The common question, "why I can't steam my milk as smooth as yours with my espresso machine?", let's start this discussion with my pictogram above and list of the common type of steam tips below.
1. Single hole
This usually the machine with under USD250 price range of espresso machine with very minimal potential for latte art training, due to it's price range for such technology, single hole literally heating up your milk or, to froth a thick foam every time, no matter how hard you try (at least based on my experience). If you have expectation and seriousness in latte art training, waste no time/energy/money on this type.
2. One pin hole
This takes a longer steam duration, especially Breville's single boiler machine, man...it takes almost a min to steam milk for 6oz of coffee, still, able to make silky latte art because it's pin hole type, enables to burst thin stream of hot air to generate glossy micro-foam.
Some people are happy with this type (single boiler WITHOUT heat exchange), but personal opinion (professional, amateur or whatever you call it) save up get a better one, because life is short, no time to waste.
3. Four pin holes
This type is commonly use in commercial espresso machines, for the past years of using four-pin holes tip, most of the time, able to steam a glossy milk (through countless practices), but I don't mean you'll get guaranteed result when you have this type of steam tip, but at least you're using a correct tool enables an easier and faster improvement.
Honorable mentions
2 and 3 pin holes steam tips also good to steam milk, but still prefer 4 pin holes due to it's greater glossy outcome
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The common question, "why I can't steam my milk as smooth as yours with my espresso machine?", let's start this discussion with my pictogram above and list of the common type of steam tips below.
1. Single hole
This usually the machine with under USD250 price range of espresso machine with very minimal potential for latte art training, due to it's price range for such technology, single hole literally heating up your milk or, to froth a thick foam every time, no matter how hard you try (at least based on my experience). If you have expectation and seriousness in latte art training, waste no time/energy/money on this type.
2. One pin hole
This takes a longer steam duration, especially Breville's single boiler machine, man...it takes almost a min to steam milk for 6oz of coffee, still, able to make silky latte art because it's pin hole type, enables to burst thin stream of hot air to generate glossy micro-foam.
Some people are happy with this type (single boiler WITHOUT heat exchange), but personal opinion (professional, amateur or whatever you call it) save up get a better one, because life is short, no time to waste.
3. Four pin holes
This type is commonly use in commercial espresso machines, for the past years of using four-pin holes tip, most of the time, able to steam a glossy milk (through countless practices), but I don't mean you'll get guaranteed result when you have this type of steam tip, but at least you're using a correct tool enables an easier and faster improvement.
Honorable mentions
2 and 3 pin holes steam tips also good to steam milk, but still prefer 4 pin holes due to it's greater glossy outcome
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