Thank you. I'm trying different beans and have not found one that I am really amazed with. So far I've tried StarBucks blonde roast, Keane Espresso blend (local roast) and a friend gave me a few bags of dark roast Sumatra. I'm liking the Sumatra the best out. Just ordered Redbird a few days ago and I can't wait to see what the raves are all about.
The countertop material is called Verde Fuji/Iguana Green, a granite from Brazil.
Any tips on frothing milk? The shot in your avatar looks amazing :)
I'm using a 20oz pitcher with organic whole milk.
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Coffeenoobie Senior Member Joined: 11 Dec 2011 Posts: 2,371 Location: PNW Expertise: I like coffee
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Posted Wed Mar 14, 2012, 11:06pm Subject: Re: I take my espressos with milk, considering BES900XL (BDB). Opinons?
That shot is from a really cool coffee shop in Portland, OR called Coava Coffee Roasters. It was a very good shot, that is one thing I did before buying was go to shops and taste good espresso.
Sadly, my latte art is more "one of a kind" type master pieces: I have made a duck on a stilt, a dog's head, a lopsided heart, a fir tree in a wind storm and most often soap water dry cappa foam that make a lovely amorphous blob in the center. Maybe I should keep the camera out for my master pieces as I can't ever make 2 that look the same. The duck on a stilt was really one of my better micro foams. At least they would be amusing to those that can do latte art.
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