Brewing Coffee
Cleaning the Coffeemaker Before First Use
Follow the steps under “Adding Water and Ground Coffee” and “Brewing Coffee Now,”
(Pages 8-9) but do not add ground coffee.
Selecting and Measuring Ground Coffee
For best results, use coffee ground for use with automatic drip coffeemakers.
The amounts shown below are suggested amounts.
To Brew Use This Amount of Ground Coffee
8 cups 7 tablespoons or 3-1/2 scoops
6 cups 6 tablespoons or 3 scoops
4 cups 5 tablespoons or 2-1/2 scoops
2 cups 3 tablespoons or 1-1/2 scoops
• two level tablespoons = one level scoop
• one cup = five ounces brewed coffee
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5) Open the reservoir lid and fill the reservoir with
cold water to the desired cup level on the water
window (up to 8 cups).
6) Place the empty thermal carafe on the base.
To achieve the best performance, rinse
the thermal carafe with warm water.
This will improve the heat retaining
capabilities of the thermal carafe.
While brewing, the Brew-Thru lid must
be on the thermal carafe and the arrow
on the lid must be aligned with
the spout.
Otherwise, the carafe may overflow.
Make sure the thermal carafe is squarely
centered on the base or the water and
grounds will overflow from the brew
basket. An overflow may cause personal
injury or damage to property.
Brewing Coffee Now
For Models ECT84 and ECT85:
Press the BREW NOW switch
The ON indicator will illuminate, indicating that the coffeemaker
is on and the brew cycle will begin. When the coffee stops
flowing, the brew cycle is complete.
The coffeemaker will turn off automatically. The indicator light
will go out to let you know the brew cycle is complete.
Adding Water and Ground Coffee
1) Swing open the brew basket so that it
is extended out from the coffeemaker.
2) Place a MR. COFFEE
®
brand 8-12 cup #4 Cone
Style paper filter or a MR. COFFEE
®
permanent
filter in the removable filter basket.
3) Add the desired amount of ground coffee
to the filter. Gently shake the filter basket
to level the ground coffee.
4) Be certain that the filter is centered in the
filter basket and that the basket is properly
snapped into place. Close the brew basket.
Do not brew coffee while
the brew basket is open.
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