User Manual

7
OPERATING YOUR NEW APPLIANCE
SELECTING THE FILTER BASKET
Single Wall Filter Baskets
The Single Wall lters (1 & 2 CUP) are designed to
be used with freshly ground coee and allow you
to experiment with grind, dose, and tamp to create
a more balanced espresso.
2 Cup1 Cup
Dual Wall Filter Baskets
The Dual Wall lters (1 & 2 CUP) are designed to
be used with pre-ground coee and regulate the
pressure to help optimise extraction and crema
regardless of the grind, dose or tamp pressure.
2 Cup1 Cup
COFFEE PREPARATION
Dosing & Tamping the Ground Coee
Insert the correct Filter Basket into the portalter.
Fill the Filter Basket with ground coee, tap down
to collapse the coee, then using the integrated
tamper, tamp down rmly.
It’s important to apply consistent pressure
every time.
• As a guide to dose, the top edge of the metal
cap on the tamper should be level with the
top of the lter basket AFTER the coee has
been tamped.
• Wipe excess coee from the rim of the lter
basket to ensure a proper seal in the group
head is achieved.
TRIMMING THE DOSE
The Razor
™
precision dose trimming tool allows
you to trim the puck to the right level for
a consistent extraction.
the Razor
™
Precision dose trimming tool
The Razor™ precision dose trimming tool
allows you to trim the puck to the right level for
a consistent extraction.
Dose the Portalter with freshly ground coee and
tamp down with between 15-20kg of pressure.
Insert the Razor
™
into the coee basket until its
shoulders rest on the rim of the lter basket.
Rotate the Razor
™
dosing tool back and forth while
holding the portalter on an angle over the knock
box to trim o excess coee.