Tips For A Hotter Coffee - DeLonghi DEDICA ARTE EC885 Manual Del Usuario

3. HOW TO MAKE ESPRESSO COFFEE
1. Place the coffee filter (C2)
for single espresso or (C3)
for double espresso in the
portafilter (C1).
5. Place the cup or cups
under the portafilter
spouts.
Please note:
• Before filling the coffee filter with pre-ground coffee,
make sure there are no coffee residues left in the filter
from the last time you made coffee.
• While the machine is making coffee, delivery can be in-
terrupted at any moment by pressing the coffee button
pressed previously.
• At the end of delivery (within 3 seconds), to increase the
amount of coffee in the cup, press and hold the coffee
button pressed previously. Delivery is automatically in-
terrupted after a few seconds.
• To avoid splashes, never remove the portafilter while the
machine is delivering coffee. Always wait for a few sec-
onds after delivery.
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2. Fill the coffee filter with
ground coffee. Make
sure that you are using
a fine grind, specific for
espresso.
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6. Make sure the lights
corresponding to the
coffee buttons are on,
then press the
coffee button.
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3. Distribute the
ground coffee evenly
and press with the tam-
per (C6). Make sure the
coffee is at the recom-
mended dose level after
tamping. You may need
to add some coffee.
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7. The machine proceeds
to make the coffee and
delivery is interrupted
automatically.
or
3.1 Tamping the coffee:
Correct pressing of the pre-ground coffee is essential to obtain
a correctly extracted espresso.
• If you press too lightly or unevenly, the coffee will be
delivered quickly and will be weak and under-extracted

3.2 Tips for a hotter coffee

• You are recommended to warm the cups before making
coffee by rinsing them with a little hot water.
• Attach the portafilter (C1) to the machine with the filter
(C2) or (C3)in place but without adding coffee. Using the
same cup as will later be used to make the coffee, press
the 1 cup button and deliver hot water into the cup to
heat it.
• Raise the infusion temperature in the settings menu (see
section "9. Menù settings").
• Rest the cups you will be using on the cup warmer (A4)
which becomes hot during operation.
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pre- 4. Remove any excess coffee
from the rim of the porta-
filter and attach the por-
tafilter to the machine.
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8. To remove the portafil-
ter, turn the handle from
right to left.
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