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  • Javaphile
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    Or get it here: http://coffeesnobs.com.au/documentat...tml#post571314


    Java "" phile

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  • mjs
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    Originally posted by chrisl View Post

    However, the Expobar has me beat!

    I am pulling great shots (despite the manual being rubbish - does anyone have a link to a better one?), but texturing is driving me crazy.
    Download a manual at this link


    http://download1.creminternational.c...on_USER_EN.pdf

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  • lixegel
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    Thanks @Dimal, long process to achieve the sweet spot of texturing in my new machine tho lol

    Originally posted by Dimal View Post
    Lookin' good there "lixegel"...

    Mal.

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  • Dimal
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    Lookin' good there "lixegel"...

    Mal.

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  • lixegel
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    First decent rosetta (after a month of trial and error) using the method of milk texturing u mentioned hehehe
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  • chrisl
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    Nailed it!

    Thanks for the help, guys.

    The trick for me is to start with the tip just under the surface.
    I wait until I get a good swirl going, then lift it just above the surface to generate some foam.
    I drop it straight back under, and that's about it.

    I have made a dozen on the trot that have been great.

    I needed to keep the tip just above the surface with the 6910, so a whole new technique.

    Chris

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  • askthecoffeeguy
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    try turning the steam pressure down and starting slow until you get used to the different action

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  • lixegel
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    Hahaha!!! Now its proven at i am not the only one in that delema!!

    I do fantastic microform with my ex love Breville 800ES. Now with my love of my life Unico Splendor is giving me a crap bubbles, she act like a girl that being so hard to get. Hahaha!!

    But still im inlove and will not give up that easy!

    Goodluck to us! Hehehe

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  • fatboy_1999
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    When I moved from the Silvia to the Expobar I had the same issue.
    In my case, I was trying to do too much and was not letting the wand do it's job.
    After a short learning curve, all was well and it is actually a LOT easier to get great texture using the Expobar.
    I open the steam fully, position the wand and then I barely move the jug in any direction.
    Try dong a small jug without introducing any air into it on purpose and see how you go.
    Brett.

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  • Agrajag
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    Originally posted by chrisl View Post
    I do what I used to do with the 6910
    and what is that?

    Originally posted by chrisl View Post
    I get big bubbles
    Possibly holding the jug a little bit too low? Otherwise maybe just leaving it at the top too long before getting the tip in.

    Originally posted by chrisl View Post
    Can anyone please point me in the right direction?
    http://coffeesnobs.com.au/milk-froth...microfoam.html

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  • Texturing milk after moving from Sunbeam 6910 to Expobar Leva

    I brought home my lovely new Expobar Leva two days ago, after 7 years with a Sunbeam 6910.

    No real reason other than upgraditis :-)

    I have always been able to make excellent micro foam with the 6910, and my wife's morning cappucino always has a dense layer of great foam on it.

    However, the Expobar has me beat!

    I am pulling great shots (despite the manual being rubbish - does anyone have a link to a better one?), but texturing is driving me crazy.

    I do what I used to do with the 6910, and I get big bubbles, and anything else is worse.

    Same milk, same jug, same temperature.

    Can anyone please point me in the right direction?

    I calculated that I have done a little over 5,000 cappucinos (plus lots more espressos) with the 6910, so am really peeved.
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