As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Most espresso machines come with a milk pitcher, and it's usually the wrong one for a cortado. It's often a 20 oz jug, built for lattes. A cortado needs about 60 ml of milk. Pour that into a big pitcher and it barely covers the bottom. The steam wand tip can't stay under the surface, and you get loud, bubbly, dry foam … [Read more...] about Milk Pitcher Size for a Cortado: A 12 oz Jug Beats a 20 oz One for Small Drinks
Latte Art
Coffee Culture in the Influencer Era: Cafés Built for Photos and Drinks Made for TikTok
Both photos on this page came from café tables. In one, a Canon A-1 film camera sits in the sun on a slatted terrace table next to two cups of coffee. In the other, a mirrorless camera shares a wooden table in New York with a flat white and an almond pastry. You've probably seen a thousand pictures like them, because coffee has become one of the everyday things people … [Read more...] about Coffee Culture in the Influencer Era: Cafés Built for Photos and Drinks Made for TikTok
Latte Art Explained: What a Heart or a Rosetta Says About the Milk
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. The heart on top of a flat white is decoration, and it's also a report on the milk. To pour one, a barista needs milk steamed into microfoam, a fine, glossy texture that flows like wet paint. Get the milk wrong and there's no heart, however steady the hand that pours it. So when your cup arrives with a crisp white shape … [Read more...] about Latte Art Explained: What a Heart or a Rosetta Says About the Milk
Barista Oat Milk: Added Oil and a Phosphate Buffer Are Why Barista Editions Steam Without Splitting
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Steam a carton of ordinary oat milk and you'll probably get thin, bubbly foam that collapses in a minute. Pour it into hot espresso and it may split into flecks. Barista editions exist to fix both problems, and the fix is on the ingredients list. What's Different in a Barista Edition Two things, mostly. Added oil, … [Read more...] about Barista Oat Milk: Added Oil and a Phosphate Buffer Are Why Barista Editions Steam Without Splitting
Milk Frothers Without a Steam Wand: Which Ones Make Microfoam Good Enough for a Cortado
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. A lot of good espresso gets made without a steam wand. Lever presses, moka pots, capsule machines and some compact machines have none. So the milk has to come from somewhere else. The good news for cortado drinkers: you need very little milk, and very little foam. That's the easiest job any frother can be given. The bad … [Read more...] about Milk Frothers Without a Steam Wand: Which Ones Make Microfoam Good Enough for a Cortado