Thank you so much for taking the time to make such comprehensive tutorials. I’m new to all of this and I feel like you’ve helped my progress by leaps and bounds in a short amount of time. QUESTION: If my machine won’t let me make the espresso and steam the milk at the same time, which do you think I should make first? I’ve been steaming the milk first and swirling it until the espresso is ready. 🤷🏼♀️
After watching many milk foam tutorials I'm shocked that you are the only one smart enough to show with glass and water so we can see the wand depth and positioning! That was very helpful.
I've watched about 12 million videos on how to prepare the perfect silky milk. This one is by far the best! It is short and to the point, covering the main points. The glass container makes it a lot easier to understand the position of the steam wand. I'm an instant fan. Thank you.
Seriously the most concise but nuanced take on perfecting milk steaming. Excited to try it out. And can't go wrong with the half way and a quarter dance too lol
Love the video length it was perfect for someone who has already watched your full video a few times. I would love some refreshers or tips about various traditional latte art shapes like tips for tulips or a video about rippled variants. As always the content is immensely helpful to a home barista. Appreciate your help and knowledge. Cheers Lance!
I genuinely feel this is the strongest video when it comes to a “how to texturize milk” tutorial. Considering there are hundreds on RU-vid, I would consider that a job well done!
Going from stretching to incorporating once milk is body temp is a gem of a tip - this is the thing that let me be consistent with different types of milks, different amounts etc. Much better than trying to time it, or judge by how much volume has increased etc
I am New to your channel and new to the barista world so I have a lot of listening to do!!! I have watched at least 40 videos on milk steaming techniques and this is by far my favorite video. Why? 1- you use glass (see-thru) pitcher! Just Genius! 2- you show different angles to pinpoint exact hand /wand placement 3- you don’t ramble on and on! I’m in love!!! Thank you soooooo much! I can’t wait to try this technique on the espresso machine. Do you have a video on how to make every espresso drink and how best to memorize recipes?
such a great refresher! you’re always my first look for tutorials, and whenever i am training baristas, i always teach steaming like you do because you do it best! and before i go to train anyone i always have them watch your vids first :) thanks for making good tutorials so accessible
Thanks for your excellent tutorials, Lance! Though I followed your instructions carefully I just got hot oat milk and almost no foam when steaming on my new La Pavoni Cellini Mini. This morning I put the milk jar into the fridge for a while to see if that lower temperature would make a change. It worked wonders! From the first second, I knew that this was the missing variable. The milk slowly rose to a smooth, silky foam to the mug's rim. I couldn't imagine that a small temperature difference could make such a big difference. 🙏
Hey man! I manage a not-for-profit café in Melbourne - literally just opened properly this week after a crazy year. We provide training and support to people looking for community, social inclusion, and a supported pathway to employment. Your videos are so, so helpful. I take the view that the more seriously - and nerdy - I take the coffee thing, the more robust the skills training is for our trainees and volunteers. So just a shoutout of thanks for me, this is super helpful. Keep doing your thing!
I just buy the coffee maker today, and I’m very newbie for this coffee society, but I found your videos are very useful, explain clearly. I really love how you describe and stress out what exactly to do. Anyway, Thank you so much and have a great day. Love it
I agree with the other comments, this is the best you’re stealing video I have watched, as a teacher. I’m very impressed by your teaching chops, my friend.
Thank god! Finally a decent video!!!! It's absolutely astonishing how many useless videos there are on this subject. Thank you so much for this, I really needed this for work:)
you have the best demonstration with the clear pitcher. It makes is so easy to see how to angle the wand and the pitcher. I'm still learning, Thank you
I found your first video when I first got my machine, it made me go from really horribly bubbly milk to silk smooth milk - thanks for all the help so far!
I really laughed out loud a couple of times! You’re a wonderful maestro! Great personality, I enjoyed this video… 2024 and I just got my first espresso ☕️ machine, BREVILLE Oracle… I’m going to do this manual technique now thanks so much !
I know I'm late to this one but I thought I'd share my experience: I work at a local coffee shop but I got my own espresso machine (a Bambino Plus) about two months ago. While I could get good results on the machine we have at work, the milk I was steaming at home was seriously lacking. Just this morning, I tried your technique and it made a huge difference. Thanks a lot!
Thanks for the concise explanation : 'stretch' first, then immerse tip further to incorporate stretched milk, is what I think you said. Will try this v.soon.
YOUR GUIDELINE OF HOW MAKE SILKY MILK (HALF WAY AND A QUARTER) MADE MY LATTES LOOK AND TASTE AWESOME!!!THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE JOURNEY SO FAR.... LOOKING FORWARD FOR NEW LESSONS P.S. I'M VERY HAPPY WATCHING YOUR SUBSCRIBERS INCREASING EVERY TIME YOU UPLOAD A NEW VIDEO :)
Hi Lance! I just discovered your channel and it is excellent! I have been a home barista for over decade and your steam wand position advice has already started to help me get even better. Question: do you change the positioning at all depending on the number of holes in your steam tip? I have seen lots of different advice for 2 hole vs. 3 hole vs 4 hole positioning. Obviously, timing will be different, but have you played around with your technique with all of them? Also, in one of your videos, you mention that it "works" on all milk varieties, noting that some alternative milks might need a little more aggressive introduction of air. Would you please do a video working with skim and 1% milk? Lots of people want their lattes with the "more healthy" option but I find it much more challenging to get silky milk with those. Thanks!
Watched a lot of your videos. Love em. Good refresher from a decade plus out of the coffee shop. Love your teaching style and I have to say, The clear pitcher with the water injecting water… incredible visual for understanding.
So far have been able to make really nice tasting latte's, but haven't mastered the milk quite yet. I am not getting the silky, frothy texture. Only been at it for a couple days but will keep watching until I get this. Love your teaching style, clear and repetitive to drive home the important points.
Wow thank god i found you, i have wasted alot of time trying to find the art of coffee with peoples tutorials. This was so so helpful. Im now going to lool at the rest of yoir videos and hope i can learn more Thanks for explaining this so well.
This is a fantastic way of explanation, very clear, especially using a transparent jug to show the position to inject air. this is the right way to clarify it. Otherwise, it will be hard to know. Thank you so much. It helps me a lot 🥰
Lance, want to say thank you. You really changed the coffee experience for me and my friends. Super good explanation and strong tutorial. Keep up the great work, will follow your career.
This was super helpful: for some reason my milk steaming has been garbage lately, and the refresher reminded me of what I have been getting lazy about.
The view of the difference in the amount of air as you changed the depth of the steam wand is so helpful! I have been struggling with my Breville Infuser and its low pressure steam wand. Now, I want to test the depth with a glass pitcher.
Yo! You are so much fun to watch, 1/2 way and a quarter!!!!! I've just got a new machine and feel like I'm starting my milk steaming journey all over again. I'm a give this a go in the morning, thanks for the video, great content.
Just watched your more in-depth milk steaming video yesterday! Love the short length and level of detail in this video. Only just starting out on this hobby and struggling to get my milk to stay on top of the espresso / crema (to attempt art), although I'm sure it's just the milk texture I need to perfect. Thanks again!
Excellent tutorial 👌 Just starting out and struggling with the microfoam. I'm definitely over thinking it too much! Ps You remind me so much of Jack Black when you say Boom! 🤣 Great video thanks 😊
Your explanation of this has helped me so much. I just got a linea mini a week ago and this has greatly improved having a baseline to start with. Now I just need to get the movements and stretching time down!
Appreciate the refresher. Actually reminded me of a (very minor) mistake I was making. I was doing 0.75/0.25 (or putting myself in the middle of that back right quadrant). Still got silky milky in that position, but I think bringing it back to the middle that extra 0.25 will definitely help with consistency.
Love the content, Lance!! I’m just starting to get into the world of drinking milk drinks after drinking nothing but straight spro forever. Keep being you man you’re amazing
This was perfect! I appreciate your original video's thoroughness, but it is nice to have a video that's mostly technique after having learned the theory and terminology.
Lance, I've become a fangirl of your videos and appreciate all your attention to detail in your videos. As a side note--something you address elsewhere that I'd like to disabuse you of--you never repeat yourself too much. Repetition is what helps us remember! Say things over and over because it's so helpful. Question: do you have a recommendation for a glass steaming pitcher? I teach baristas and it's so helpful to watch the milk steam, but my searching hasn't scrounged up a good clear pitcher. I'd love to know what you use or would recommend.
Watched your full length video and loved it and helped me out so much making better and better coffees. But it was amazing to see now what is actually happening in the pitched when you are stretching! Gave me an even better understanding to the art of steaming milk! Thanks lance!
Hi Lance, thanks for the great videos. Could you do a video on those of us with machines that have straight/vertical fixed spouts (no 45 degree spout angle)? Thank you!!!
Always good to go back to basics, I do around two Latte's a day some times four and I always seem to get out of position on my first steaming, thankfully the BBE steams slower so I can correct my position and get a ok foam on first Latte by second always better, lol great video Lance :)
This video helped me a lot in understanding what the full process is to get great steamed milk. I still can't seem to get it to flow though. I get foam but can't blend it together.
Finally starting to get some good milk texture with my ECM Casa V - this video helped again to keep the basics in mind and what to look/listen for! Thanks a lot
