PortafilterProcrastinator The thing that needs serious works is my milk steaming. It is atrocious. I am re-watching Lance Hedrick’s videos.
Question: where do people position their steam want to steam milk? I haven’t found my preferred position yet.
I posted this before but here you go:
That’s with a 3 hole steam tip. Which tip are you using?
Personally I wouldn’t try any funny angles with the steam wand, it just makes it more difficult to be consistent. Just push the steam wand as far back as it goes in a straight line, and rest the wand in the spout of the pitcher as above.
It will take time to become consistent with milk steaming. In fact I was discussing this with @DavecUK and he suggested a longer purge and to begin steaming whilst the heating element is still on (coming up to set temp after purge). This seems to help with consistency so far although I have to steam some more. Otherwise I noticed the flow can be inconsistent and aggressive at times.