Everything You Need To Know To Steam Great Milk

James Hoffmann July 1, 2021
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Hi! My name is James, and I make videos about anything and everything to do with coffee, occasionally food and sometimes business/entrepreneurship. I create how-tos, guides, reviews, vlogs, video essays and mini-documentary films. In the real world, I've started a few companies, I wrote "The World Atlas of Coffee" and "How To Make The Best Coffee At Home". I do a little advisory work for startups too. If you want to get in touch, drop me a line but please read these two things first: 1. I don't do paid reviews. I have a Patreon that helps me buy the products I want to review to prevent bias (then I give them away!) 2. I get a lot of email, so sadly I can't help with queries about which equipment you should buy. TO GET IN TOUCH PLEASE REACH OUT VIA WEBSITE: https://www.jameshoffmann.co.uk/contact-me Management: Ziggurat XYZ

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Steaming milk is one of the core tasks of a barista and something I've often been asked about by many people making coffee at home recently. I hope this guide helps to explain the process, some of the science behind it, and answer the most common troubleshooting questions. For more info and advice on steaming milk: How To Steam Milk For Latte Art (Lance Hedrick): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTC3dJvwgUI Milk Steaming For Latte Art (Chris Baca): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YMgB61WyvE Milk Texture: How To Get Beautifully Silky Steamed Milk (Seven Miles): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE0krmQt5MY My video on the creation of Barista Mylk: https://youtu.be/2UP6CSZsc5o Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:35 Steaming technique overview 2:08 Theory of the steaming process: heat 3:16 Blowing Bubbles and Texturing 3:55 Step by step guide 7:07 Run-through in real-time 9:08 Science of milk foam 11:35 Foam troubleshooting 14:21 Temperature 16:25 Alternative milks 17:26 Steam wand tips: pressure vs flow 18:50 James' cappuccino & outro Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jameshoffmann Limited Edition Merch: https://www.tenshundredsthousands.com My Books: The World Atlas of Coffee: http://geni.us/atlasofcoffee The Best of Jimseven: https://geni.us/bestofjimseven Find me here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimseven Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/jimseven Things I use and like: My video kit: https://kit.co/jimseven/video-making-gear My current studio coffee kit: https://kit.co/jimseven/studio-coffee-kit My glasses: http://bit.ly/boldlondon My hair product of choice: https://geni.us/forthehair Neewer Products I Use: https://geni.us/neewer-C-stand https://geni.us/neewersl60 https://geni.us/neewerslider