Hi Everyone,
I know this has been covered many times. But I just thought I would share an experience I have just had in the hope that it may help someone.
I have had my Silva for about 10 months and have been extremely happy with it. My usual process for steaming milk is:
1. Hit the steam switch after making espresso
2. Get milk jug ready etc.
3. Bleed wand when PID shows light is about to go off (dont let it go out).
This method has worked OK for the last ten months. The only thing is that after a few seconds of steaming it seems to cough and splutter what I assume is water and it is very hard to get a bubble free texture.
I was watching some vids online and reading some posts here in the hope that I could solve this problem and I saw a video where someone bled the wand just after flicking on the steam switch. I have tried this and I am happy to say I am getting the best milk that I have ever gotten.
My new process is.
1. flick the steam switch
2. almost immediatly bleed the wand until the stream of water becomes steam
3. get milk jug etc.
4. watch the PID and do another small bleed just before the light would go out (dont let it go out)
This has improved the milk texture out of site and my wife has also adopted this approach.
I hope this post is not too trivial that it might help someone.
Cheers.
BB
I know this has been covered many times. But I just thought I would share an experience I have just had in the hope that it may help someone.
I have had my Silva for about 10 months and have been extremely happy with it. My usual process for steaming milk is:
1. Hit the steam switch after making espresso
2. Get milk jug ready etc.
3. Bleed wand when PID shows light is about to go off (dont let it go out).
This method has worked OK for the last ten months. The only thing is that after a few seconds of steaming it seems to cough and splutter what I assume is water and it is very hard to get a bubble free texture.
I was watching some vids online and reading some posts here in the hope that I could solve this problem and I saw a video where someone bled the wand just after flicking on the steam switch. I have tried this and I am happy to say I am getting the best milk that I have ever gotten.
My new process is.
1. flick the steam switch
2. almost immediatly bleed the wand until the stream of water becomes steam
3. get milk jug etc.
4. watch the PID and do another small bleed just before the light would go out (dont let it go out)
This has improved the milk texture out of site and my wife has also adopted this approach.
I hope this post is not too trivial that it might help someone.
Cheers.
BB

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