It’s hard to make the perfect cappuccino foam, but if you follow our step-by-step guide, you’ll be a pro in no time!
A Step-By-Step Guide to Making Perfect Cappuccino Foam
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Step 1: Fill Up the Pitcher with Milk
Take your choice of cold milk, pour it into a steaming pitcher made of stainless steel.
Turn the steam valve on.
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Step 2: Clear Up the Water Residue
Now, clean the steam wand of any water residue, carefully making sure the steam spout is clean.
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Step 3: Turn the Steam Valve on
Crank the steam valve on.
Place the steaming wand in the milk at a 45-degree angle, halfway into the milk, waiting for the milk to heat to your desired temperature.
The milk should start rising as it heats.
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Step 4: Notice the Rise of the Milk and Lower the Jug
Keep an eye on the level of the milk. It should raise uniformly and quickly. As it takes place, you can lower down the jug slowly.
Also, keep in mind that you should not let the tip of the wand break the surface of the milk foam. It will bring on large bubbles, ruining the texture of the foam.
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Step 5: Finish Up the Process
When your milk reaches your desired temperature, slowly lower the steaming pitcher. You should hear a fizzing noise. This is when your foam will begin to form.
Pour it onto the espresso, holding back the foam, filling the cup 2/3’s of the way full with the steamed milk. Lumping the foam on top of the drink, filling the rest of the cup up.
What You Need To Watch Out
There are little things you should take note of throughout the steaming process.
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The Container
There are no restrictions on what container you can use to prepare cappuccino foam. But of course, there is a preferred way.
We’re talking about using stainless steel jugs/containers. Using plastic, glass, or china jugs, will not allow you to properly steam the milk. This is because the heat transfer rate is lesser, milk won’t get into the best form while receiving heat from the stove.
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Use Fresh, Chilled Milk
Different temperatures of milk foam differently. As a matter of fact, creating milk foam is all about heating it at the right temperature, and chilled milk heats the best.
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Use High Fat Milk
Although this tip doesn’t seem to work for everyone. Medically, not everyone is supposed to consume high-fat milk. However, if you think about the quality of the milk foam, high-fat milk is more likely to produce a more dense, and longer-lasting foam.
Bottom Line
You still reading, right? Well, making a cup of good cappuccino takes years of experience and practice. If you’re about to start your first few trials, hang on tight. It will take several attempts to avoid those silly mistakes.
That being said, hopefully, this article had been a good guide for you to the process. Good luck!