Espresso machine owners - latte art?

[Maluco]

So then, what's your take on the BMW art cars?

Art is everywhere in life, and if you don't agree then do not participate any further in my thread.

Call me gay all you want, but the concept of art in anything you do isn't too hard to grasp, save having a simpleminded intellect.

And for the record I'm hetero, not that that makes me better than any gay person.

And your spelling is horrid.

I'll let blunt tell you what flavor dick you should eat, if he choses.

Just giving you guys a hard time. I love art in all forms. And I don't like flavors Blunt, I take mine black, as your girlfriend probably does.... :p

[LINUS]

i think in this case he should eat a chocolate macadamia nut with a shot of irish creme flavored dick

Nice choice. Has the black dick euphemism, with little o' the mayo.

So did you snap a shot of your work? - I was out the door too early so my caffeine was Mt. Dew today, but I'll post a shot of my epileptic work tomorrow.

What machine are you on? Grinder? Fav. beans?

[UNHCLL]

Nice choice. Has the black dick euphemism, with little o' the mayo.

So did you snap a shot of your work? - I was out the door too early so my caffeine was Mt. Dew today, but I'll post a shot of my epileptic work tomorrow.

What machine are you on? Grinder? Fav. beans?

PLumpt is so strung out on his 12+ Cap's a day to be coherent...
But bring up the topics of:

-Beans
-Grinder
-Espresso
-Roundie 02's
-Geritol

and suddenly he will be as lucid as your aunt janice before she went into a coma for the 8th time.

-C

[blunttech]

Nice choice. Has the black dick euphemism, with little o' the mayo.

So did you snap a shot of your work? - I was out the door too early so my caffeine was Mt. Dew today, but I'll post a shot of my epileptic work tomorrow.

What machine are you on? Grinder? Fav. beans?

i have a La Cimbili auto hard plumbed in with a Mazzo Brevetto grinder
i set up a wholesale account with a place called Kaldi Gourmet Coffee in north carolina. i use french roast espresso beans and if you buy 10lbs at a time shipping is free. 5-6 bucks a lb depending on what you get. i have another commercial coffee machine in my wifes dental practice so buying beans 10lbs at a time isnt an issue. im doing a latte right now. i was installing a motor this morning so i didnt get to it. pics to follow

EDIT.... OK CUT ME SOME SLACK BECAUSE I DONT HAVE the proper tools here but this is the best i can do with what i have. i serve these to all the visiting blunt tech dignitaries from foreign countries

[LINUS]

You're getting some killer looking dry froth, what % milk do you use? Maybe that's my problem, IDK. I'll post one here either later today or tomorrow morning, let you see what I mean.

Hard plumb is so the way to go, 'cept for the time I came home to 2+ gallons of water all around my machine. Still won't change it though.

[blunttech]

You're getting some killer looking dry froth, what % milk do you use? Maybe that's my problem, IDK. I'll post one here either later today or tomorrow morning, let you see what I mean.

Hard plumb is so the way to go, 'cept for the time I came home to 2+ gallons of water all around my machine. Still won't change it though.

im using 1%. how are you frothing? i mean what process do you use? and to what temp?

[LINUS]

Dry out the steam wand so I don't shoot condensate into the milk, I hear that matters over on CG.c --

Then I airiate until I hit ~100*, then leave the tip submerged until I hit ~160*. I use a taper bottom pitcher, the spout is almost too narrow, as the milk tries to slide out from underneath the foam - I might try another pitcher at some point, but I know I need to get my methodology down more before I bother - changing now would just be a crutch.

Then 2 decent 'thunks' of the pitcher on the counter to drop out the larger bubbles, then onto pouring over the espresso already in the bottom of the cup.

I've played with a couple tips, and I finally found one I like (makes a bigger diff than most people realize) - I'll get a pic up, worth a 1000 words.

[blunttech]

i have a stainless pitcher and i keep the tip right on the surface of the milk so its just barely submerged. you know the sound..... and i lower the pitcher as the foam accumulates. i never submerge it. i heat to 155 and stop.
ive read all kinds of methods but this works for me. i can get tons of foam that just keeps growing. if i fill the pitcher half full the foam is just coming over the top when i hit 155

PS "I've played with a couple tips,"
lets keep that to yourself

[delatlanta1281]

Oh god you guys are killing me.
Cuban coffee
little cream, little sugar. No foaming device.

[LINUS]

PS "I've played with a couple tips,"
lets keep that to yourself

Hahahaha........It only got better there too, the part about finding one I like, blah blah. Once again, ladies and gentlemen, I swear I don't swing like that, despite the gayness of what you see me type.

[rThor432]

You're getting some killer looking dry froth, what % milk do you use?

Skim is really easy to froth, but the froth seems to "die out" as the drink cools. I use whole milk in my cappuccinos.

Try frothing with the tip of the steamer barely in the milk and hold the pitcher at an angle so that the milk spirals into a sort of whirlpool. That circulates the milk and gets everything frothed evenly.

My cappuccinos are extremely dry. About 5/8's cup of dry froth with 4-6 shots depending on the time of day.

[blunttech]

Skim is really easy to froth, but the froth seems to "die out" as the drink cools. I use whole milk in my cappuccinos.

Try frothing with the tip of the steamer barely in the milk and hold the pitcher at an angle so that the milk spirals into a sort of whirlpool. That circulates the milk and gets everything frothed evenly.

My cappuccinos are extremely dry. About 5/8's cup of dry froth with 4-6 shots depending on the time of day.

you use 4-6 shots in a cappucino??? i think that would make me sick. your socks must roll up and down like in the cartoons

[rThor432]

you use 4-6 shots in a cappucino??? i think that would make me sick. your socks must roll up and down like in the cartoons

Ha yeah I make good espresso, what can I say?

[Maluco]

should I even ask if the below machine at Walmart can do the trick? I don't really have alot of money to put towards a maker but would love to be able to make some cappuccino at home...

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=2676624

[LINUS]

should I even ask if the below machine at Walmart can do the trick? I don't really have alot of money to put towards a maker but would love to be able to make some cappuccino at home...

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=2676624

I'll pretend you are being serious. That machine is crap. The best starter machine is to take the time & find a used Starbucks machine, the one that they sell for ~$350 & comes in every color under the sun.
You find those used all the time for under $200, and if you spend some time on Coffeegeek.com learning, you will make great drinks. Get a good burr grinder, and you'll have the potential to make shots at least 80% as good as what my setup will do.