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The frothing begins again

My espresso making and frothing experiment began last week. Google has some nice machines:

I've been able to create an OK espresso. That is, it's better than many you will find in New York. But still I have a long way to go.

My cappuccinos have not been so successful. I've made two so far. The first one was fairly good, but the second one basically had no froth at all. The whole frothing thing is very hard to do, since one of my hands has to be on the steam button, and the other holds the milk. The machine is powerful, and so the milk heats up fairly quickly. So far, I haven't gotten things down quick enough to get a good froth yet.

Also, I need to get a cappuccino cup. It's hard to even judge how good froth is when drinking from paper cups. When I get it, stay tuned for pictures. My goal is to be able to create good foam and some preliminary latte art by springtime.