Hello! My name is Aaron Shin, the 2017 Australian Latte Art Champion. Today, I want to talk simply about milk steaming.
before you texture milk, you must purge the steam wand.
because if you don’t purge the steam wand, water in steam wand will make your milk watery.
Because there is excess milk that is still inside the steam wand, you need to purge the steam wand again after you finish steaming. Always be careful when touching the steam wand before and after steaming.
There are more machines that do not have a ‘cool steam wand’, so always use the rubber to move the wand to avoid any burns. There are 2 crucial elements that you need to know to texture your milk perfectly: creating a vortex, and the aeriation.
Now, I am going to show you two most important things for perfect textured milk.
Firstly, the vortex.
The position of the steam wand is very important in order to create a good spin on the milk. Rest the steam wand against the spout of the jug,
and leave the tip just to the side of the middle of the milk.
Now, I will tell you about the aeration. We can identify how much aeration or froth has been created by the sound of the that
from the milk and also by how deep the steam wand is in the milk. (Of course you can also see it visually)
you have created enough froth, lift the position of the jug slightly so that no more aeration will This sound is when the milk is being aerated. When you think occur. Vice versa, be careful not to position the tip of the wand too deep, as this will make it difficult for froth to be created.
Now, I will show you how much aeration you need to create, and how much you need to circulate the milk.
Let me give you some tips on how to steam milk more consistently. Rest the steam wand on the spout of your jug
Support and angle the jug using your pinkie to around 10-15 degrees
I steam my milk with this method no matter what machine I am working on.
By using this consistent technique, it means that I can steam milk easily regardless of the machine.
Now, let’s try steaming our milk following what I explained
Correctly position the steam wand, the milk jug, your hand and pinkie Dip the tip of the steam wand slightly below the surface of the milk
Always finish aerating the milk by 35 degrees celcius, then lift jug to dip the steam tip a little further down
Keep circulating/spinning the milk until you reach your desired temperature
Wipe the milk off the steam wand, then purge your steam wand.
let's pour with this textured milk.
Today, Ive explained how to steam milk very simply, next time I will tell you about how to practice without milk. Thanks for watching.
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