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  • #16
    Re: Giotto steaming question

    Originally posted by 1C31353934580 link=1253085027/14#14 date=1253261017
    When lots of milky drinks are ordered, I just use a 1.0Lt Pitcher filled to the bottom of the spout impression and clean out/refill as many times as needed. Doesnt take long and the shots dont get a chance to cool down very much....

    Need to work on a routine and itll all fall into place....

    Mal.
    I could go a L of coffee right now..... Check ya PM.. In a servo just down the road...

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    • #17
      Re: Giotto steaming question

      Ok folks, so if your Giottos do 1lt of milk ( actual milk) and mine will only do it with 2 hits, should I be returning it for repair?

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      • #18
        Re: Giotto steaming question

        Originally posted by 1B1F392020253A2D224C0 link=1253085027/16#16 date=1253272198
        Ok folks, so if your Giottos do 1lt of milk ( actual milk) and mine will only do it with 2 hits, should I be returning it for repair?
        Hi WSully. A 1L jug = 500ml milk...Are you using a 2L jug and if so why?

        You can only make 2 shots at once and therefore should never need more than 400ml. Are you attempting hot coffee milkshakes?

        Your machine is normal but perhaps you have unrealistic expectations. Its not a 12L boiler commercial machine

        Maybe you needed this http://www.espressocompany.com.au/steam.htm  :P

        2mcm

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        • #19
          Re: Giotto steaming question

          Originally posted by 0E2B2C2A05440 link=1253085027/13#13 date=1253253945
          i have done 1ltr of milk with no problems on my ecm giotto premium
          no 2 mcm, Im not trying to make coffee milk shakes, people are saying they can do 1lt, I gave it a go to test the machines limits, my question was, can ppl steam 1lt of actual milk....ppl said yes, I was simply wondering if their was a genuine problem with the machine.

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          • #20
            Re: Giotto steaming question

            Originally posted by 090D2B323237283F305E0 link=1253085027/18#18 date=1253273957
            Originally posted by 0E2B2C2A05440 link=1253085027/13#13 date=1253253945
            i have done 1ltr of milk with no problems on my ecm giotto premium
            no 2 mcm, Im not trying to make coffee milk shakes, people are saying they can do 1lt, I gave it a go to test the machines limits, my question was, can ppl steam 1lt of actual milk....ppl said yes, I was simply wondering if their was a genuine problem with the machine.
            Id suspect that theyre using a 1L jug...

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            • #21
              Re: Giotto steaming question

              Cheers

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              • #22
                Re: Giotto steaming question

                nope 2l jug

                havent done it in a while, but this Sunday have lots of guests with a few kids, so ill put it to the test again as i will have to make a fair few hot chocs.

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                • #23
                  Re: Giotto steaming question

                  Originally posted by 644146406F2E0 link=1253085027/21#21 date=1253276142
                  nope 2l jug

                  havent done it in a while, but this Sunday have lots of guests with a few kids, so ill put it to the test again as i will have to make a fair few hot chocs.
                  Hi John,

                  Youre pushing your machine well beyond what it is designed to do. Firstly, check that you dont run it below 0.5bar or youll end up with milk in the boiler.

                  My advice FWIW- use 2 x 1L jug and let the machine recover or you may end up with premature component failure.

                  2mcm

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                  • #24
                    Re: Giotto steaming question

                    Originally posted by 124D554348434F464645454D414E200 link=1253085027/22#22 date=1253276842
                    Youre pushing your machine well beyond what it is designed to do. Firstly, check that you dont run it below 0.5bar or youll end up with milk in the boiler.

                    thank god for this site and for the knowledge people like you have. Thanks for the tip. ill make sure i dont do that to my giotto.

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                    • #25
                      Re: Giotto steaming question

                      Originally posted by 633C243239323E373734343C303F510 link=1253085027/22#22 date=1253276842
                      Firstly, check that you dont run it below 0.5bar

                      Am I the only GPP owner only who feels a bit put out by that info? I bought the GPP with the impression that its steaming power was well above my old VBM Piccolo. Am I really back to the scenario where I can really only prepare two milk-based drinks at a time? Yeah, yeah I know this ensures the shots dont cool while milk is being textured but, I would like to think I could comfortably prepare 4 at a time.

                      Ive been keeping my eye on the gauge and I find that after texturing a 600mL jug the gauge didnt finish that far above 0.5 bar -> about .7 or .8. How would this compare to the VBM DS which has more grunt or other HX machines?

                      Id recommend milk steaming ability be quoted in the specs as it might influence buying decisions for those who need greater steaming ability

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                      • #26
                        Re: Giotto steaming question

                        Thats fine Flynn,

                        A 600ml jug will be no problem at all. A 2L jug is massive overkill though and the machine is not designed to do that.

                        Chris

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                        • #27
                          Re: Giotto steaming question

                          Ok, so this morning i steamed a 500 ml of actual milk in a 1lt jug, it started screaming at 45C but got to 65C, the guage got to just below 0.5bar..........surely this cant be right, as flynn said, i was under the impression that this machine had a greater steaming ability, my silvia did 500ml of milk without screaming........with a 300ml boiler!, also if it sits idle at 1.0 bar i cannot steam 500ml of actual milk, i have to wait for it to hit 1.2bar on the guage at the top of its cycle to start steaming......is this right?

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                          • #28
                            Re: Giotto steaming question

                            Originally posted by 020F0C02600 link=1253085027/3#3 date=1253085893
                            THe giotto can easily steam 500ml of milk in one hit, sure the boiler has to fill during that time but it doesnt diminish the steam to the point that you need to stop
                            Oh and when the boiler refil does kick in, steam virtually stops......

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                            • #29
                              Re: Giotto steaming question

                              Originally posted by 7A4F4245716D4148484B4B2E0 link=1253085027/25#25 date=1253664820
                              A 600ml jug will be no problem at all.
                              That I know, or did you mean 1L? A 2L jug would be overkill, but it sounds like steaming in a 1L jug is not advisable despite your advice to JohnA as the manometer drops below 0.5 as WSully just pointed out.

                              So if 0.5bar is the minimum safe limit to avoid milk in the boiler, should we be looking at some sort of mod to improve steaming capacity or is it just boiler size which determines this?

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                              • #30
                                Re: Giotto steaming question

                                at what point does yours scream flynn? if at all, its so loud!, from 45C to 65C no one can talk in my house >

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