christel Senior Member Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 10 Location: Montana Expertise: Just starting
Posted Thu Dec 30, 2004, 12:23pm Subject: la pavoni duet question
I just got a La Pavoni club combo duet machine. I'm reading over the owner's manual and I'm confused because it says that a good shot should run about 15 seconds. I thought it should be around 25? To brew it I push the coffee button and after about 15 seconds turn it off. I've never heard of that. I've only used commercial machines before and thought that I would push the button and it would run and stop after the shot was done. I haven't tried it yet,I have to go out and buy some cups this afternoon,but I'd love any input on the 15 second thing. Also,there is a "crema disk" under the basket,anyone heard of this? thanks in advance!Christel
Posted Thu Dec 30, 2004, 1:13pm Subject: Re: la pavoni duet question
Hi Christel!!
Nice to see you here.
The shot is supposed to go 25 seconds, giving 1 ounce for a single and 2 ounces for a double. I suspect that the Duet portafilter basket is slightly small for a double so maybe you will get something in the middle.
The "crema disc" is an artificial crema-producing device that helps to compensate for poor grind or less-than-ideal beans and makes a fake "crema" head on the drink. Hopefiully it's possible to just remove that so you can grind and tamp normally.
Semi-automatic machines require the user to start and to stop the shot, so you get to determine when the shot ends. Commercial equipment is often fully automatic and dispenses a pre-determined volume at the touch of the button.
christel Senior Member Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 10 Location: Montana Expertise: Just starting
Posted Thu Dec 30, 2004, 5:34pm Subject: Re: la pavoni duet question
Thanks Jon, So far I can't get that disk out of there!But when my husband gets home I'm going to see if he has any tools that might help.
I just tried the machine out,and I did everything the directions say to do,and when I pushed the brew button,nothing happened for maybe 10 seconds,and then the whole thing popped out of the head with a loud noise and alot of steam. Do you know why it would do that?I hope it's not broken. I wanted to make a latte,but I'm a bit scared to try it again now. Any ideas what would make it do that? thanks,Christel
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