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    Howdy Baristas!

    My Sunbeam came with a 600 ml milk jug, which is fine for two coffees but Ive been doing lots of entertaining and making coffees like theres no tomorrow. The limitation of the 600 ml jug is that I my production rate of lattes is hampered by the size of the milk jug.

    I am considering buying a 1 litre milk jug so that I can steam a bigger volume of milk.

    In your opinion, is the Sunbeam EM6910 capable of handling the next size up of milk jug, or is this really asking too much of it?





    p.s. Maybe I should buy a 2nd milk 600 ml milk jug so that I can have skinny milk. Any suggestions on where to buy NICE milk jugs, and by that, I dont mean the Incasa brand which I can find everywhere.



  • #2
    Re: EM6910 Steaming performance for 1 litre milk j

    Probably a bit too much Lawrence.


    Cheers

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    • #3
      Re: EM6910 Steaming performance for 1 litre milk j

      A 1 litre is only going to get you 50% more milk really so 2 x 600ml makes more sense to me.

      I dont use my 600ml much though so bought myself a 2nd 300ml.
      Thats handier for me as sometime I need to use skim or lactose free milk as well as full cream or light so I can make all the coffees first and clean the jugs later.

      And taking ozscotts opinion into account, you have your answer it seems.

      Oh and i dont know what you mean by "nice jugs" bug I got mine from Coffee Parts.

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      • #4
        Re: EM6910 Steaming performance for 1 litre milk j

        I am pretty sure Luca has some nice milk jugs and they are the bigger size aswell.

        Another 600ml jug would probably suit more. You will find a bigger jug really hurts the hands and fingers.

        -Linda

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        • #5
          Re: EM6910 Steaming performance for 1 litre milk j

          Alternatively do what I did and get rid of those massive cups in favour of some 150ml cups. Since moving to those i can easily make 4-5 coffees using a 600ml jug.

          Speak to dennis re teh nova point cups he is ordering - i have 6 of those and they are sweet.

          Note - if you do this prepare yourself for those ill informed guests that will complain that your coffees are good but too small.

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          • #6
            Re: EM6910 Steaming performance for 1 litre milk j

            No offence to Dennis cups but If I have to, I have a second 600ml jug and can still use my big (200ml) cups and there are no complaints about being stingey.

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            • #7
              Re: EM6910 Steaming performance for 1 litre milk j

              Itll do it, but it will be slow!!

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              • #8
                Re: EM6910 Steaming performance for 1 litre milk j

                OK, thanks for the replies.

                I accidentally bumped into a 800 ml milk jug with a pointy spout yesterday with a sale price of under $17, so I snapped it up.  Its not quite a 1 litre but I think this will be my new full fat milk jug, and Ill relegate the 600 ml milk jug to lite milk or soy duties!    

                I do realise that the 800 ml milk jug would probably take longer to steam, given that the steaming performance of the EM6910 isnt as good as say the Rancilio Sylvia. However, I plan to serve smaller cups of coffee, now that Ive been presented with some very beautiful Tulip cups as a birthday present

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                • #9
                  Re: EM6910 Steaming performance for 1 litre milk j

                  Hi Lawrence,

                  Sorry not to pick up on this sooner, but perhaps this will still be useful information.

                  At work the 600mL jug is the standard. It is perfect for two standard 210mL glasses or cups. After steaming the requisite amount, we tip off 1/3rd to 1/2 to another preheated jug, pour the first coffee out of the 600mL jug, tip the contents of the preheated jug back into the 600mL jug, swirl, then pour the second coffee. We do this because that way you get the same amount of froth in each coffee and the milk is still suitable for latte art. For this reason, we tend to use the 600mL jug for all standard sized coffees even if we are making a few at once. I would think that the 600mL jug would be the biggest that most people would need at home. After all, you only have one group on your machine! To speed things up, it might be worthwhile buying two 600mL jugs and filling them both before doing anything else, then keeping a 300mL jug on hand to split the milk.

                  As for "nice" milk jugs, I feel compelled to speak up in defence of the incasa jugs. They, and the trenton jugs, are everywhere because they are cheap and they do the job well. The spouts tend to be perfect for pouring latte art. The metal is thin enough for you to get a real feel for the temperature of the milk, but thick enough that they can cope with the abuse of a busy cafe environment.

                  There are many jugs out there that look different, and even some that look better, but I struggle to see how the incasa jugs are not "nice." As suggested above, you might be interested in the Metallurgica Motta jugs that coffeeparts stock, but be prepared to pay for "niceness." These are made of thicker metal, so you will have to learn to judge temperature on them all over again. The slope in on the top is kind of useful in that if your arm gets bumped while you are frothing you are less likely to spill.

                  Cheers,

                  Luca

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                  • #10
                    Re: EM6910 Steaming performance for 1 litre milk j

                    Second vote for the Incasa jug. The best ones at Epic were incasas as far as I could tell. Its solid and well-made, and the tip is precise enough for decent art. Just have to buy myself one for home now! :

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                    • #11
                      Re: EM6910 Steaming performance for 1 litre milk j

                      Third vote for the incassa. I have 2 of them at home. Good all round jugs for milk.

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                      • #12
                        Re: EM6910 Steaming performance for 1 litre milk j


                        Hehehe!

                        Looks like Incasa have a lot of friends.

                        The reason why I wasnt happy with the Incasa brand was because I bought an Incasa thermometer, and within a couple of weeks the head just spun around and so I could put the dial on any temperture that I want. The nut at the base of the head where the probe joins the head doesnt actually work, when I try to tension it up. The "this is crap because its Made in China" feelings emerged.

                        I then had a look at the Incasa jugs and noticed that they were not consistently made. A brand new one had a weird bend at the end of the handle where it is spot welded to the jug itself.

                        I looked at a batch of the same Incasa jugs and one had a DIFFERENT spout shape to the others, yet all were in the same packaging, though obviously not from the same batch.

                        In the end I bought an Incasa jug, as it was all that I could find. Im still not thrilled by the quality when I took it back home and compared to the Sunbeam jug that came with the EM6910. The Sunbeam jug just looked much better finished and more robust at the same time.

                        Ah well, cant complain - I bought the Incasa jug on special. It had the most pointed spout amonst all the others, so I figured its a bit more user friendly for latte art.



                        Lawrance

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