Hello Ben and Herman (and others),
Very sorry for the delay in replying over the past several weeks.....finally able to get caught up and update on the Foam Knife. To that end, it was back in stock and arrived a couple of weeks ago. Shipping was very prompt and Espresso Parts was great to deal with. Installation of the wand and foam tip was a breeze too. Ok now onto the nitty gritty. First, the Foam Knife 1 is a beast. Coupled with the new wand the amount of steam you can produce is amazing. Now I know why so many have talked about "burying" their boiler. With the stock Brewtus wand it was hard to run out of steam, but with the new wand and foam tip I literally turn the knob a 1/4 turn or slightly more at best to froth my milk. Pros, well as stated, the wand and steam completely changed that way I forth. Frothing time is greatly reduced and can heat my milk to 140-degrees in seconds. The micro-foam it produces is incredible. Making lattes has never been easier. The consistence is measurable. I am still struggling to get good micro-foam for latte art, but that is definitely related to my technique and learning curve. It has nothing to do with the Foam Knife 1 tip. Lastly, as I mentioned earlier, this thing is a beast and can produce many milk based drinks one right after the other if you know how to play with timing on your boiler. Cons.....well there are a couple, mostly related to being a newbie. First, getting used to the newer wand has been a struggle. I am so used to grabbing the wand to adjust during foaming, cleaning after use, etc, etc and getting burnt is not fun. The no-burn clip has helped, but still getting used to it. I must say that not having that internal tube in the a typical non-burn wand definitely restricts the output of the steam (another thread topic for another day). Secondly, you have to be careful on how you (time) froth your milk. It produces so much steam that you can burying your boiler if you are making several drinks one after another. Luckily I only make latte for myself and maybe another family member at the same time, so the boiler issues and a non problem for me. Lastly, technique, which is solo on me and the way I have to adjust. Throttling back on the control knob is a must and you have to be very careful on how quickly it froths milk. I have been cheating by using a thermometer so I heat my milk to 140-degrees for the time being. Well.....sorry to get so winded but I just wanted to give an update on the Knife Foam Tip 1. GREAT FOAMING tip and well worth the $130 to upgrade my Brewtus imho. Hope this helped and THANK YOU so much for all your posts and insight.....it was invaluable. All the best...Tony On Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 8:26:49 AM UTC-5, Tegespresso wrote: > > As many of you already know, and has been discussed ad nauseam here, I am > struggling to get good "consistent" microfoam from my stock single hole > steam tip. > > I've had my Brewtus IV for roughly 2-years now (absolutely LOVE this > machine) and been practicing making good microfoam ever since. I've done > exhaustive searches on the internet and watched numerous Youtube videos and > frankly I think it is time for a steam tip upgrade. > > To that end, I have it narrowed down to the 2-hole "new" Isomac tip, the > Pasquini 4-hole tip and the Foam Knife 1 tip. The Foam 1 Knife tip being > the leader right now, but with the $100+ expensive along with a wand change > at roughly $40 is really putting a damper on that decision. > > Sooooo, does anyone have any suggestions before I purchase an upgraded > steam tip? > > Many thanks to all that have contributed to this wonder Google Group and > thanks in advance to anyone that can shed some light form their experiences > with upgraded steam tip on their Brewtus machines. > -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
