Has anyone been able to pour latte art with an Aerochino? I've tried about 20 times over the last month with different amounts of milk and techniques, for it to never, EVER work. There is a youtube video of a guy that manages it with an Aerochino. He tips the frothed milk out into a jug, swirls it, taps it etc, then pours it straight in with a nice flower pattern.
Coffee machines, Tassimo or Nespresso?
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It's very difficult to do with an areocinno as you have no control. You hit the button and the machine does the rest. You need a steam wand to have any consistent success at doing it. The milk needs to be textured and not frothy for latte art. While the chap on YouTube may have managed it I'm going to assume there were about 10 failed attempts beforehand. However even if you have the milk perfect you then need to master how to create latte art eg angles, swirling, control - so it's combo of two things coming together
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Krups-XN10...UTF8&qid=1489394420&sr=8-5&keywords=nespresso
Works great. We even have one in the office that gets hammered by loads of people every day and it's still going strong!
Thanks
any with milk frother ? I do coffee black, but missus, and most of our guests with milk so that might be useful
but for starters, might give Krups a go
EDIT ; just found out that Aeroccino does the milk
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Thanks
any with milk frother ? I do coffee black, but missus, and most of our guests with milk so that might be useful
but for starters, might give Krups a go
EDIT ; just found out that Aeroccino does the milk
that one doesn't come with an aerocinno though
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00J5W99UQ/ref=psdc_10706951_t1_B00IUGBHOE
this one does
thats the one Ive bought
only for wife to find out and ask why I havent asked if she liked the colour ;D
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I have a Tassimo, it is ace!
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have to say I enjoy Inissia
for some reason it stopped to pour bigger cups but maybe Ive done something and need to reset it ...
all in all, I like it and its ease of use and how all coffees taste like
you can set either to pour any amount
the capsules however are designed to be poured with a very specific amount though. I believe there is discussion of exact amount of pour on a specialist forum where people recommend x amount for more premium capsules like the colonna ones.
I find the higher intensity capsules are fine with 2x standard espresso press which should work out at 80ml. A single Lungo press is 110ml
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higher intensity as in Level 8-12 (shots) or Lungo (long pours)?
I find the ones 9+ are ok for a double espresso press. Lungo capsules I would just go with a single lungo press
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Fair enough. I'm not a coffee expert or anything quite near that. The "experts" on the forums say there simply isn't enough coffee in a capsule to double shot them and the second usually tastes foul. I probably wouldn't know the difference anyway but I am finding my taste adjusting to it the more I have. I limit myself to 1 a day and just the 1 shot.
Your mileage may vary but as a test why don't you pour 1 shot into 1 glass and add half the milk then the second shot into another glass and add the other half of the milk. See the difference for yourself and see if you can notice a difference.
You can definitely notice the difference with the second shot. It's noticeably weaker coming out of the machine so the second shot on its own is likely to taste pretty rough. I usually press the espresso button again and then manually stop it as soon as I see it pouring much weaker, so equivalent of about 1 and a half shots.
Not entirely sure why I bother as I honestly can't taste any difference between just the 1 or the 1.5 shot for the coffees I drink. I guess it's just to get a bit more to drink in the cup, that 20ml makes all the difference
Not entirely sure why I bother as I honestly can't taste any difference between just the 1 or the 1.5 shot for the coffees I drink. I guess it's just to get a bit more to drink in the cup, that 20ml makes all the difference
Yeah the second press is noticeably weaker. I wouldn't have it as a separate drink but 2 in 1 seem fine to meYou can definitely notice the difference with the second shot. It's noticeably weaker coming out of the machine so the second shot on its own is likely to taste pretty rough. I usually press the espresso button again and then manually stop it as soon as I see it pouring much weaker, so equivalent of about 1 and a half shots.
Not entirely sure why I bother as I honestly can't taste any difference between just the 1 or the 1.5 shot for the coffees I drink. I guess it's just to get a bit more to drink in the cup, that 20ml makes all the difference
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I just ordered some capsules from Gourmesso.
They also do Tea Capsules. I ordered 2 x Mint and 1 x green as I wanted ones you drink without milk. I liked Mint tea in marrakech so hopefully its the same thing.
I ordered all the flavoured ones from Gourmesso for the wife.
They also do Tea Capsules. I ordered 2 x Mint and 1 x green as I wanted ones you drink without milk. I liked Mint tea in marrakech so hopefully its the same thing.
I ordered all the flavoured ones from Gourmesso for the wife.