How to Make a Caffe Macchiato

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Learn to please a true coffee connoisseur with a hand-crafted caffe macchiato.

To complete this How-To you will need:

2 fl. oz. Of Cold milk
A stainless steel steaming pitcher
A thermometer
An espresso machine with a steamer wand
1/4 to 1/2 oz. of freshly ground espresso
A tamper
A spoon
And a demitasse cup
A saucepan
A milk frother
And sugar or other sweetener

Warning: Clean the steam wand thoroughly before you use it, since warm milk can breed bacteria

Step 1: Prepare the milk

Pour two ounces of milk into the pitcher and submerge the thermometer. Place the steam wand in the milk so the tip is just below the surface.

Step 2: Steam the milk

Turn on the steam and watch the milk increase in volume as it heats and aerates. Turn off the steam when the thermometer reaches 140 degrees Fahrenheit. Never touch the steam wand or tip once you've turned on the steam -- it's hot! Be sure to hold the pitcher by the handle.

Tip: You can also heat the milk in a saucepan, and use a milk frother with a plunger to aerate the milk.

Step 3: Fill the portafilter

Remove the filter apparatus -- or portafilter -- from the espresso machine. Pour ground espresso into the portafilter.

Step 4: Tamp the espresso

Pack the grounds firmly with the tamper to keep water from rushing through too quickly. Many portafilters have a "fill line" that the grounds should reach after they have been tamped.

Tip: For a doppio, or double-shot, macchiato, check your machine's instructions to see if it's capable of pulling two shots at once.

Step 5: Pull the shot

Replace and lock the portafilter and place the demitasse cup below the spout. Press the button to start the water. It should take 25 seconds to make 1 to 1 1/2 ounces of espresso.

Tip: A good espresso shot is essential for a caffe macchiato. The shot should be dark, sweet, and rich with a lighter-colored top layer called the crema.

Step 6: Add the foam

Use the spoon to place a dollop or two of foamed milk on top of the espresso shot. Add sugar or sweetener to taste.

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[misterniko171]

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

[Jirinoshi]

Its not spotted, Its stained.

[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