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Can you steam/froth milk twice?

The Espresso/Cuppachino is my new hobby, and I have extra milk that was leftover from making Cuppachinos. Can I steam/froth it again in a 1/2 hr or so after making the 1st ones?

Question for Starbucks baristas?

I have an espresso machine and I bought the starbucks syrup to make a latte. So I read that if I want to make a tall I use one shot of espresso and 3 pumps of syrup and for a grande I use 2 espresso shots and 4 pumps of the syrup – correct? My [...]

How to make a caramel macchiato & what kind of coffee to get?

Everyday before work I stop and get a coffee at Dunkins or Starbucks I get an iced caramel latte from Dunkins and my favorite is the iced caramel macchiato from Starbucks but it adds up everyday .25 for a coffee adds up! I am trying to make it from home. I have an espresso machine [...]

Is there a way to make a latte in a coffee machine?

I have a double sided Coffee Maker that makes 2 mugs of coffee. If i wanted to make a latte with this, how would I go about doing this?
I know you can make a latte without espresso and just use Strong Coffee and double the coffee’s strength, but how would I ad the milk? Do [...]

Help! I can't seem to make the starbucks cafe mocha right…?

Well, unfortunately i’m one of those people addicted to Starbucks Coffee, but I want to try to make it at home but I can’t even get what I make close to what it is supposed to taste like, please help!!
This is what I do currently….
1) I steam about 12 oz. of milk using my [...]

Any Coffee experts or Baristas out there, please help?

I am in the market for an Espresso Maker, price range under 0. I know I want a pump machine vs steam but need some opinions on what model to go with. We like to make lattes so something that will give more than one shot at a time would be optimal.

What would you like to ask?

I have a Krup Novo Compact Latte machine that I got from someone. It doesn’t have the instructions and I don’t know which way to put the selector button to brew the espresso. There is one with a cup of coffee and one with squiggly lines and one with a picture of what looks like [...]

Can anyone help me find some relief?

Okay, so here’s the thing. I was making an espresso earlier. When it finished brewing, I turned it off and realized I hadn’t made enough. So I twisted open the lid to try to put more water in. When I did, steam rose, the lid flew off hitting my arm, and the steam scorched my [...]

Can anyone help me get some relief?

Okay, so here’s the thing. I was making an espresso earlier. When it finished brewing, I turned it off and realized I hadn’t made enough. So I twisted open the lid to try to put more water in. When I did, steam rose, the lid flew off hitting my arm, and [...]

Help with cappuccino maker?

I was given an old cappuccino/Espresso Maker as a gift, but im unsure of how to use it. I know how to make espressos, but theres a metal nozzle sticking out the side of the machine that i believe is used to steam the milk for cappuccinos. Can anyone help me out here?