Why won’t the milk frother work on my Mr. Coffee Espresso machine?
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Jake asked:
Maybe you can tell me what I’m doing wrong. Here are the exact steps I take in brewing espresso:
1) Grind beans on a fine setting.
2) Fill metal filter with grounds (b/c I’m making 4 cups)
3) Tamper the grounds so they are tightly packed
4) Insert and lock Brew Head
5) Fill glass container to the 4 cup mark
6) Dump water into reservoir and tightly close lid
7) Turn knob to Brew
Allow espresso to brew
**At this point, once espresso is dripping, steam is coming from the brew head. Is it escaping when it shouldn’t be?**
9) Place frothing head into milk
10) Turn knob to Steam and nothing happens.
Maybe you can tell me what I’m doing wrong. Here are the exact steps I take in brewing espresso:
1) Grind beans on a fine setting.
2) Fill metal filter with grounds (b/c I’m making 4 cups)
3) Tamper the grounds so they are tightly packed
4) Insert and lock Brew Head
5) Fill glass container to the 4 cup mark
6) Dump water into reservoir and tightly close lid
7) Turn knob to Brew
Allow espresso to brew**At this point, once espresso is dripping, steam is coming from the brew head. Is it escaping when it shouldn’t be?**
9) Place frothing head into milk
10) Turn knob to Steam and nothing happens.
I can’t even “release the pressure” like the manual says to do so I’m always afraid that I’ll get steam burns when removing the reservoir lid.
Please help!!
Rick
