Giada De Laurentiis GCM-100 Coffee Maker Instruction Booklet

Well, I promised you guys I would put the Instruction booklet for the coffee maker. I was hoping to scan it in however, I don't have access to one, so I figured I would just type out the instruction booklet. Well the important things anyway, the common sense stuff I will omit.

I will say though in my first review I didn't bring up the fact that when you use the Carafe, the mouth is a bit narrow and coffee spills as you pour. Major set back for sure, but I never noticed it as I always pop the lid of the carafe up to prevent drippage.  So with that being said one with the Instruction Booklet! Also the customer care number seems elesuive online so here it is. 866-405-9934. Hope that helps.

Control Panel

Clock/Lcd Display - Displays the time of day and auto on times.

 

On/Off with LED indicator - Turns coffeemaker on; coffeemaker will automatically shut off 2 hours after brewing.

Program button - Select to program auto on time, Coffeemaker can be programmed to automatically start brewing up to 24 hours in advanced.

Hour Button - use to program clock and auto on.

Minute Button  - use to program clock and auto on function.

Programming Your Coffeemaker

Setting the clock - When the coffemaker is plugged in, 12:00 will appear until you set the time Press the prog button once. The word clock will appear at the upper right corner of the display. Press the hour and min buttons to set the time.  Note the am or pm will be displayed to the left of the time.

Setting the auto on time - there are 4 steps to setting the auto on time.  1. Press the prog button twice or until TIMER is displayed in the upper left corner of the LCD.  2. Press the hour and Min Buttons to program the auto on brew time. 3, After the hour and minute has been set, press the prog button to confirm until the word CLOCK or TIMER Disappears. 4. Hold the ON/OFF button for 3 sections to set the auto function timer.  The Green auto light will illuminate to let you know that Auto function is set.

Before Brewing your first pot of coffee- During the manufacturing process, dust can get trapped in your coffeemaker.  We recomend flushing out the system before brewing your first pot of coffee. Simply fill the reservoir and turn on the unit.

Making Coffee

There are 6 steps to brewing your own pot of coffee

1. Fill the water reservoir, open the reserv oir cover by lifting it up. Pour The desired amount of water using the water level indicator window located at the side of the coffeemaker.

2. Set cup preference.

3. Add the ground coffee- remove the filter basket by grasping the handle and lifting straight up, and then place it on the countertop. Incert a No. 4 paper filter or permanent filter, Be sure that the paper filter is completely open and fully inserted in the basket. It may help to fold and flatten the seasms of a paper filter beforehand. Add one level scoop of ground coffee per cup. Replace the filter basket holder and press firmly on cover to be sure it closses correctly.

4. Before brewing coffee- make sure the carafe is in position on the heating plate and the top cover is on.  Plug the cord into the elecrical outlet.

5. Power Unit- Press the on/off button, and the red indicator light will turn on. Or hold the on.off button for 3 seconds and the green indicator light will come on.

6. After Brewing is complete - coffee will continue to steam from the filter for serveral seconds.

Anti- Drip

Mid Cycle serving feature - This feature interrupts the flow of coffee from the basket to let you pour that first cup mid brew. Because the flavor profile of the coffee brewerd at the start of the cycle differs from that brewed towards the end, be away that using this feature will weaken the flavor strength of the finished pot. Note: Removing carafe for more than 20 seconds may cause filter basket to overflow.

Cleaning and Maintenance

Alwats turn coffeemaker off and remove the plug from the electrical outlet before cleaning. Lift up the reservoir cover. Remove and discard the paper filter and ground coffee. The filter basket can be washed in warm soapy water and rinsed throroughly, or cleaned in the upper rack of the dishwasher Dry all parts after use.

Do not put any water in the unit once the filter basket has been removed. Wipe the area  under the filter basket with a damp cloth. Remove the carafe from the heating plate . Discard any remaining coffee. The carafe and lid can be washed in warm soapy w3ater and rinsed thoroughly. or washed in the diswasher. The carafe and carafe lid should be plaed on the upper rack only.

Do  not use any scouring angents or harsh cleansers on any part of the coffeemaker.

Never immerse base unit in water or other liquid. To clean base, simply wipe with a clean damp cloth and dry before storing.  FInger prints and other blemishes on the housing casn be washied off with soap and water or a nonabrasive cleaning solution. Wipe heating plate with a clean damp cloth.

Never use rough abrasive materials or cleansers to clean the heating plate. Do not dry the inside of the water reservoir with a cloth as lint can remain.