Comments on: How To Make Cappuccino And Latte At Home

By: kim

kim — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 23:44:09 +0000

I purchased a used krups fnd1 expresso w/o a user manual. Can anyone plz tell me the correct way to use it. I need help. LOL

By: Rosemary

Rosemary — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:18:25 +0000

Trying to master this foam thing using a Morphy Richards Grande Cafe machine I received as a wedding gift over 10 years ago! Even when I get the milk to expand when steamed, it’s still pretty flat when I pour. Coffee tastes great and I’m cafined-out, won’t sleep tonight!

By: Mary

Mary — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 23:39:12 +0000

Hey Guys, can someone please teach me how to make those wonderful foam that covers starbucks coffee? Tried everything but no luck

@Leonel- fantastic work… I wish I knew how to make something like that

By: Gunner

Gunner — Fri, 27 May 2011 19:04:08 +0000

1st-it’s easiest to steam cream/milk with an Expresso Machine Wand. Immerse the wand into the center of the cup of cream or milk (turn on the steam-that heats up your liquid.) After a minute or so, the the liquid will be very hot, so you will carefully bob the Expresso Wand near then under the surface of the liquid-intentionally creating as much or as little of a froath or a foam as you’d like. Careful not to splatter yourself. Turn the Steam off. And immediately wipe the wand off, if you don’t it can clog. If it does, usually hot water, can help get it off, or a sterile hatpin used just for that.

LATTE: You can make chocolate Milk (or rice/almond/soy milk), Strawberry Milk or add a shot of Flavored Italian Syrup(s) to make it whatever Flavor you’d like. Then you’d Steam it, and leave it covered with a nice Froth. It’s drunk hot. (American’s are used to Cafe-Lattes: Which can be any Hot Coffee of the day (Half OR Two Thirds of the Liquid) to Steamed Milk (Half OR One Third)

CAPPUCCINO: Is ALWAYS one shot of Expresso. to two/thirds cup of Cream (milk OR rice/almond/soy milk) {If you add chocolate/cocoa to any java beverage–it makes it Mocha} Then you’d Steam it, and leave it covered with a nice Foam. It’s drunk hot.

*I keep my ‘milk/cream’ as cold as possible, because I don’t have an Expresso Machine Steam Wand. Then I use a held immersable blender and it gets my milk/cream foamed up, I add them to which ever Drink I’m serving, the best thing is, it cools it down a smidgen so it’s a drinking temperature.

By: Cappuccino

Cappuccino — Sat, 14 May 2011 12:45:08 +0000

I think the quantity of milk really depends on the taste of the person who’s going to have the cappuccino, however, too much milk will remove all the characteristics of coffee from you Cappuccino. Rather than just the milk, and coffee, Cappuccinos also differ on the way you mix them and why not, how you decorate your cup…

By: Angie

Angie — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:22:50 +0000

help i just bought a delonghi coffee/cappuccino/espresso machine the BCO120T and cannot figure out how to use it how much milk and what kind…

By: Leonel

Leonel — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:18:55 +0000

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By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:54:52 +0000

Ok…I’m not blonde…but I should be… I have a delonghi machine. Just got it today..does anyone have “Kindergarten” directions on how exactly make a flavored latte? No offense to the blondes..most of you are WAY smarter than me..

By: Judy N. Piodena

Judy N. Piodena — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:58:49 +0000

me too i’m a bit ignorant about the variety of coffee so thank you guys…. this could help me.

By: Elle Woods

Elle Woods — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:55:57 +0000

What about these frothers? No steam just froth and heat for hot or no heat for cold drinks. How are they for lattes and cappuccinos?

By: tom

tom — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:57:10 +0000

the way i make cappuccino is to rinse the cup with hot water, froth the milk by creating a vortex with the steamer, make sure its(just below the surface but dont let large bubbles appear)double shot for a large single for a small, sprinkle cocoa powder on the crem before you pour the milk, NEVER FILL THE MILK JUG MORE THAN HALF WAY, 1/3 espresso 1/3 hot milk 1/3 micro foam

By: Cert.MasterBarista

Cert.MasterBarista — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 22:42:03 +0000

Just to clarify, to make a proper cappuccino (named after the hair cut of the cappuccine monks) steam the milk making a whirlpool in center. Milk should double in volume and have a melted ice-cream appearance. Pour immediately, (no need for spoons) into your freshly pulled espresso. Pouring immediately will usually ensure you get the foam and milk together unless you pour too slowly. (practice makes perfect) The result should give you a cup of perfectly blended/swirled espresso & milk–yum!

By: Cert.MasterBarista

Cert.MasterBarista — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 22:25:58 +0000

dramamine is the only one so far that seems to know what they are talking about! The article also instructs one to make a cappuccino incorectly. Simply put the “cappuccino” is in reallity only an extra foamy caffe-latte.

By: dramamine

dramamine — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:53:54 +0000

this article was wrong on the type of milk to be used. regular whole milk makes the best foam and a better tasting latte. for laurae95531 you need to make a vortex while steaming the milk, this will create a nicely textured milk while collapsing all the giant bubbles.

By: Laurae95531

Laurae95531 — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 02:59:30 +0000

I just got the delonghi for christmas, i’m on like my 10th cup trying to master the foaming part. i have a feeling i’ll be up for awhile (lol), anyone wanna explain what i’m doing wrong? i only get a bit of foam, and it’s splattering everywhere making a mess. yummy, but not much foam. thanks!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 17:46:03 +0000

For a cheap espresso machine, try the DeLonghi Retro B32. I just got one for Christmas and I absolutely LOVE it. My lattes taste just like Caribou’s, but it’s not $4 a cup!

By: tammy lee

tammy lee — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 00:40:41 +0000

getting ready for tomorrow, I have an interview at the coffee shop on campus. I have my own cappuccino machine at home and I do okay making it. I don’t go to the coffee shops 2 much so I am not up to date on all the new drinks, ect… So I was wonder if you could send me some 411 so that I can get ready to work here if I get hired that is. I am looking up some things tonight so that I can get some idea on the lingo. If you can send me something that I can print out and carry with me tomorrow that would be great. Thanks

By: Rissa

Rissa — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:31:33 +0000

Hey guys, thanks for the great tips! I have a problem with my cappuccino maker (steaming apparatus)…it seems to only heat up the milk not froth it. Any ideas of what is going on or how I clean it thoroughly?

By: Surajit

Surajit — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:28:15 +0000

Thanks guys. You have helped me a lot. I am a Hospitality professional but I didn’t know so much before. Thanks once again.

By: Ellie

Ellie — Fri, 07 May 2010 16:03:43 +0000

If you are asking about coffee beans for Espresso, you can check out JJ Beans. They have great beans for Espresso. As for how fine you grind it, it depends on how you brew it.