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  • kotaro
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    Re: Texturing milk on a la pavoni leva.

    for anyone that cares...

    Ok, so a few months on and Im steaming like a dream.
    did a little tooth pick mod on the steam wand which made a HUGE difference.
    The pav has a 3 hole tip, so when the wand is at one side of the jug, one hole points directly at the side of the jug, a pointless waste really.  all it did was heat up the side of the jug and disrupt my nice circular milky whirlpool.  So i plugged it with a toothpick (as in 1st image below).
    the 2nd image just shows the old and new steam paths (and consequently milk) within the jug.
    as it may or may not be clear from the pic, the mod now means that steam is plunged down into the milk and sends it mixing in a circular motion.
    (sorry for my poor artwork)  : ;D


    Cheers,
    Matt


    Edit: you can see my mod in action here:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAEqjHHgoEw
    http://coffeesnobs.com.au/YaBB.pl?num=1288171124



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  • kotaro
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    Re: Texturing milk on a la pavoni leva.

    Originally posted by 382A295F0 link=1276410064/12#12 date=1280551506
    How did ya get on Kotaro?  

    Im struggling to stretch milk on my La Pavoni Lever as well - seem to be able to heat the milk up with a layer of bubbles on the top but no microfoam.

    Any tips?   just read KKs post and will give that a go.

    Andrew
    hey hey.
    uhh,, getting there. slowly.
    haha, poured my first rosetta off the pav the other day.

    thanks heaps for that article link BF

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  • Koffee_Kosmo
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    Originally posted by 756764120 link=1276410064/19#19 date=1280705092
    Great microfoam this morning - better than my other machine.

    seem to have tamed the 3 hole wand with KKs technique.  

    cheers
    Andrew
    Good news and good to hear
    Once mastered small changes can be made to suit your machine

    KK

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  • guv
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    Great microfoam this morning - better than my other machine.

    seem to have tamed the 3 hole wand with KKs technique.

    cheers
    Andrew

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  • beanflying
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    Have a read here too http://www.home-barista.com/levers/m...zle-t1724.html havnt got one to play with but I will some time or another.

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  • guv
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    lol cheers KK.

    Dont think ill get any where latte art champ - unless there is a section for pours that look like bottoms.

    Just had 2 great coffees with microfoam - seem to be making good progress each coffee now.

    Wifey just commented id pay for that in a cafe and shes about as snobby as I am


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  • Koffee_Kosmo
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    Originally posted by 392B285E0 link=1276410064/15#15 date=1280611343
    just had a better experience - relaxed a little and ended up steaming 3 jugs of milk with at least some microfilm - much better result.

    and the shots just keep getting better..  lovin it

    Excellent news

    Keep it up and you may end up the NZ latte art champion

    KK

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  • guv
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    just had a better experience - relaxed a little and ended up steaming 3 jugs of milk with at least some microfilm - much better result.

    and the shots just keep getting better.. lovin it

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  • guv
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    Not too bad - got a better result but its a little tricky as the steam wand has limited movement.

    Thinking of buying 4 litres of milk and just practicing as I know with practice ill suss it out.

    Im tempted to use the la Pav as the shot maker and my breville as the steam machine as I get good milk on that. thing is i see that as giving up and those who know me know that i wont do it.

    Cheers
    Andrew

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  • Koffee_Kosmo
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    Re: Texturing milk on a la pavoni leva.

    Originally posted by 2C3E3D4B0 link=1276410064/12#12 date=1280551506
    Im struggling to stretch milk on my La Pavoni Lever as well - seem to be able to heat the milk up with a layer of bubbles on the top but no microfoam.

    Any tips? just read KKs post and will give that a go.

    Andrew

    How did you go Andrew ?

    KK

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  • guv
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    How did ya get on Kotaro?

    Im struggling to stretch milk on my La Pavoni Lever as well - seem to be able to heat the milk up with a layer of bubbles on the top but no microfoam.

    Any tips? just read KKs post and will give that a go.

    Andrew

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  • kotaro
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    haha cheers guys, lovin the snobbery haha.

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  • Pavoniboy
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    Yes, definitely good enough to pour latte art. I cant do any good art, but you can definitely get nice distinct thin lines of coffee/milk/coffee/milk etc. Its just that I cant make it look like a rosetta and as above, dont intend on learning until someone can prove it makes my coffee taste better ;D

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  • dannyh
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    My first machine was a Gaggia Factory...basically a copy of the LP Professional. The steam wand arm angle is adjustable and I found that small changes in the angle make a difference. In the end you should be able to texture milk sufficiently well to pour art...whether that be good art or bad art

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  • A_M
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    Originally posted by 7B7C78777F756070777E190 link=1276410064/7#7 date=1276594770
    When the quality of the art makes my coffee taste better then I guess I will care more
    I have always stated that and will til the day I pass over...


    Why..

    Cause i suck at art and always did ;D

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