Operation Manual

User’s manual Giotto espresso coffee machine
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Espresso Glossary & recipes
Recipes and glossary are depending also on personal taste and innovative thinking!
Please use for the following properly ground and portioned espresso coffee. Please use
app. 6,5 to 7 grams for each shot. You should consider a brewing time of app. 25” for a
proper shot of espresso (or the part of espresso in a latté or other espresso based
beverage.
Espresso
25 cc (1 oz) served in a small pre-warmed espresso cup. Brewing time is around 25
seconds.
Cappuccino
125 cc (app. 5 oz.). Consists of 1 part espresso (1 oz.) and 4 parts of frothed milk (100
cc=4 oz).
Café Crème
125 cc (5 oz.) of coffee with “Crema” (=emulsion) on top. Use special Café Crème
blend (different from true espresso blend). Brewing time is approximately 15” versus
the app. 25” of an espresso.
Caffe Latte
One of the most popular beverages in the “new” espresso countries.
Combine i.e. for a typical Caffe Latte 50 cc (2 oz.) of espresso with 125 cc (5 oz.) of
steamed milk. Top with another 25 xx (1 oz.) of frothed milk.
Americano
A shot of espresso and hot water. Considered by some a kind a drip coffee substitute.
Caffe Mocha
1 part of chocolate syrup, 1 part of espresso, 5 parts of topped with a Caffé Latté.
Caffé Macchiato
1 part of espresso poured on top of 4 parts of steamed milk.
Espresso con Panna
1 shot of espresso topped with whipped cream.
Flavoured Latte
A Caffe Latté with 25 cc (1 oz.) of flavoured syrup (i.e. almond, hazelnut etc.)