Troubleshooting; Making Better Quality Coffee; French Press - Breville the Smart Grinder Pro BCG820BSSXL Instruction Book

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• Freshly ground coffee is the key to making
coffee with more flavor and body.
• Coffee flavor and strength is a personal
preference. Vary the type of coffee beans,
amount of coffee and fineness of grind to
achieve the flavor you prefer.
• Use freshly roasted coffee beans with a
'roasted on' date to maximize flavor, not
a use-by or best before date.
• Use coffee beans between 5 and 20 days
after the 'roasted on' date for optimal
freshness.
• Store coffee beans in a dark, cool and
dry place. Vacuum seal if possible.
• Buy in small batches to reduce the
storage time.
• Once coffee is ground, it quickly loses its
flavor and aroma. For the best results, grind
beans immediately before brewing.
• Do not store beans in the bean hopper.
Place them back in an airtight container.
• When storing the appliance, run grinder
empty to clear ground beans left in
chamber.
• Run grinder for 2 seconds to purge some
coffee before each use, for maximum
freshness.
• Clean the bean hopper and conical burrs
regularly.
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fREnCH PRESS

Follow these easy steps for a great cup:
1. Using a variable temperature kettle, heat
the appropriate volume of water to 200˚F.
This is an ideal temperature for brewing
coffee. Do not use boiling water.
2. Select grind size setting 58.
3. Select the number of cups you are brewing.
Adjust the amount of coffee to suit the
strength you prefer.
4. Place the ground coffee in the plunger
vessel.
5. Pour the heated water into the plunger in
a swirling manner to ensure all the ground
coffee is soaked and the plunger vessel is
full. The 'bloom' (expanding coffee and
gases) should reach the top of the plunger.
6. Using a timer, wait 4 minutes.
7. Using a spoon, break the 'crust' (the bloom
becomes dense and a bit hard).
8. Insert the plunger and carefully press
down.
9. Do not press too hard. Gently release
pressure by pulling up slightly and press
down again if you have pressed too hard.

tRoUBLESHootInG

PRoBLEM PoSSIBLE CAUSE
Grinder does • Grinder not plugged in.
not start after
pressing StARt|
• Grinder has overheated.
PAUSE|CAnCEL
button
• Bean hopper not attached
correctly. 'PLEASE LOCK
HOPPER' will be displayed
on LCD screen.
Motor starts but • Incorrect button pressed.
no ground coffee
coming from
grind outlet
• No coffee beans in bean
hopper.
• Grinder/bean hopper
is blocked.
Motor starts but • Grinder is blocked
operates with with foreign item or chute
is blocked.
a loud 'racket'
noise
• Moisture clogging grinder.
Unable to lock • Coffee beans obstructing
bean hopper into bean hopper locking
device.
position
not enough/ • Grind amount requires
adjustment.
too much coffee
grind
Portafilter
overfills
Emergency stop?
WHAt to do
• Plug power cord into
power outlet.
• Remove power plug from power
outlet. Leave for 20 minutes to cool
down before using again.
• Lock bean hopper into position.
• Press START|PAUSE|CANCEL
or PORTAFILTER SWITCH
to activate.
• Fill bean hopper with fresh
coffee beans.
• Remove bean hopper. Inspect
bean hopper and burrs for
blockage. Replace parts and
try again.
• Remove bean hopper, inspect burrs
and remove any foreign body.
• Clean burrs and chute (refer to
Care & Cleaning on page 17).
• Leave burrs to dry thoroughly
before re-assembling. You can use
a hair dryer to blow air into grinder
inlet (lower burr) to dry.
• Remove bean hopper. Clear coffee
beans from top of burrs. Re-lock
hopper into position & try again.
• Press SHOTS|CUPS button to
change grind amount.
• Use Grind Amount Dial to fine
tune the amount 'more' or 'less'.
• It is normal for the correct amount
of coffee to appear overfilled in
your portafilter. Untamped coffee
has approximately three times
the volume of tamped coffee.
• Press START|PAUSE|CANCEL
button to stop operation.
• Unplug power cord from
power outlet.
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