simonko
Yes it looks so easy when they r doing it - but then again that is what we see whenever the truly skilled or those who are expert do something amateurs can also do much less adroitly be it playing a musical instrument or football or balancing ones own accounts….
But returning to steaming and extraction, I also like to focus on the shot itself and not be distracted by needingto do something else at the same time - because I am watching to see when is the best time to end the shot by watching the stream of coffee, rate of ascent of the handle, the manometer telling me what the pressure is, and the shot timer. I feel more involved in making the coffee when I do that and it adds to my enjoyment of the whole process when I am not in a hurry to make the coffee.