morning cappucino
Originally uploaded by minhi.

things are getting better, the foam on this was much smoother, velvety then my previous attempts. Again still can’t figure out the latte art thing, grrrr.

these mugs are from ‘just mugs’ i bought a set of 4 for $10 which is pretty decent for cappa cups. They’re a little light, so heat retention is not very good but they’re broad and shallow–which i prefer over the skinny tall ones.

I also have a set of these as demi-tasses but they suffer the same problem of being too light but that set only cost $5! I bought them to use as bar sets because if i break them i don’t really care all that much.

While I’m talking about cappucino’s let me give you the correct recipe:
1 part espresso
1 part steamed milk
1 part foamed milk

so for a 2oz double shot of espresso, add 2oz of steamed milk and 2oz of foamed milk for a total of 6oz.

Yes that’s smaller then even the smallest size drink you can get at most coffee shops (which is normally 8oz and you have to ask for that). At most coffee shops the smallest size is 12oz the difference in volume is usually made up with milk.

Now a problem with my math above is that it assumes a double shot of espresso. Typically an order at a coffee shop includes a single shot of espresso (1-1.25oz of espresso) which works out to about a 4oz drink. Which fits into a cup a little bit larger then the pasquini espresso demi-tasse on this page! At a bad coffee shop this works out to about 11oz of steamed + foamed milk + 1oz espresso in the smallest size they sell!

and then there’s the problem of poorly foamed milk or even worse reheated milk!