THE

ESPRESSO
MACHINE
 Hello!
I AM SHIE DELOS SANTOS
Your Barista trainer at Colegio de
San Martin.
You can find me at
@shiedelossantos

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Depresso,
The feeling you get when
you run out of coffee.

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The Espresso
Machine
Let’s start knowing espresso
machine.
 Espresso Machine
⊷ An espresso machine brews
coffee by forcing pressurized
water near boiling point
through a “puck” of ground
coffee and a filter in order to
produce a thick, concentrated
coffee called espresso.

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 2 Group Semi-Automatic Espresso
machine.

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 Parts of Espresso
Machine
Group head Portafilter
This is where all the This is the device coffee is
magic takes place. ground into before being
Sometimes referred to as placed in the group to
the brew group or brew brew espresso. The name
head, this component is is easy to remember as
more commonly known long as you think of it as a
simply as the group. This portable filter (hence,
is where you insert the portafilter). It's also
portafilter when preparing known as "a filter handle
to brew espresso. and that thingy you put
the coffee into"
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 Parts of Espresso
Machine
Portafilter Spring Portafilter Basket Group Gasket
The springs hold the The portafilter The group gasket is a
baskets in place. It is large rubber O-ring that
basket is the filter seals the portafilter and
held in the portafilter
screen located in portafilter basket to the
by clipping in to a
groove that is milled the portafilter. group. It is inserted into
These come in a groove that is built
into the inner surface
into the group. If the
of the portafilter both double and portafilter is leaking,
body. Some are round single sizes and the group gasket is
in profile and are held in place usually the part you
circumference, but need to replace. Often
by a spring.
most are bent into a the portafilter basket
hexagonal shape with and group gasket
one open end. should be changed
together to.

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 Parts of Espresso
Machine
Group screen Group dosing Hot water tap
The group screen is keypad Some call this the
also located in the Dosing keypads are Americano wand or
group. It is sometimes found on automatic and tap, but it's simply a
referred to as a superautomatic hot water tap. Call it
dispersion screen, espresso machines. what you will--this is
shower screen or They are the buttons where you dispense
shower. you press to activate the hot water.
group head on the
machine.
Power Switch Pressure Gauge Sight Glass
The power switch on It is located on the front of Most machines have a
most espresso equipment the machine. It usually has sight glass. This part is
two needles indicating both
is located on the located on the front of
boiler pressure and pump
backsplash of the operating pressure. This is an the machine and
machine. It is often important part to be aware of, indicates the boiler's
indicated by a face plate as it monitors the health of water level. It is typically
showing the numbers 1 - your machine as well as the a glass tube with water
0 - 2. The general parameters of your espresso inside. It is marked with
brewing temperatures and
position for full "Maximum" and
pressures.
operation is the 2 "Minimum" indicators.
9 position.
 Parts of Espresso
Machine
Steam Wand Steam Wand Tip
This is the tool used to The steam tip is located
steam milk. The steam on the end of the steam
wand is also known as a wand. It disperses the
steam pipe, and it is steam from the wand
activated by the steam into a splayed pattern,
valve knob or lever. allowing you to steam
milk.

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 Turning on process
Wait until
03 machine is
Check water pre-heat the
inlet and operate.
outlet.

01 02
Switch
power to #2
for
operation.

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 Thanks!
ANY QUESTIONS?
You can find me at
⊷ @shiedelossantos

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