ESPRESSO MAKING AND MILK FROTHING INSTRUCTIONS

Raicu 22 years ago

Hello,

I would like to know if there are sites with documents (books, videos), for beginners, about espresso and specially about frothing, steaming milk. A good site i know, containing, a lots of articles, books, videos is David Schomer's that one can find with a popular search engine looking for: " Espresso Vivace Roasteria".

The problem is that D.Schomer'a books and videos cost much more than my espresso/cappuccino equipment! So what can i do!

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Scott 22 years ago

Amazon sells Schomer's "Espresso Coffee: Professional Techniques" for $27.95, plus a special order cost. If your espresso equipment costs less than that, it's time for new equipment.

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Matthew 22 years ago

Books and video's are fine, but I think there's no substitute for experience and experimentation.

My tips for what they're worth:

If you're making a cappucino you can't go wrong - just froth away.
If you're steaming the milk (latte etc), then this is where it gets technical. You need to keep the bubbles in the milk to a minimum (zero if you can) and make sure that the milk doesn't get too hot.
Use twice as much milk as you need, but don't fill the jug more than 1/2
Tip the jug on about a 45 degree angle and keep the nozzle just below the surface.

Have fun!

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