How do I work this thing!

[Mama Bear]

I have given in to nights of drooling over posts from those of you such as Goosemeplease and Dinder1 and bought one of these.... It comes with a small paperback novel for an instruction book.

Does anyone know how to work one of these or will I have to enroll in college again? It is a Capresso Ultima model 121.... Thanks!

 

[Dinder1]

I have no idea. Does it use pods?
DJ.

 

[Mama Bear]

I have no idea. Does it use pods?
DJ.

No, they keep talking about grinding, tamping and pressure brewing and making crema coffee... I am making a pot of regular coffee to help deal with the stress of making the crema coffee....

 

[modern man]

Whatever happend to coffee pots with just an on/off switch?

 

[Austin]

It looks space age to me.

 

[berzerkeleyan]

.... It comes with a small paperback novel for an instruction book...

I thought you liked reading books.

 

[Mama Bear]

I thought you liked reading books.

This is the kind of book that turned me off on school....

I think I am just going to do the drip coffee and put this off for another day when I have someone here with a lot of patience who will help me with it.....

 

[Queen of Blades]

Just do it Sue! How hard can it be?

Stick some coffee in the little coffee holder thingys, add some water to the machine, and press the button.

 

[Mama Bear]

Just do it Sue! How hard can it be?

Stick some coffee in the little coffee holder thingys, add some water to the machine, and press the button.

It has handles, knobs, funnels and levers, blinking lights, carousels and a handle bar.... Why would you put a handlebar on a coffee machine!

 

[modern man]

It has handles, knobs, funnels and levers, blinking lights, carousels and a handle bar.... Why would you put a handlebar on a coffee machine!

Use it as a paperweight and run out to get Duncan Donuts coffee.

 

[Mama Bear]

Just do it Sue! How hard can it be?

Stick some coffee in the little coffee holder thingys, add some water to the machine, and press the button.

Jo, it comes with a removable coffee funnel insert with lid. You are not supposed to fill coffee into the coffee funnel if the funnel is not pointing towrads the front of the machine... i can't figure out what this first piece is.... I really am feeling dumb right now.. that is just the first instruction..... lol ... Aaaarrrggghhhh

 

[Queen of Blades]

The "handle bar" is a milk steamer or something, I believe.

Skim through the manual a bit and just go!

 

[Tye]

Does this mean there will be a 'MamaBearBucks' in the future?

-Tye

 

[Mama Bear]

Does this mean there will be a 'MamaBearBucks' in the future?

-Tye

Absolutely... just look for the coffee shop with a really, really long line of caffeine withdrawal people standing outside the door! Coming to a town near you!

 

[Mama Bear]

The "handle bar" is a milk steamer or something, I believe.

Skim through the manual a bit and just go!

OK... Can you send Chris?

I'll be back.....

 

[Queen of Blades]

OK... Can you send Chris?

I'll be back.....

Pah-leeze! You don't need Chris. He doesn't drink coffee. That's my thing.

er...or did you want him for some other reason?

 

[Tye]

Absolutely... just look for the coffee shop with a really, really long line of caffeine withdrawal people standing outside the door! Coming to a town near you!

Good thing I drink decaf then. I'd brave the peril

-Tye

 

[Mama Bear]

It doesn't taste anything like Starbucks.... but I am pretty impressed with myself. It is strong enough to wake the dead tho. I think I will get better with time, but probably wouldn't have done this it all without you guys.. Thanks.. Dinder, how bad does it look? There was some pretty brown foam on it but it dissapeared before I got the camera....

I wish someone had told me not to fill the milk up all the way before frothing... there is foamed milk everywhere right now... Oh, well.. I will just drink the coffee...

 

[Queen of Blades]

See? Was that so hard?

 

[Mama Bear]

See? Was that so hard?

The instruction novel was not well written! But, no, it wasn't hard now that I have actually done it.. it still doesn't taste as good as Starbucks tho....