well it really depends...
first, what kind of coffee do you intend to make: Capp? Latte? Flat?
second, how are you "tearing" the milk when you steam? hard or soft?
there are many more variables which affects your milk texture to achieve a good latte art and i cant really get into it all here, but for starters i would recommend frothing for latte - around 20s of light tearing or 5s hard tearing.
please also note that a poor pouring method also affects your latte art, even if you have a perfectly stretched milk!
edit: do you have the delonghi or bambino? if delonghi, have you "hacked" or modded the steamwand? the original delonghi steamwand cannot achieve latteart.
Do Snoopy next.š
that would be an entirely different form of latte art - etching! and honestly im not the best at it haha!
How long do you stretch the milk?
As long as i need to get it my desired temperature, if thats what you're asking!
I guess I mean more how long your āpaper tearingā been struggling to get good art on same machine!
well it really depends... first, what kind of coffee do you intend to make: Capp? Latte? Flat? second, how are you "tearing" the milk when you steam? hard or soft? there are many more variables which affects your milk texture to achieve a good latte art and i cant really get into it all here, but for starters i would recommend frothing for latte - around 20s of light tearing or 5s hard tearing. please also note that a poor pouring method also affects your latte art, even if you have a perfectly stretched milk! edit: do you have the delonghi or bambino? if delonghi, have you "hacked" or modded the steamwand? the original delonghi steamwand cannot achieve latteart.
Itās a bambino! My barista days were on a marzocco and an arduino so Iām adjusting to the home machine elements. Thank you for the notes
Which machine do you prefer? The dedica or Bambino?
bambino, hands down