| SALE TODAY: Learn Piano on iOS bit.ly Step 1: Steam the Milk The first step in brewing cafe latte is steaming the milk. Cafe lattes are typically served in huge cups, so 16 ounces of ice cold ideally fresh milk is one of the two main ingredients. It should be ice cold, because warm or room temperature milk cannot steam and foam well. With a culinary thermometer ready, dunk the steam wand of the espresso machine to the milk. Do not immerse it totally. Just dip it a little bit so that it barely touches the milk. It should not be above the surface, either. Turn on the steam wand. Use your sense of hearing, instead of sight, to judge if the steaming process is done correctly. The wand should suck in bubbles and not splatter the milk. If you want to use your eyes, a whirlpool is considered a good sign. The target temperature is anywhere between 155 and 160ºF. Be sure to turn off the wand before the temperature reaches 160ºF. The milk should continue to rise. Set aside the steamed milk to allow it to stiffen up a bit. Step 2: Pull the Espresso Cafe latte is typically foamy steamed milk flavored with thick Italian-style espresso coffee, so the second step in preparing cafe latte is brewing the espresso. Depending on the espresso coffee making tools you have, brew espresso using an extraction time of 18 to 22 seconds. The streams of dripping espresso should look like mouse tails. They should not be too thick or too thin. The perfect espresso is characterized by crema or "cream ... |
