Comments on: with a little help from my friends http://ryanharne.com/2005/03/28/with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:51:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Rianna http://ryanharne.com/2005/03/28/with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/#comment-97 Rianna Wed, 30 Mar 2005 06:17:54 +0000 http://ryanharne.com/2005/03/28/with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/#comment-97 I agree with May when I say that you should always use cold milk for frothing, because if you try and steam warm milk over and over it gets scalded. But you probably wouldn't have to worry about that unless you were making a high volume of drinks. As a fellow skim milk lover, I can tell you that skim does froth MUCH better than whole milk or 2%. At work, we have some soy drinkers who want cappuccinos and while we do make them, they're definitely not as dry as they could be if they just used skim. Happy barista-ing. :) I agree with May when I say that you should always use cold milk for frothing, because if you try and steam warm milk over and over it gets scalded. But you probably wouldn’t have to worry about that unless you were making a high volume of drinks.

As a fellow skim milk lover, I can tell you that skim does froth MUCH better than whole milk or 2%. At work, we have some soy drinkers who want cappuccinos and while we do make them, they’re definitely not as dry as they could be if they just used skim.

Happy barista-ing. :)

]]> By: Ryan http://ryanharne.com/2005/03/28/with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/#comment-96 Ryan Wed, 30 Mar 2005 03:33:06 +0000 http://ryanharne.com/2005/03/28/with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/#comment-96 Latte art is not my thing... as of yet. So far I'm lucky if I can control the frothing process. I've been getting a tad too much of the bubbles, thereby making all of my drinks into semi-cappucinos (but they still taste supreme). I'm still a beginner so I'm content. May, I actually prefer skim milk; I'm not a fan of the taste of other milks. But cold milk, regardless of fat content, is <em>always</em> a thousand times better than warm milk. No... wait.. I love steamers. And that's certainly warm milk. Maybe I meant lukewarm milk that has been sitting out for a few hours. eewwwww Latte art is not my thing… as of yet. So far I’m lucky if I can control the frothing process. I’ve been getting a tad too much of the bubbles, thereby making all of my drinks into semi-cappucinos (but they still taste supreme). I’m still a beginner so I’m content.

May, I actually prefer skim milk; I’m not a fan of the taste of other milks. But cold milk, regardless of fat content, is always a thousand times better than warm milk.

No… wait.. I love steamers. And that’s certainly warm milk. Maybe I meant lukewarm milk that has been sitting out for a few hours. eewwwww

]]> By: May http://ryanharne.com/2005/03/28/with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/#comment-95 May Tue, 29 Mar 2005 20:43:29 +0000 http://ryanharne.com/2005/03/28/with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/#comment-95 Nice one! I'm not a coffee expert, but I consider myself an expert coffee drinker. I am a huge fan of home brewing (coffee or beer) and I do consider it a science. My advice is obvious, but important. Make sure you are brewing with cold water and using cold milk for frothing. The cold milk (preferably with a nice milkfat %) froths beautifully when making a latte or capuccino. Nice one! I’m not a coffee expert, but I consider myself an expert coffee drinker. I am a huge fan of home brewing (coffee or beer) and I do consider it a science. My advice is obvious, but important. Make sure you are brewing with cold water and using cold milk for frothing. The cold milk (preferably with a nice milkfat %) froths beautifully when making a latte or capuccino.

]]> By: Stew http://ryanharne.com/2005/03/28/with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/#comment-94 Stew Mon, 28 Mar 2005 21:35:42 +0000 http://ryanharne.com/2005/03/28/with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/#comment-94 Wow! Congratulations on your espresso machine! Ever since I quit my Starbucks job, I've wanted to get an espresso machine, but never got around to it. Thus, I'm very envious of your purchase... :P <a href="http://www.coffeegeek.com" rel="nofollow">Coffee Geek</a> is a pretty good site about high-quality home-brewed coffee, but it can be quite technical. However, I suppose it's necessary to get technical as you learn more and more about coffee. Let me know if you ever start to do <a href="http://www.coffeegeek.com/guides/frothingguide/examples" rel="nofollow">latte art</a>! Wow! Congratulations on your espresso machine! Ever since I quit my Starbucks job, I’ve wanted to get an espresso machine, but never got around to it. Thus, I’m very envious of your purchase… :P

Coffee Geek is a pretty good site about high-quality home-brewed coffee, but it can be quite technical. However, I suppose it’s necessary to get technical as you learn more and more about coffee. Let me know if you ever start to do latte art!

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