the Bambino™ Plus Instruction Book - BES500
Contents 2 Breville Recommends Safety First 6 Components 8 Features 8 Assembly 9 Functions 15 Care & Cleaning 18 Troubleshooting BREVILLE RECOMMENDS SAFETY FIRST At Breville we are very safety conscious. We design and manufacture consumer products with the safety of you, our valued customer, foremost in mind. In addition we ask that you exercise a degree of care when using any electrical appliance and adhere to the following precautions.
• Do not let the cord hang over the edge of a bench or table, or become knotted. Keep away from hot gas or electric burner, or where it could touch a heated oven. • Do not use the Bambino™ Plus inside a cabinet. • This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and above if they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the hazards involved.
• The installation of • If the appliance is to be: a residual current −−left unattended device (safety switch) −−cleaned is recommended to −−moved provide additional safety −−assembled; or protection when using −−store electrical appliances. It is advisable that a safety always switch Off the switch with a rated residual espresso machine by operating current not simultaneously pressing the exceeding 30mA be 1 CUP and STEAM buttons.
• Ensure the portafilter is firmly inserted and secured into the group head before starting the extraction. Never remove the portafilter during the brewing process. • Do not leave the product unattended when in use. • Do not touch hot surfaces. Allow the product to cool down before moving or cleaning any parts. • Use caution when operating the machine, as metal surfaces are liable to get hot during use. • Use caution when descaling as hot steam may be released.
Components A B C E D G F H I J K L A. 1.9L removable water tank B. Control panel 1 CUP, 2 CUP and STEAM buttons With preset shot durations or programmable durations and volumes C. MILK TEMP settings Select from Warm, Ideal and Hot D. MILK FOAM settings Select from Low, Medium and High E. Group head 6 F. G. H. I. 54mm stainless steel portafilter Steam wand grip Extra-tall cup clearance for tall mugs Steam wand With automatic milk texturing J. Milk jug temperature sensor K.
A B C D E F G ACCESSORIES A. Stainless steel milk jug With MIN and MAX markings B. 54mm tamper C. Steam tip cleaning tool D. E. F. G.
Bambino™ Plus Features Assembly BEFORE FIRST USE COMPACT FOOTPRINT Cafe quality coffee in a compact machine. AUTOMATIC HANDS FREE MILK TEXTURING Automatically textures milk to the selected temperature and style from silky smooth latté to creamy cappuccino. Automatic purge removes residual milk from the steam wand when returned to the downward position. THERMOJET™ TECHNOLOGY Innovative heating system achieves ideal extraction temperature in 3 seconds.
Functions FIRST USE 1. Remove the water tank and fill with potable water to the indicated MAX line. Replace the water tank onto the machine. 2. Ensure that the drip tray is correctly positioned on the machine. 3. Plug the power cord into the power outlet and switch on. 4. Press the 1 CUP, 2 CUP or STEAM buttons to turn the machine on. 5. Press the 1 CUP button and the machine will commence its first use cycle. 6. Once complete, the machine will go into ready mode and all lights will be illuminated.
You will need to adjust the grind amount and size if switching from a single basket to a double basket, or vice versa. The provided filter baskets are designed for: 1 Cup filter basket = 8-10g. 2 Cup filter basket = 16-19g NOTE Use Razor™ dose trimming tool to precisely control the dose of ground coffee AFTER you tamp. THE GRIND When grinding coffee beans, the grind size should be fine but not too fine.
• If the espresso starts to drip but doesn’t flow after 15 seconds, the grind is too fine. This is an OVER EXTRACTED shot. PRE-PROGRAMED SHOT VOLUME – 1 CUP Press the 1 CUP button once, the button will flash indicating that it has been selected. A preset single espresso volume of approximately 30mls will be extracted. The machine will automatically stop once the pre-set volume has been extracted. • Wipe excess coffee from the rim of the filter basket to ensure a proper seal is achieved in the group head.
MANUAL PRE-INFUSION AND SHOT VOLUME Press and hold the 1 CUP or 2 CUP button for the desired pre-infusion time. Release the button to start the extraction. Press the flashing button again to stop the extraction. PROGRAMMING SHOT VOLUME Press and hold the 1 CUP and 2 CUP buttons for 2 seconds, the buttons will illuminate and flash. + 2s To set the 1 CUP volume: • Press the 1 CUP button to start the extraction. • Press the 1 CUP button again to stop the extraction. The modified volume will be saved.
• The milk texturing will stop automatically when the selected milk temperature is reached. • Lift the steam wand to remove the milk jug. • Wipe the wand and tip with a clean damp cloth. • Lower the steam wand to the down position and the steam wand will automatically purge. CAUTION: BURN HAZARD Pressurised steam can still be released, even after the machine has been switched off. Children must always be supervised. • Gently break the surface of the milk with the tip to get the milk spinning fast enough.
EXTRACTION TIPS A great espresso is about achieving the perfect balance between sweetness, acidity, and bitterness. The flavour of your coffee will depend on many factors, such as the type of coffee beans, degree of roast freshness, coarseness or fineness of the grind, dose of ground coffee and tamping pressure. Experiment by adjusting these factors just one at a time to achieve the taste of your preference.
Care & Cleaning CLEANING CYCLE The machine will detect when 300 extractions have been carried out since the last cleaning cycle; this will be shown by the 1 CUP and 2 CUP buttons alternately flashing. This indicates that the group head needs cleaning. This is a flushing cycle and is separate from descaling. To bypass the cleaning cycle; press the STEAM button. The machine will go back to ready mode, but will display cleaning alert again the next time that the machine is turned on.
10. The 1 CUP and STEAM buttons will illuminate when the machine is ready. Press the 1 CUP or STEAM button to resume descaling. 11. When descaling is complete, the 1 CUP and STEAM button will alternately flash. The machine will then go into standby mode. 12. Remove and empty the waste water container. Rinse the drip tray and water tank and dry thoroughly before replacing them back onto the machine.
WARNING Do not immerse the power cord, power plug or machine in water or any other liquid. STORING YOUR MACHINE Before storing, turn the machine off, switch off and remove the power plug from the power outlet. Empty the water tank and drip tray and ensure the machine is cool, clean and dry. Store in an upright position. Do not place anything on top of machine. RESET FACTORY ESPRESSO VOLUME SETTINGS 1. Turn the machine off, by pressing the 1 CUP and STEAM buttons simultaneously for 5 seconds. 2.
Troubleshooting PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES EASY SOLUTION Water does not flow from the group head. Water tank is empty. Fill tank. Water tank is not fully inserted and locked into position. Push water tank down completely to lock into place. Machine needs to be descaled. Perform descale cycle. Coffee is ground too finely and/ or too much coffee in filter basket and/or over tamping and/or filter basket is blocked. See below, ‘Espresso only drips from the portafilter spouts or not at all’.
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES EASY SOLUTION Espresso runs out too quickly. Coffee is ground too coarsely. Use slightly finer grind. Refer to 'Coffee Dose and Tamping' on page 10 and 'Extraction Tips' on page 14. Not enough coffee in the filter basket. Increase dose of coffee. Tamp then use the Razor™ dose trimming tool to trim off excess coffee. Refer to 'Coffee Dose and Tamping' on page 10 and 'Extraction Tips' on page 14. Coffee tamped too lightly. Tamp between or 15–20kg of pressure.
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES EASY SOLUTION Coffee not hot enough. Portafilter not pre-heated. Rinse portafilter under hot water outlet. Dry thoroughly. Milk too hot. Jug incorrectly positioned. Ensure milk jug is correctly positioned on sensor. Adjust milk temperature setting. No crema. Coffee tamped too lightly. Tamp betweens or 15–20kg of pressure. Coffee is ground too coarsely. Use slightly finer grind. Refer to 'Coffee Dose and Tamping' on page 10 and 'Extraction Tips' on page 14.
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