Spec me a morning Latte!

[Phal]

I seem to have picked up a bit of a coffee habit and currently I keep buying them every morning which isn't particularly cheap so...

What do I need to make my own?

 

[Phal]

I've never really looked into exactly how the Latte is made I had a guess that it was something espresso shots into hot milk but who knows!

If it's just that then I'll have a read through that thread

 

[Phal]

I assume that some kind of espresso machine is the only real way of making something that tastes like a latte? Was just wondering if this was something I could do whilst at work if there was kit that was a bit more portable or something

 

[Phal]

The quickest, cheapest way would be with one of these and one of these. I have a six-cup version of the stove pot and at the weekends have taken to making all six cups, pouring them into a pint mug and just adding a splash of milk.

Edit: I say 'quickest'. A machine will of course do it quicker. But, the trade-off on price is pretty huge!

Well I don't really care for the froth... Not really sure why it's there other than to annoy me and make my coffee harder to get to Does it serve some kind of purpose? lol

Would that hand Espresso maker thingy work with just a kettle or does it need to be heated on a stove for some reason? Just want to cover the obvious stuff

If I can just use that to make the espresso shots and then add them to heated milk then that's something I can deal with. It would be good to be able to try whatever beans I choose.

 

[Phal]

Well I guess this is just me dipping my toes in the Coffee world anyway so maybe I can do without the froth to start with. I've got a 3 week holiday coming up so money is being reserved for that at the mo.

Any recommendations for an electric moka pot?