Camerawork & editing: Patryk Płuciennik
Presented by: Adam Laska
In this episode you're gonna learn 10 tips on how to begin your adventure with latte art
We're gonna deal with a technique that's called 'free pour'
which is a method of free milk pouring and creating patterns
only with the use of milk stream without inserting any sticks in
or making hearts, creams and all that stuff on the surface of your coffee.
It's certainly not 3D latte art.
The partner of the episode is: KAFO KAWIARNIA
Firstly, well frothed milk is around 80% of success in latte art.
To make particular designs we need to froth our milk with an aim of creating rosetta or tulip.
A rosetta will require a little less frothed milk,
while tulips should be created with more frothed milk.
So a good technique on that stage will make our next attempts easier.
It's really important to polish the milk before doing latte art.
It needs to be done so that the milk doesn't split.
If there's a layer of froth on the very top your latte art will not work.
That froth will inhibit the access of the frothed milk
and as a result what will come out is just milk of watery consistency.
That's why in the beginning you need to stir up the milk really well by shaking the jug dynamically.
It's very important to start working with the milk while espresso is still fresh
so that the crema that's on top is the first basic surface where you can start making your latte art.
If you wait too long, the crema will simply collapse and it will be much harder to make latte art.
Stable position is also essential. We need to work very carefully and precisely
so if our body feels uncomfortable, there's a huge risk that the latte art will also go wrong.
Perhaps this tip isn't going to be directly related to latte art
but it's very important for hygienic and hospitality reasons.
It's extremely important not to touch this surface while doing latte art.
It's reserved only for our guests, so while making latte art
we need to grasp the handle or touch the bottom part.
To make the work with milk easier, we need to tilt the cup a little bit.
It's quite hard as if we place the jug here there's a huge risk
that the milk will leak out by the side from here.
That's why we need to get used to putting the cup straight
while increasing the amount of milk that's poured
but we tilt it to get with the beak just above the surface of the coffee as soon as possible
to start making the actual latte art so it's really significant to tilt the cup.
Since we're painting with a liquid in the liquid, it's crucial to maintain a proper setting of a jug and a cup.
If we talked that you need to tilt the cup, it's also crucial to tilt it horizontally
so that no curves appear since they will make the latte art move or grow on one side
and we're not able to control it, so it's important to keep straight angles
both with the jug and also make it parallel towards the ground.
In order for everything to work in a controllable way,
you need to control the stream of milk really carefully.
It's one of the most difficult things for beginners
and it's worth practising it on the water
even before making the actual latte art.
It's crucial for the stream to be as thin and precise as possible
so that it mixes up well the whole surface of the milk that's in the cup,
and so that it's capable of crossing through our latte art.
If we do it very dynamically, we'll be short of time and it's all gonna be too chaotic
so the more precisely we do it the more successful it finally is.
Now we need to talk about how latte art is created.
At the moment of putting the jug down just above the surface of the coffee,
a pattern starts to appear since the milk has no appropriate impetus
to get under the surface that we have made,
but if we lift the jug and still pour the milk, then the milk gets under the surface
It's really important especially when we have just done the latte art
as there's a huge risk that by lifting the jug too high just before cutting through
we will make the latte art collapse inside. That's why it's so important
to control the height of the jug over the surface of the coffee.
You need to remember that because we tilt the cup while making latte art,
a part of the wall on this side is going to 'eat up' our latte art.
So it's important to choose an accurate point for the drop of coffee that's inside
to prevent from the situation that when we put the cup straight
our latte art will be half eaten by this edge.
I'm sure these 10 tips will make your latte art attempts go in a much more controllable way,
and you will be able to boast about your latte arts in front of your friends and family
I hope you find this video helpful. See you soon at Czajnikowy.pl!
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If you haven't seen video tutorials on how to make certain latte arts, make sure to check them out.
Presented by: Adam Laska
Camerawork & editing: Patryk P³uciennik
Our tea & coffee shop: Czajnikowy.pl
Music: Universal Publishing Production Music
Production: Czajnikowy.pl 2018
