The Biggest Milk Steaming Mistakes You're Making

Can't get that latte art down? It might be your milk steaming that needs some work. No worries, we've all been there. Take a look at some of the top mistakes home baristas make when steaming milk:

0:47 Amount of Milk
1:43 Steam Wand Placement
3:00 Aeration Time
4:07 Final Temperature
4:59 Type of Milk
5:41 Grooming the Milk

Our setup for this video:

[SteelRaider]

A good tip for feeling when temp hits the right two temps (100 degrees max for aeration, and between 155-160 for final) is to gently hold the bottom of your milk pitcher and when you feel it go from cold/cool to just warm by touch you have hit the 100 degree temp and you can now dip the wand into the milk and bring up the temp to desired range. When it's too hot to touch immediately bring the wand out. You don't have a lot of time to make that determination but you rather get it out soon as the temp can be over quickly. You'll roughly spend no more than 1/3 time in aeration and 2/3 time in emulsifying

[trancethan]

Steaming has always been my issue. Thank you for the video. I am not consistent. The moment I do get it right I never paid attention to what I did lol.

[jcblitzchannel]

“If you do not aerate enough, the milk will let you know.” That is exactly why I started searching YouTube for videos, it was screaming loud and did not result in a good milk product. Thanks for calling this out!

[fraven]

I am having trouble at steaming as it gets too hot to touch before even being foam enough, thank you saying that I need more milk❤ my father is getting some.

[jacobhahn]

This was exactly what I needed to see. Just got a espresso machine for Christmas and I had no idea how to steam milk properly.

[rolypoly]

I enjoyed these helpful and unique tips that I have not seen on other sites. She is so fun to watch especially when she is cracking up. I feel like I am in the audience laughing too! Thanks.

Finally a video that says it all. I hav seen hundreds of videos and still couldnt sort out my issues. Watched this once and I got amazing workable foam from very mediocre commercial wand! Thank you!

[Daniel.puopolo]

THANK YOU! I just got a barista pro and this helped me before I FINISHED the video!

[khalid]

You guys are amazing teachers, no fluff just the technics and simple terminologies.

[benjaminbear]

I’ve been trying to make latte art for a few years now, and this was the single best video I’ve seen. I love explaining what to expect when you mess up at different steps. Reminds be of something you’d see in “The Food Lab”

[jian]

Thank you for doing this! I especially appreciate that you even filmed those messy scenes with milk overflowing or flying everywhere

[wanderingaloudwithmark]

Ahhhh thank you I did experience milk explosion. Milk was everywhere. Was scared to repeat that experience. Cause I am too lazy to get a bucket and mop out. ; )

[salarlotfee]

Thanks a lot for the guidance, I always had the foam and milk separated cause I used to keep the wand at the tip all the time,

[Gitcher]

Watched this video then had to come back to comment. Your tips are the most useful I've ever seen and have lead to the best (although still very much beginner) art I've managed. Cheers!

[GC]

That is by far the best steaming video out there - I challenge anyone to find better. Like a golf pro showing you how to hit a golf ball - it's all the stuff one doesn't get right which contributes to the final outcome. Well done. A brilliant educational video. Thanks.

[ADAM-fltv]

SO FAR BEST I EVER HEARD. 🙏WELL DONE THANKS

[jemberlou]

Thanks for this. I recently got my first job at a highway-side coffee shop and the milk always screams for dear life when I steam it. ESPECIALLY with the non-dairy milks! I know there’s a trick to doing it right but I guess I missed that part of training lol

[billinrio]

Essential information admirably presented.

[solomonliu]

do you think you could make a video on showing what it looks like when you add too much air while steaming and not enough air and just the right amount if you can even tell? Thanks!

[willmcgregor]

Thanks
I learned some good tips.
And shes adorable.