Ways of preparing a beverage
Only some of the speciality coffees you can prepare are shown on the display at any one time. As soon as you turn the Rotary Switch, more speciality coffees are displayed in the product selector. The product selector disappears automatically after 5 seconds if no preparation is started.
The following specialty coffees are displayed as standard:
- ‘Espresso’
- ‘Coffee’
- ‘Cappuccino’
- ‘Latte macchiato’
- ‘Hot water’
- ‘1 portion milk’
Additional specialty coffees in the product selector:
- ‘Ristretto’
- ‘2 espressi’
- ‘2 coffees’
- ‘2 ristretti’
Espresso and coffee
‘Espresso’ and ‘Coffee’ are prepared following this model.
Example: Proceed as follows to prepare one coffee.
- Place a cup under the coffee spout.
- Press the ‘Coffee’ button. Preparation will now begin. The preset amount of water for coffee flows into the cup. Preparation stops automatically and ‘Please select product:’ appears on the display.
Preparing two specialty coffees
To prepare two speciality coffees, either use the product selector or press the appropriate preparation button twice.
Example: Proceed as follows to prepare two coffees (using product selector).
- Place two cups under the coffee spout.
- Turn the Rotary Switch to view the product selector.
- Turn the Rotary Switch until ‘2 coffees’ is displayed.
- Press the Rotary Switch. Preparation starts and the preset amount of water for coffee flows into the cups. Preparation stops automatically and ‘Please select product:’ appears on the display.
Proceed as follows to prepare two cups of coffee at the touch of a button: Place two cups under the coffee spout. Press the ‘Coffee’ button twice (within two seconds) to start coffee preparation.
Latte macchiato, cappuccino
Your IMPRESSA can prepare a latte macchiato or cappuccino at the touch of a button. There is no need to move the glass or cup.
Example: Proceed as follows to prepare one latte macchiato. T Remove the protective cover from the cappuccino frother.
- Attach the milk pipe to the cappuccino frother. Use the long pipe for a milk carton and the short pipe for a milk container.
- Insert the other end of the milk pipe into a milk carton or connect it to a milk container.
- Place a glass under the cappuccino frother.
- Turn the setting wheel of the cappuccino frother to the Milk Foam position.
- Press the ‘Latte macchiato’ button. ‘Latte macchiato’, the milk foam is prepared. Preparation stops automatically when the preset amount of milk is reached.
There is a short interval while the hot milk separates from the milk foam. This allows the typical layers of a latte macchiato to form. You can choose the length of this interval in programming mode (see Chapter 4 ‘Permanent settings in programming mode – Product settings’).
Coffee preparation starts. The preset amount of water flows into the glass. Preparation stops automatically and ‘Please select product:’ appears on the display.
To make sure the cappuccino frother always works properly, rinse and clean it regularly (see Chapter 5 ‘Maintenance – Rinsing the cappuccino frother’).
