About Grinding Coffee; Before First Use - Krups GVX1 Manual De Instrucciones

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Description
1 Coffee-bean hopper
2 Coffee-bean hopper lid
3 Body
4 ON/OFF switch
5 Removable upper burr
6 Ground coffee holder
7 Ground coffee holder lid
8 Number of cups selector
9 Ground coffee fineness selector
10 Ground coffee dispenser

About grinding coffee

The proper grind gives the most
flavorful cup of coffee. The grind
depends on the method by which the
coffee is to be brewed. Generally, the
finer the grind the more quickly the
coffee should be prepared. That is why
coffee ground for use in an espresso
machine is much finer than coffee to
be brewed in a drip system.
Coffee that is ground too fine for a
particular brewing process – (fine
espresso grind used in an automatic
drip coffee machine) will result in
over-extraction and bitter, pungent
tasting coffee. Conversely, coffee that
is too coarse for a particular brew
method will result in under-extraction
and weak, watery coffee. If the cor-
rect grind is used, adding more coffee
simply makes a brew stronger without
making it bitter.
In addition to providing a number of
grind settings, coffee mills provide a
consistent grind. This is important to
ensure the extraction is consistent
a c ross all of the ground coffee particles.

Before first use

Before using the coffee mill, wipe the
housing and bean hopper with a clean
damp cloth. Wash the bean hopper
lid, the coffee ground coffee holder
and the ground coffee holder lid in
hot soapy water, then rinse and dry.
The ground coffee holder, its lid, and
the bean hopper lid can be washed in
the top rack of a dishwasher.
Operating the Coffee Mill
1. Make certain the coffee mill is
unplugged. Fit the ground coffee
holder (6) and its lid (7) in their
correct positions. Check that the
assembly is correctly positioned in
the body (3).
2. Remove the lid of the coffee bean
hopper (2) and fill the bean hopper
to the level desired (1). Do not fill
above the "max." level. Replace the
lid and make certain that it is
correctly positioned.
NOTE: This product is designed to
grind whole bean coffee only.
3. Set the quantity of ground coffee
by positioning the number of cups
selector (8) according to the desired
quantity.
4. Set the ground coffee fineness level
by adjusting the ground coffee fine-
ness selector (9) to the desired
level. (see § Practical Hints )
5. Insert the plug into an electrical soc-
ket (voltage: 120 volts ~ 60 Hz).
6. Press the ON/OFF switch (4) to start
the appliance.
7. Once the selected quantity has been
milled, the appliance will stop auto-
matically.
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