Your AEG coffee machine has functions that guarantee you • easy operation, when preparing coffee plus simple maintenance and care. Information in the display will guide you step by step through the procedure. The excellent, individual taste is achieved by • the pre-brewing system: prior to the actual brewing process, the ground coffee is moistened to extract its full aroma, • the individually adjustable amount of water per cup that can be varied between a small espresso and a large coffee with crema, • the individually adjustable coffee temperature at which the coffee is brewed, • the facility to choose between normal or strong coffee, • the grinding texture that can be adjusted to suit the roasting of the beans, • and last but not least, through the guaranteed crema, that small crown of froth that makes an espresso incomparable for connoisseurs. Incidentally: the time for which the water is in contact with the ground coffee is considerably shorter for espressos than for conventional filter coffee. As a result, less bitterness is released from the coffee; it is this that makes espresso coffee so much pleasanter