chefcook Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Hello everybody, when having breakfast this morning I put my Explorer on the saucer, looked at the coffee and ... see what I saw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valerian Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 King of Latte art! Very cool. May I ask what kind of espresso machine you use? Thanks! Val. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheaton26 Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 very cool. but i thought your avatar was done in photoshop? please explain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefcook Posted June 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Hi Val, I'd not call it latte art, but one can barely see what my intention was I use a Rancilio Silvia and a Demoka M203 mill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefcook Posted June 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 lol, wheaton, NO!!!! This is NOT photoshopped. Actually it is much easier to do this in real life than in Photoshop. wait a minute, I'll shoot a tutorial. Miss silvia is heating up allready... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrischy Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 You have too much time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefcook Posted June 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Coffee is my other hobby. Besides watches, playing golf and riding my motorcycle through the black forrest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheaton26 Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 no need for a tutorial on my account. it's very creative though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valerian Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Little coffee geek there? Cheating Miss Silvia? I like that machine, got it for my father two years ago. I use a Isomac Zaffiro. But my milk won't look as good as yours ever. Val. Coffee is my other hobby. Besides watches, playing golf and riding my motorcycle through the black forrest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefcook Posted June 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 I am pretty much a starter with my coffee addiction. I hope my "latte art" will get better in future. So what I want to say is that there are probable 5.9 billion people out there that can do it better. The key is the texture of the milk. I am still trying... What you need: A mill, an espresso machine and a watch. Yes, you really need a watch. After only one hour the coffee loses about 40% of the ethereal oils that are the reason for it's flavour. So only fresh powdered coffee should be used. Push it baby... That's how it should look like after compressing the coffee on the portafilter. Insert the portafilter A good espresso needs about 30 seconds (have a look at your watch!) for only 25ml. Faster makes it less tasteful, slower will kill the golden brown crema on top and will make it too bitter. Your espresso should look like this now: Some cold milk. More fat makes it a lot easier to get a nice milk froth. Take whole milk with at least 3.5% fat. Full throttle! The volume of the milk has nearly doubled. At this point you should avoid taking pictures and instead try to be fast with your desired theme: Take a toothpic and some of the crema. You can write with it! So now you know what watch I was wearing: Are Val and I the only coffee geeks here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valerian Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Cool pictorial! Very cool! Thanks for showing. Other coffee geeks step forward! Val. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numptyj Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 haha thats wicked chefcook! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magagne Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 I can't beleive this...it's too much... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfreeman420 Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 I am also a coffee geek. I was in the espresso business for several years. I ran the US distribution for an Italian coffee company. Very, very nice machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Congrats Chef! That is a very nice hobby! And congrats to JFreeman: I wish I'd stop. I only cut my daily consumption by 50 to 60%...and spent the money in watches. One day I'll stop maybe! Who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevethebest Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Fantastic, really addictive, pure art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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