elapsed, the filter moves up
again, beep signals are heard and the appliance goes
into stand-by mode.
∙ This process can be interrupted anytime by pressing the
TEA START/STOP button.
∙ Pour the tea and allow the appliance to cool down. Then
take out the tea filter by its ring, and empty and rinse it.
If necessary, rinse the water container (see Cleaning
and care).
Preparing tea using manual settings (Custom)
∙ Prepare the kettle, as described in the section Preparing
the appliance.
∙ First, turn the KeepWarm control and set the desired
temperature (40-100 °C).
∙ Now turn the Timer control and set the desired steeping
time (0.5-15 Min).
∙ Press the TEA START/STOP button.
∙ The kettle heats the water in intervals to the selected
temperature.
∙ Once the temperature has been reached, the heating
element switches off, and the tea filter comes down.
∙ Once the steeping time has elapsed, the filter moves up
again, beep signals are heard and the appliance goes
into stand-by mode.
: 100 °C 3-5 mins
: 80 °C 2-3 mins
: 85 °C 2-3 mins
: 95 °C 4-5 mins
3-4 mins
∙ Pour the tea and allow the appliance to cool down. Then
take out the tea filter by its ring, and empty and rinse it.
If necessary, rinse the water container (see Cleaning
and care).
Keep-warm function
∙ The kettle comes with a keep-warm function.
∙ Once the water is heated or the steeping time has
elapsed, the water is automatically kept warm for about
60 minutes. The keep-warm temperature is adjustable
from 40-60 °C.
∙ To activate the keep-warm function, press the
KeepWarm control during the heat-up phase. The
control flashes.
Turn the control to select the desired keep-warm-
temperature and press to confirm.
The KeepWarm button turns blue and the keep-warm
function is activated once brewing is complete. The
display shows the temperature inside the container and
the remaining keep-warm time.
∙ This function is automatically cancelled once the water
container is removed from the base.
Continuing the keep-warm function
The keep-warm function can be extended by putting the
container back on the base and pressing the KeepWarm
button.
∙ The keep-warm function can be cancelled by pressing
the WATER START/STOP or TEA START/STOP button.
Timer function
∙ The boiling or brewing process can be started time-
delayed.
∙ Prepare the appliance as described in Heating water
or Preparing tea, and select the desired boiling or
tea function. However, do not yet start the process
by pressing either the WATER START/STOP or TEA
START/STOP.
∙ Press the Timer control. The control starts flashing.
∙ Turn the Timer control to set the current time and press
to confirm.
∙ Turn the Timer control to set the desired starting time
and press to confirm. The control shows a steady light.
∙ Press TEA START/STOP or WATER/START/STOP to
activate the delay process.
∙ The Timer control shows steady blue, and the TEA
START/STOP or WATER START/STOP buttons are
flashing. The display shows the
∙ The appliance switches on at the pre-set time.
∙ The timer can be switched off by pressing either TEA
START/STOP or WATER/START/STOP.
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