Awesome. Crystal radio. I stand, clearly, outdone. :). And Shakespeare to boot (I think?).
To Kitt's point--I can tell differences in my favorite brand of milk, from batch to batch. Some cartons can't be frothed if my life depended on it. It is good to have this level of feel and confidence--it allows you to quickly discard sub-par ingredients, or at least to avoid obsessing about them and just enjoy your non-art failed latte that day, and not worry about it. :) b Sent from my 8-track deck On Mar 21, 2013, at 10:52, KittJohnson <[email protected]> wrote: > Most of the ladies in my life would like to consume lower fat milk. For ease > of micro-foaming, whole milk usually works best. Since I like to play around > with latte art, we have the makings of a little conflict. 2% has often been > the compromise ... I can live with it most of the time and they feel they > have made SOME concession to the diet gods. > > My experience over the last decade has been that most 2% milks "work" > reasonably well. Surprisingly, not all 2% are identical. There are often > clear differences from brand to brand, state to state and by time of year. > Try switching brands and doing some side by side comparisons. You should be > able to find one tha works for you. > > When I am in especially obsessive mode, I often blend about one part whole > milk to two parts 2%, but I will concede that I am mostly just screwing > around. However, your milk chilling routine sounds as if it has the > potential to introduce layering such as you would find in the petroleum > refining process. This is particularly true with low fat milks. I would > urge you to drop that until you have totally mastered the regular approach > with consistent results. And alas, > " The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our tips, > But in ourselves, that we are using substandard fluids." > > > > Sent from my crystal radio > > On Mar 21, 2013, at 5:28 AM, "StevieG." <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Hi folks - anyone comment on success with frothing 2% milk? >> I put the milk in the freezer until there is a tiny ring of ice around the >> top, > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Brewtus" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
