One thing I found that helps is I'm now using a 20oz toroid pitcher. I bought it several years ago and didn't particularly like it so it was setting on the shelf with a half dozen other pitchers that I didn't like. Long story short I was having trouble with consistency and decided to try some of the old pitchers. The toroid works great with this wand and the foam knife. I stretch the milk for a few seconds and then bury the tip in the middle of the pitcher and I get great foam almost every time. I probably stretch 5 seconds or less. If you don't get things sorted out you might want to give one of those pitchers a try. Herman
On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 9:17 AM, Tegespresso <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
