My name is Mike Jones, and I'm a barista at
Third Rail Coffee right by Washington Square
Park in New York City.
I'm going to teach you some basic coffee-making
skills.
I'm gonna show you how to make a cappuccino.
A cappuccino is traditionally between five
and six ounces.
You have your shot of espresso, some milk,
and then foam on top.
Usually it's gonna be in thirds, which is
two ounces of espresso, two ounces of milk,
two ounces of foam, but somewhere around there
is good.
Officially, they say between one and two centimeters
of foam on top, but there are many different
interpretations.
So, let's start off by pulling the shot, steaming
the milk, and then pouring it.
OK, so we have our espresso, we have our milk.
Since I've let more air into the milk on this
cappuccino we can do a little bit extra texturing,
which is just swirling it around.
You can give it some side to side shakes to
incorporate the foam into the center.
Sometimes if you've added just a little bit
too much, you can pour about an ounce off
the top.
All right, now just pour and that is a delicious
looking cappuccino.
