Atomic Coffee Machine Making Coffee - Step 2

[chuckberryray]

Thanks for the video! You obviously don't give yourself enough credit for your coffee making skills! A friend told me about the atomic machine so I'm seriously thinking about purchasing one after viewing your video!

[rixcat]

"Despite the fact I've been practicing for years, any trained barista's watching this and looking at the quality of the milk that I've come up with..." You're awesome bro. Love people with the know-it-all holy advice from the barista gods telling you things you already know. Maybe if they had a coffee machine at home they would understand the variations, maybe sometimes compromises, one makes for the sake of sanity, peace, first-thing-in-the-morningness­, and satisfaction. Enjoy your coffee bro!

[sinbindinchin]

Not trying to be offensive, but it always amuses me when you have someone offering advice on coffee making, only to see them reach for a pack of pre ground coffee (although unground supermarket beans are no better).

The most important aspect of making coffee is to have freshly roasted beans, and to grind them shortly before use.

Most people would be better off with a cafetiere, freshly roasted beans and a grinder, than they would with the words greatest espresso machine and supermarket beans.

[juuush]

But hey great videos man, I've been looking for a good, low-tech coffee making process that enables good milk-steaming and I think you've sold me on the Atomic :)

Oh and also I realize that last point I made might seem weird, and youtube won't let me post links in comments, but remove the spaces and check this out for a pretty solid explanation of what I meant. Actually that whole site is pretty good:

baristacollege . com / latteart . html

(remove the spaces!)

[juuush]

You should get your barista friends to teach you! There are a few things you can do to get your milk silky smooth:

- add more angle to your steaming; you want to get full sideways rotation as well as vertical rotation.

- pour the milk immediately after steaming it, or swish it around (as you did, but more), so its consistency is a gradient without a layer of foam sitting on top.

- when pouring, have the cup in your left hand and angle it 90 degrees towards your jug as you pour, to pour smooth.

[gsadlerdavid]

man great video