This is probably a stupid question but where is the air you are adding to the milk coming from? The steam wand injects steam which is water vapour. This will condense to water as soon as the temperature is

Tip for everybody reading this and who wants to practice: You can practice by using water with 1 drop of liquid washing soap!

I’ve been a barista for 5 years and this was the best tutorial in regards to steaming milk that I’ve ever seen, or trained to do. Explaining in depth the reasoning/science behind it made it so much easier to remember. I hate when people don’t explain the “why” to things and expect me to care more about applying those lessons😅

This was not only informative and enlightening but FUN!!! You're delightful. Thank you!!

This looks like you’ve had this channel for YEARS, super professional. Well done!

You have a cool way of talking and are great at communicating

I know it's a 2 yr old video so you probably won't see my comment but I had to say: Thank you! you have no idea how much this video helped me trouble shoot my milk technique! Thank you for sharing the wisdom! ❤ from the land down under 🇦🇺

Girl you are such a natural communicator! Fantastic tips. Thanks so much

I am not a barista - just a coffee lover who got an espresso machine for her birthday. This is EXACTLY what I needed to hear. I have been adding too much steam and making foam!!! And, btw, I've subscribed because your sense of humor and delivery of your video is fantastic! Thank you!!!

I've been guilty of longer paper tears, but now I know better thanks to you. "Listen for the chirps with the multiple spurts." Thanks for the video!

i got a bartender job about 5 days ago and the milk was giving me such headaches. i kept messing it up. yesterday, i watched this video and applied everything, and it helped me out a ton. i was actually satisfied with almost all the macchiatos i made today. thank you so, so much for explaining everything so well! 💖

I'm literally 2 minutes and 27 seconds in and I can already tell that we are going to get along JUST fine. I already love you and your ways of explaining

Thank you for actually breaking this down verbally. No one else has explained this as well as you !

Such a humble and involved video without pretentiousness! Thank you Emily!

I learned to foam milk yesterday, I was doing the method everyone told online until I found a comment that said '' dont put the buse IN the milk but rather on the side of it, not too deep '' game changer, oat milk foams so nicely

Great video. The explanation for stretching was really good, and the swirling, and why this stiff is important.

As a barista in training this is really useful! in my work I've been thrown in the deep end with making coffees and my milk definitely needs work, I have spotted a few of my mistakes here so thank you!!

Excellent Video Emilee! Great step-by-step instructions . . . Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

Clear, concise, articulate. Brilliantly done. Worth a subscribe.

Liking this before I watch it because of course.

Attending a barista course and am learning so much from your content.

No one has ever explained the importance of the vortex to me, thank you! New coffee truck and learning all I can. LOVE your videos!

This deserves a lot more views... The only thing missing is how these mistakes will result in the milk. Usually when a newbie ask why their latte art is bad, the advices are mostly "you steam too long", "you steam too hot" or "get a better machine". Looking at the milk will provide intel that it's caused by wrong pitcher size / milk volume, stretching too long/short, wrong wand positioning etc.

Beautiful! Lived in Italy 32 years and I never knew all these marvellous tips so thank you!

10:08 “It’s absurd, but you know… service industry” 😂 😂

#2 Insufficient air is so important, and none of the other videos expressed this enough. I have made my first ever latte after watching your video today and I have been using a Delonghi machine for a month now! Bravo

I've watched a lot of milk videos because I still think baristas have a hidden magic wand. But your video makes the most sense and you were showing your hands a lot and I didn't see a wand. I'll keep trying and trying because I love coffee. Thanks....

How did I only just come across this (and you) after struggling for months with milk texture!? Thank you for spelling all of this out in detail and for making it enjoyable to watch. I feel confident about the milk I'm going to steam tomorrow.

Ms. Emilee, your mastery of this art is only surpassed by your ability to explain these concepts simply. That is the true mastery of any art. Thank you for your excellent video and may God bless you in all your travels.

Really loved this video. Thank you. Have been ok in steaming and yet I pickled up at least 4 things i could do better. Most kind of you to share. Ciao

Not pretentious, very practical and insightful. Thank you for no BS.

I'm researching for my ideal home set up after not working in coffee for a while...but I did for 9-10 years of my life (started almost 20 years ago) and I was watching this video to see if I could test myself on what mistakes you'd mention and HOW they affect the milk....and I passed my own test. 🤣 I miss working in coffee so much and I'm so glad I had such great training and exposure as a young barista! So cool to see all the content on KZfaq these days about it.

I have been trying to create froth for weeks and failed until i watched your video. Your explaination are on point, I was able to make a smooth and silky froth in one go. Thank you!

Thank you for your advice Emilee. I have not long started working with a barista style coffee machine. Never seeing one behind a bar. I was a bit wary by this contraption. However your videos have helped me become more comfortable around them. So thank you 😃

I just watched Hoffman on the subject, and the part I was leaving out was the short rest coming off the wand, before swirling. Presto!! My art improved by 100%

I want to thank you for this great tips. I am a newbie and I am under training in a coffee house for like three days.Today I watched this video and I went there and I could make great steamed milk for latte. Thank you thank you thank you

Feeling Coffee Prince Vibes. Great tutorial thank you. I hope my consistency will Improve now.

Love your personality and your awesome teaching technique! I am a newbie, at-home barista wanna be, and this was extremely helpful.

I feel lucky to be here before this channel blows up on coffee-KZfaq. Thanks for the super clear info and tips, and the video production is so impressive too! Cheers!

This has been the most helpful video I’ve ever seen! I’ve watched so many videos on milk steaming and it never made a difference, but the change in my milk and latte art in the last two weeks is unreal! Thank you 🤍🥰

I love late, but I didn't no how to steam the milk correctly and have had trouble with it always. Thanks for this video, I'm sure after that I'm gonna make the best latte for my. Thanks again for the video

I really appreciate the knowledge and quirkiness from Emilee. I also use to work with an Emilee at coffee shop many years ago and if you’re anything like her then you’re good people :) Thank you for the video!

Thank you Emilee, you've been clear

Baby Barista here! I loved the Dumb & Dumber clip you incorporated with tip 2 😂 That's something both me and my wife had absolutely no idea why it was happening. And the Jim Carrey knows how to sound like a displeased steam wand 😅 Thank you for amazing tips! *Subscribed*

I just got hired as a barista for Starbucks with NO experience and came across your channel whilst looking for any tips on how to make drinks. I've just found a goldmine of valuable information both in and out of store 🖤 You've earned my subscription aswell as my daily attention Thank you 🖤

This video is super informative and you're very naturally funny so it's not boring like most instructional videos. Thank you

I had watched nearly hundred of videos, none of them described as clear as this. Thank you Emilee.

Hey Emile, you are the cutest, most interesting teacher I can recall for a long long time. Thank you for your passionate delivery of universally known techniques 👌🏽

Hey Emilee. I am not a barista, just someone who enjoys drinking a good coffee. I really enjoy watching your video. Thanks!

Thanks for the lesson ,u are a good teacher ,I have learnt something...your teaching are straight and clear

Spot on. Exactly how I use to train my staff. 👏🏼

Thanks for information about milk! I used a handhold milk frother

That could be the best clearest explanation of steaming ever. It seems I am doing it correct, texture is good taste is good but I am having trouble in bringing it exactly to latte art level.. I can do a mediocre heart but the milk texture does not become good enough for anything more complex. I think it could be bacause my machine’s general steam pressure is not that high (gaggia classic pro). Sonetimes you get a good vortex sometimes you dont. But I like it, a small cute machine.

I started to drink coffee from today just because of you 😂

you've gotta be the most real and like-able youtube personality I've seen in a long time... thank you

of all the instructors in the game, YOU are the best because of HOW you describe things. im sorry im so late to your channel but i just found you ! good work!!!

I watched your video and just made my first proper flat white with good foam. After three weeks of watching videos and trying it. Great instructions here, thanks!

I think I really need to watch someone do all this, I think some is down to preference, more or less bubbles, more or less bitterness to sweetness, but you need the basics, a base and this is beyond educational, Id like to attend your class..

This was so helpful! and adding linn when you said “rise up” made my day haha. Thank you!!!

I’m just getting started with latte art this year and I do 8/10 mistakes hahaha thanks Emily! Looking forward to applying these lessons on my next milk frothing!

Having just bought an espresso machine im just playing and trying to get the perfect balance of sweetness to foam, very cool tutorial and I love the sourdough analogy. V cool lady..

one of the best milk frothing videos! thanks

I'm so glad I finally found about your channel and content. It's like I've been following you forever, and I will!

So the tip of the steam wand is the bit with the little holes in it. Got it . thanks

Best coffee channel knowledge I have ever come across, thanks Emilee

I'd say it doesn't sound hollow, because we associate resonance with hollow and there wasn't any resonance. Dense would be a better word to replace 'hollow' with. Great video, thanks 😊

Great video! I just got a job as a barista after not barista-ing for about 7 years and there was a lot I forgot. This was super helpful!

I laughed and spit latte multiple times. Picked a few bad habits out, patted myself for not doing a lot of these. Appreciate this video and your humor. Cheers

thank you I'm beginner for coffee and u solved my most problem ❤❤❤

Thank u. I'm launching end of October my business. Needed this to help me remember 20 year old skills!

Gosh it's so helpful and I love her voice they sound so warm

We just got a espresso/Cappuccino machine so I just learned how to operate it. But I truly needed to know the art of steaming or froth it. Thank you so much I understood it all. Keep up the Great advice love it!

THANK YOU! I've watch many videos but none as thorough as yours. Love your dynamics! Now I gotta see all your videos...AND PRACTICE. I am so frustraded, have taken seminars, practice a lot and when I think I almost got it, go backwards again. Thanks again!

New barista here. Just landed a summer job . I’m a bit terrified of the crowds wanting multiple lattes and other drinks all at once.. these videos are fantastic . As long as I can make proper steamed milk I think I’m laughing. Your so easy to listen too . So cute and funny

You’re amazing please post more, you’d be the diy coffee connoisseur of KZfaq in no time

i was making only two of these mistakes. i'm a new barrista but those two mistakes stopped the milk getting creamy. they were the position of the jug mistake and i wasn't swirling the jug although i always tapped it. i just tried it with those mistakes fixed and the milk came out beautiful and creamy. Thank you. my latte art still sucks but my next goal is fixing that..

Thank you. This will really help me at my job. I'm a new barista so this is great.

Additional point to add to this wonderful fun short lecture. Warming up the milk gives it light natural sweetness. The top sweetness level: 135 - 150F (57 - 66C). Thank you for the valuable knowledge, Emilee!!!

Job well done, I will have to watch it a few times more, and hope my milk will improve, have messed up so many drinks in the coffee shop...my trainer just cannot tell me HOW she gets her amazing foam 🤣😂

Subbed after the quirky humor, accepting nature, even when annoyed from insufficient air sounding like Jim Carry!

Wow i love the way u explain ur video , and the way you speak , well done

So thank you...all the way from South Africa😘

Thank you Emily. I’m new at this (just bought a Breville Barista Express) and I appreciate you talking natural and slow enough for me to understand it all. I’ll be viewing your other videos as well. You’re very pretty by the way!

Thank you for these tips!! New barista here and I am already in love with crafting coffees.

Great video! Thanks! I’ll get home and try this tips. Loved the sense of humor too “Charlie Sheen” 😂

Wow… after watching this, I immediately went to go make a coffee and concentrated on the stretching phase (and eliminating the screeching noise) and my latte was 1000 times better. This was extremely helpful.. and your voice is very nice to listen to as well :] :]

Girl, thank you so much. I've been working in a cafeteria for a week and steaming the milk was a nightmare. You just pinned my main mistake, I'll try the tips tomorrow!

That's the best video I've seen in a while.

Oh man you're awesome. I thought there was something wrong with my dedica arte. I was getting flat hot milk with almost 0 froth. I followed your instructions specifically the ripping paper along with moving up and the spiral and I had the best art worthy milk ever!! Thanks for your help.

This was a very pleasant video too watch✨👌 I’m saving up for a machine with a steam wand😍

Thank you for this video! I am leading my team in a latte art class for the first time in a few weeks, and this consolidated a lot of helpful pointers to give them for their milk texture. :)

Your tips really helped me. I always had too much air. So the lifting jug to stop injecting air helped. Now the patterns are more defined

I'm doing a specific style of latte art (ignore the videos on my channel, those suck) with slightly thinner milk, and when I finish steaming, it looks a certain way. Any more air and when I groom, the milk visibly goes from foamy (even if slightly) to liquid. Any less air and the texture is not satisfying, and the pour is less controllable. And that gentle aeration tip, damn. I realized that a few weeks ago and it really upgraded my texture. I'm glad I got some confirmation on this!!! I have a few questions, though my milk steaming is decent and improving, I struggle more pouring into espresso than into thick hot cocoa. This becomes much worse when I thoroughly mix my espresso before pouring. I asked my latte art teacher, and he says the coffee "eats" the milk foam. I'm not quite sure exactly how to fix this; this issue has been plaguing me all month (been doing a lot of darker roast espresso, maybe it is related?). I'm wondering if there's anything I can do to change my espresso for improving my latte art.

The best yet way easier to understand than LH thank you!

Emilee...thank you for the great tips. I just purchased a bodem frother wand and third try today was successful after watching your vlog. .made my morning! 🤗☕

This is extremely helpful for reflection, as my first shift on milk steaming station was just the other day.

My kids bought me a breville barista coffee machine for Christmas on account of my being such a coffee addict lol and I want to get the best out of the machine. Great channel, wonderful presenter - really enjoy your turn of phrase 😊☃️👍

I love your sense of humour and thanks for your great and educational hints, I'm sure they will translate into some more consistently nice latte art of mine (Hobby Barista, still struggling)!

Hired at a local bakery having to make your typical coffee drinks and no exp whatsoever. I got to tip #3 and just seemed to fade away. Although I enjoyed your info and will apply it into my daily routine at work. Thank you!

You're the best teacher