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’).
