How to Make a Caffe Macchiato

[YumiYagami237]

I never had to watch the video to tell if it worked.....I looked at the likes and Dislikes....

[Alan919]

che merda di caffè

[mrjfritchy]

Guys, this machine is properly $30 at a department store...you're not going to get great crema. With that said, a better coffee and grind will give you a little more crema than that...at least my old $30 machine did. My guess is that the grind is too coarse and thus the fast, under-extracted shot.

[yellsheep]

it looks disgusting...it has nothing to deal with the real caffè macchiato!

[vermouth07]

Lame...waste of 2:00 mins

[Xiia0Sn00pY]

wow. howcast surely is a load of bullshit. Plus look at that coffee. No crema, so diluted looking.

[cjr9968]

i tried a shot from this machine. it was the worst thing i've tasted in my life. "add sugar or sweetener to taste..." to cover up the bitter *ss water you're drinking.

[ChiccaStellina96]

Since I'm Italian and I've been drinking coffee since I was like... 5 years old XD... I can say that the procedure is correct... But what about the coffee??? That's NOT strong coffee! It's absolutely too watery! If you wanna make caffè macchiato, you should make Italian Espresso, not American Caffè Lungo.

And milk is just runny! It must be firm and have the consistence of lightly whipped cream.

[TheJMcBrizzle]

Wow... someone should create a video response lmao

[2900lindi]

what is this fuck this is not machiato



[eatingperson]

1:33

My favorite part is when he describes how a proper espresso shot should pour as we're watching the opposite happen in the video. Gushing runny shot with no crema to speak of.

[eatingperson]

This is a disaster on so many levels.

[isocrate27]

I don't think I would drink that thing.

[MAXULOPA12]

shit coffee shit machine

[bearsrawesome1]

that is....well... nasty as hell!!!!!!!!

[ALANSIANUQUI]

wow this just so wrong man no offense

[tonyxve]

fatal terrible mucha marikonada y lo kunde de cafe lo ke konosco como makiato no es o cafe latte

[big8885]

Stupid Video! You're using a steam driven machine that can't make crema and can't even steam well. Yeah, a definite epic failure to make a macchiato. Stupid Stupid Stupid

[girlwiththecoolshoes]

Machiatto means "mark" aka. "mark the microfoam with the espresso". Yeesh.

[cindysaetern]

PLEASE WATCH BROWN SUGAR MACCHIATO EPSODE 1

[thomparis]

oh nooo!!!.........

i'm italian!!!!!

[Admalmighty]

howcast need a better espresso machine, and need to get their facts right. LEARN HOW TO MAKE ESPRESSO!

[tklawrence123749]

This definitely should have been named "how to NOT make a macchiato" terrible espresso, where's the cream?!?! And your steamed milk is bubbly, wheres the lovely velvety texture??

[tklawrence123749]

@tklawrence123749 spelling error. "crema" not cream.

[luxemkingII]

crema (italian) => cream (english)

[tklawrence123749]

yes i know, hope you realized i did correct myself as it was a typo :)

[Coffeegirl1908]

upside down macchiato anyone? and no...macchiato does not mean spotted...it means to mark or to stain...as the espresso marks the milk, not the other way around...and holy wattery shots batman!

[misterniko171]

This should be titled "how NOT to make a machiato". This is just terrible.

[CharlieArtJava]

Why does no one support the simple, traditional macchiato?

Macchiato means "to stain" and is traditionally recognized as 1 oz or less of milk 'staining' 2 oz of espresso (or half that for a single shot. NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

This video here is just an obese latte (I've heard the spanish prefer to add the espresso afterwards, but I have not confirmed this with anyone who would know for sure)

[DaMcaAtak]

No offense meant to Americans, but from my perspective I feel as if Americans prefer their coffee to be weaker rather than stronger.

[CharlieArtJava]

Holy shit! Is that person tamping coffee or crushing grapes!?

Also, a typical shot of 14-16g at a temperature of 198-205F at 9bar pressure *SHOULD* take about a 25-29 sec extraction and be a dark, mottled brown. If espresso looks blonde, the barista is either passing a mediocre shot to you, or they are not truely a barista and sincerely believe that they are doing you a favour by serving you rancor.

[apera0915]

well...that's a steam machine anyhow so I doubt better tamping would make a difference at all. and obviously this person does not make coffee professionally, and this video is not intended for training baristas.

[CharlieArtJava]

You are right, this is certainly a steam machine. I should apologize for not being constructive in my criticism.

However, it is these machines that make a good seal with FRESH FRESH FRESHLY grounded beans (seconds before going into the portafilter, if not going directly in).

[CharlieArtJava]

(cont from below)

I have made some surprisingly nice "home espresso" with my friend's krups. The key to sealing your coffee with these machines is making your own tamp (or carefully sanding the edges of a larger, plastic tamp).

Size it *just* smaller that the portafilter so that when you tamp (once or twice ONLY. If you can't get it done in just two 30lb tamps, you might as well start over again, adding new beans) the espresso is compressed COMPLETELY EVENLY it NO AIR POCKETS.

[CharlieArtJava]

This is because even with the artificial pressure these machines can build up, the principle that water will always exploit the weakest point still applies.

ps. I had actually meant to type obese cappuccino, not latte. I was getting my videos mixed up in the heat of passion.

There's a clip of a drink (latte macchiato) which is apparently just an ounce or two of espresso into a 32oz of steamed mik .

That's the BEST way to NOT TASTE the espresso.

This might be a good thing for them.

[DaMcaAtak]

I love your ending :D, "That's the BEST way to NOT TASTE the espresso" .

[theellison]

yea thatll get me thru the hole day!!

>:-(

[Shihazriah]

I work in a cafe. I thought a single shot should run 7-10 secs, and then a double shot takes 17-21. At least that's what i was taught. o_0

[DiAM0ND206]

um. what the hell was that?

[italiansblogitbetter]

caffi magghiato

ahahahaha!

[ElhessarO2O]

ahah the italian pronunciation of the narrator is crazy :]

[okpapereat]

na just kidding coffee is grose

[okpapereat]

omg i love the espresso macciato im addicted to it

[slygirls09]

ohhh that's neat. i never knew that. maybe when i travel, i tried that

[Yanaaboo]

seein as i work at a coffee shop this is how we do it bet wit better equipment. I dont even drink coffee

[Jirinoshi]

Its not spotted, Its stained.

[chentox]

@Jirinoshi Spotted & Stained is basically the same! or not?

[AndrewXAnarchy]

Step 1) Go to Starbucks.

Step 2) Order you coffee.

Step 3) Pay and Enjoy.

[BalooDumptruck]

people are lazy today

[AndrewXAnarchy]

I don't even drink coffee but it is alot easier paying less than $5 than buying all that crap you'll never use!

[BalooDumptruck]

true, i'd rather go to mcdoanlds and pay for a coffee than take 20 minuts to make somethign that goes down fast

[Oysterbluestoday]

That's not a real macchiato btw.

[Jascx]

this is a lot of trouble for what is essentially just a cup of coffee...

[jasonbridges7]

nice