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  • #46
    Re: help with milk texturing...

    Originally posted by 405A4E4C4149485F1D182D0 link=1323487709/43#43 date=1334909234
    When i get time, ill do up a video of my technique but here is what i do on my EM6910:
    1) Purge the steam wand
    2) Fill jug with amount of milk needed (never above the beginning of the spout)
    3) place tip 0.5cm under the surface
    4) turn knob to full
    5) Stretch the milk until the jug starts to get hot
    6) place knob just under the milk at an angle that will make a whirlpool effect in the milk - No more stretching
    7) Heat and swirl until hot

    This technique works for me just using the el cheepo steaming jug off coffee parts and seems to work flawlessly on my Sunbeam at home and the La Marzocco fb80 and Linea at work.
    Happy Steaming!
    Thank you for your post>
    I am having trouble with creating microfoamed milk
    with my recently acquired EM6910 in which I have just replaced the steam boiler.

    I am having trouble getting my technique right, or else it is the machine!!

    I have been making great silky milk in my EM4800C for 4 years. I am a bit puzzled. Maybe the EM6910 needs a new steam tip as it appears the steam is too fierce and it does not give me time to get the microfoam right.

    In the past on my other machine my goal has been silky milk all the way through with no foam. I probably achieved that about 65-75% of the time.

    Thank you for your above post.

    Robin

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    • #47
      Re: help with milk texturing...

      Originally posted by 2A392F313434580 link=1323487709/45#45 date=1339189361
      Thank you for your post>
      I am having trouble with creating microfoamed milk
      with my recently acquired EM6910 in which I have just replaced the steam boiler.

      I am having trouble getting my technique right, or else it is the machine!!

      I have been making great silky milk in my EM4800C for 4 years. I am a bit puzzled. Maybe the EM6910 needs a new steam tip as it appears the steam is too fierce and it does not give me time to get the microfoam right.

      In the past on my other machine my goal has been silky milk all the way through with no foam. I probably achieved that about 65-75% of the time.

      Thank you for your above post.

      Robin
      No problem. The one golden rule is practise. And if you dont want to waste milk, just place cold water in your jug, put a tiny dollop of washing up liquid in it a practise steaming with that! Little to no wastage and a bucket load of practise heading your way

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      • #48
        Re: help with milk texturing...

        Thanks for that, I will try that.

        I am grumpy, especially since I had my technique near to right with my less expensive machine.

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        • #49
          Re: help with milk texturing...

          Following the Golden Rule of Practice, practice, practcie and no luck so far. Went back to my old machine this morning, perfect, I could make nice latte art. I think I am going to make the steam spout hole smaller, takes longer I know, but there you go.

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          • #50
            Re: help with milk texturing...

            This mightve been linked to already, but anyway here it is again. I found this whole article pretty useful. http://coffeegeek.com/guides/frothingguide/steamguide

            Make sure you read the sections on the milk itself too Gives you some insight about whats really happening to the milk when you steam it...

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