Rafael Costa
My first heart that actually looks like a heart
Forty-something attempts and today it finally happened. Small, a bit lopsided, but definitely a heart.
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Pours, practice and milk texturing.
A small heart poured into a cappuccino - Hannah Schmidt
My rosetta keeps drifting to one side
Every rosetta leans left, like it’s trying to escape the cup. I pour with my right hand and start in the middle. Is it my wrist or the cup angle?
A rosetta leaning to the left in a white cup - Esme Laurent
Oat milk that actually pours?
My oat milk either turns into bubbles or stays completely flat. Which barista oat milk works for you, and do you steam it cooler than dairy?
- Sophie Dubois
A week of hearts, day by day
I poured one heart every morning this week and photographed each one. Monday is a cloud, Sunday is almost symmetrical. Practice works!
Seven cups showing a heart improving day by day - Elena DuarteAdmin
Latte Art Throwdown: practice night sign-ups
The Latte Art Throwdown is on Saturday, October 17 at the SE Division Café. Before that we’re opening the bar for a practice night on Wednesday the 14th, 6 to 8 PM. Comment below if you want a slot on the machine. Beginners get the first hour.
- Mei Tanaka
12 oz or 20 oz pitcher for single drinks?
I only make one latte at a time. Is a 12 oz pitcher easier to control, or should I learn on the bigger one?
- Ingrid Solberg
Screeching steam wand: what am I doing wrong?
The moment I open the steam valve it screams, and my milk gets big bubbles. Tip too deep? Too shallow?
- Lily HuangModerator
Swan breakdown: the three pours
People keep asking how to start a swan. Think of it as three pours: the wings (a wiggle that you push forward), the neck (a thin line that curves back) and the head (a small heart at the end). Practice the neck alone with water first.
A swan latte art pour in three stages - Gabriel Santos
What temperature do you stop steaming?
I’ve been going by feel, until the pitcher is too hot to hold. Is that around 60°C? My milk seems to lose its shine fast.
- Marisol Vega
Latte art in a cortado glass is hard
Tiny glass, tiny canvas. Any tips for pouring a heart in a 4.5 oz glass without spilling everywhere?
- Uma Novak
Whole milk vs 2% for texture
Is it worth switching to whole milk just for latte art? My 2% foams fine but the art blurs within a minute.
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