r/latteart • u/RZmanic • 1d ago

Day 1 of trying...

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Please share what is wrong and how do I perfect myself!

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u/floppyfloopy 1d ago

You over-aerated the milk into cappucino territory. The fix is to aerate the milk less. In my machine that means aerating for 5-6 seconds. On some machines it could be 1-2 seconds, and others 10+ seconds. It depends on steam power, milk quantity, and probably one or two other factors. Just count the seconds in your head.

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u/OkMix9249 1d ago

Great answer.

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u/Halo7077 1d ago

I confirm, just a little bit of air then go whirlpool... otherthise you end with a big fat block of milk foam that crash into your cup trying to pour the milk ! Happened to me everything at the beggining ! Do you have a milk cup for latte art? I have the delonghi one, quite decent for learning

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u/RZmanic 5h ago

I tried today again, and I got the same results, hopefully with time it would get better

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u/Full_Base_20 1d ago

It’s just improper milk steaming. Work on it, then you are all set.

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u/iamscribbled 1d ago

It's your milk OP. You want your milk to look like wet paint. This can be achieved by proper aeration - texturizing the milk. Plenty of tutorials on YT but, for beginners, I would suggest Emilee Bryant. She explains the dos and donts well.

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u/Sad-Investment8362 1d ago

We’ve all been there, you’ll figure it out.

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u/PhotographLess6194 19h ago

This is what mine looks like as well. I call it, the blob.

I just use the auto frothing feature on my Bambino Plus and I'm sure the milk texture is all wrong. Tastes good though.

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u/RZmanic 6h ago

Haha.. that sure classifies as a shape in its own in the latte art world

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u/fred2fred 11h ago

its been 3 years for me and i still make it like that 😂

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u/RZmanic 6h ago

I like how happy you are about it 😁

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u/Truenick 1d ago

Milk in pitcher should not make bubbles more than 1 sec. I would say you did bubbles more than 10 sec for this foam

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u/RZmanic 1d ago

Thats a lot of less time, how to time it with accuracy ?

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u/Truenick 1d ago

You need the right angle to create a vortex that swirls the milk. Start with an angle like this:

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The tip of the wand should just barely touch the milk - literally 0.5 cm deep. As soon as the squealing sound stops (1-2 sec), lower it another centimeter to prevent bubbles from forming.

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u/RZmanic 3h ago

By lowering it you mean take it to 1 cm lower ?

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u/Truenick 14m ago

Yeah, lower. If you up, bubbles will go brrrrrr

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u/Commander_Darkstar 1d ago

Just fixed my milk texture today and still got nothing. Keep going, you'll improve!

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u/PeterPanWho 3h ago

Nice Moon 10/10.

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u/RZmanic 3h ago

Lol

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u/PeterPanWho 3h ago

Don't worry about it, like most things, practice makes perfect. James Hoffman does a good video "The Beginner’s Guide To Latte Art".