It's nice to wake up the sutra while enjoying home coffee. In a favorite coffee maker it's not difficult to make espresso or americano, but what if you want to enjoy coffee with milk and air foam, like latte or cappuccino? Get a coffee machine on this? It would be ideal, but not everyone has such an opportunity, that's why in the councils below, we'll tell you how you can make an ideal foam for cappuccino with the help of special equipment and the closest analogue to it with the help of improvised tools.
How to prepare a cappuccino foam in a coffee machine?
It is much easier for those whose coffee machine is equipped with a special steam whipper for milk. With his help to beat the ideal foam will not be a hassle, the main thing is to "fill" the hand in this matter.
So, filling the milkman with fresh milk, we immerse the spout of the steam whipper into it and turn its handle. You will hear a deep bubbling sound - the milk begins to be heated by the steam from below. All this time, hold the little finger of the milkman with your little finger, feeling the temperature of the milk - it should not burn. Slightly warming the milk at the bottom, begin to smoothly lower the milkman, reaching the top edge of the milk, but not going higher. When the foam becomes strong and no large bubbles can be seen, carefully pour the contents of the milkman into the espresso cup, first knocking the milkman's bottom twice on the table - this will help get rid of the large bubbles inside.
How to make a foam for cappuccino with a mixer or whisk?
Make foam can and manually, using the available and common in every house whisk or simple mixer.
First heat the milk, but do not bring it to the boil, and then everything is elementary: pour the milk high capacity and start whipping with a whisk or mixer for 3-4 minutes until the cappuccino foam becomes strong and contains large bubbles .
How to beat foam for cappuccino with a jar?
If there is not even a corolla or a mixer in your house, do not put a cross on a cup of frothy coffee, because you can whip the milk with a simple jar with a tightly twisting lid.
Pour the milk into the jar by filling it in a quarter, tighten the lid tightly and begin to shake the jar diligently. It will take at least a hundred shakes to whip the foam. To facilitate the task will help a couple of spoons of cream for whipping, added to the milk. Whipped milk is heated in a microwave for a minute and a half and poured over the boiled coffee.