How to make a perfect latte with hot milk the expert teaches you how to pull a latte.

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If you like lattes, you probably don't like black coffee much. Making lattes is cheaper and less difficult than you think. This simple latte blends espresso and steamed milk to create a sippy bubble paradise.

Espresso can also affect success, but this article focuses on making foam, as long as you master the method of making foam, you can move towards basic flower, create your own design.

To make a coffee drink with steamed milk, you need a coffee machine and a steam bar and a milk brewer for business, as well as your favorite milk, espresso and round cups.

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Wash the steam wand right after you use it. First try to hit the milk surface a few times, lest there are particles in the steam pipe, but still be careful, high temperature steam from a foot away can hurt people, may wish to adjust the angle, so that danger away from themselves.

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Pour the milk into the bubble jug, not over the spout, activate the steam wand, the steam wand first sinks into the bottom of the jug and then pulls up, you will hear a few hisses, but pull too high will appear large bubbles, issued a violent hiccup sound.

Tilt the milk bubble pot toward yourself so you can see inside. The milk should be spinning steadily. A video produced by Whole Latte Love, a coffee machine sales website, suggests lowering the milk bubble pot, raising the temperature and raising it to make the steam stick hit deeper.

Once the milk reaches 60- 80 degrees, you can turn off the steam bar. Some baristas know the temperature by touching it, and others listen to the tone of the steam to determine the temperature. Might as well use the clip-on thermometer to do the experiment first, it will also be more accurate.

A few knocks on the table, the big foam will be swept away, and the foam will be more refined. If the steam stick does not sink to the bottom of the kettle, the hot milk and foam will not interfere with the river water, and the difficulty of pulling flowers will be higher. At this time, it is advisable to rotate the steam stick and melt these layers into one.

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It's easiest to pull flowers in a round cup. Pour the espresso into the bottom of the cup, add a small amount of steamed milk, and keep turning to blend. Pour milk into the cup skills, nothing more than speed and height from the cup, remember to be in a fairly high place, stable and slow pour milk, which helps milk and coffee continue to blend, I suggest circular pour method, so that milk and coffee fully mixed.

The following videos provided by Whole Latte Love show the steps of pulling flowers in full. Go to 1:10 for detailed explanation. The barista recommends quenching the espresso before heating the milk. This is more convenient for pulling flowers, but also prepare the hot milk quickly to retain the best flavor of the espresso. After all, after the espresso is made, it will become bitter as long as it takes 10--20 seconds. As for other new techniques, it's up to you to try them out and find the one that works best for you.

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When the milk is almost half full, bring the bubbler closer to the cup. Then, instead of blending coffee and milk, distinguish between white foam and latte. Start pulling from the farthest place from yourself, pour the foam into the cup, pull out the white circle towards yourself, immediately pull the foam pot in the opposite direction, and the circle instantly "cuts" into love. The same is true of the leaf pulling method, but first draw a Z shape, and then "cut" out the branches of the leaf.

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