Steps - 9
Difficulty - Easy
Time Required - About 15 mins
We know by now that every time we fire another shot away we are pulling those rich coffee flavours through the group head and portafilter. All those oils and particles will remain throughout the seals and no doubt on the shower screen. Although this might not be a problem in the short term too much build-up or excess material on the screen can disturb even water dispersion into the portafilter. When these waste materials disrupt extraction we know we're in for a shock when we take our first sip.
Now although we are going to give you some good cleaning tips, ensure that you read the user's manual for any machine-specific cleaning recommendations. (*This method can be used on Domestic and Commercial Espresso machines)
So make sure you have all your equipment before you start: portafilter, blind filter, nylon brush Or we used the Espazzola V2, and espresso machine chemical cleaner.
1. Remove shower screen with a screwdriver or use the blind filter like opening a bottle
2. Take your brush, scrub the gasket and everything up under the group head with water running.
3. Start backflushing process, insert blind filter basket into the portafilter and add espresso chemicals as required for machine (One scoop or a single tablet)
4. Insert portafilter into the group head and run backflushing either for 10 seconds or on a machine-specific program. Repeat 4-5 times, with portafilter being untouched.
5. Run the machine and move the portafilter backwards and forwards (tighten and loosen motion) to allow the water to flow throughout the gasket.
6. Use your Espazzola cleaning brush to safely clean any coffee grinds out from your group head
7. Run a few more times with just water to ensure all chemicals have been flushed, also repeat the backwards and forwards motion to flush the gasket from previous chemicals.
8. Bonus: Use espresso machine chemicals in a bucket to soak the screen and portafilter spouts. If you are not using a spout you can just soak the basket. Soak for 10 minutes.
9. Once items have finished soaking, give All the parts a wash with warm soapy water (scrub items if they have residue on them). Put back together and into the machine.
Items we used:
Espresso Clean 500g 👉 [ Ссылка ]
Espresso Clean Organic EVO 500g 👉 [ Ссылка ]
Or
Cafetto Espresso Clean, 150 Tablets 👉 [ Ссылка ]
Espazzola Group Head Cleaning Brush 👉 [ Ссылка ]
Blind Filter 58mm Stainless Steel 👉 [ Ссылка ]
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