Your machine.. Your choice ! A few needed tips before you spend your cash!

There is tons of espresso on the market today! You can find them from Columbia to Italy, and I buy mine directly from Italy. MAKES STARBUCKS look like yuck!

I suggest getting a sample pack with 8-10 different beans and trying them yourself!
If you cant afford an espresso machine check for barista classes and they will allow you to try your espresso’s there. I am thinking about starting a barista class in AZ so if you are interested email me or post a comment!. A small class fee of 10-20$ will be applied or bring your own milk and others and ill teach you for free 

OK so now that we have learned all about the espresso and milk lets look at the machine!

To generally know your machine you need to be aware of the parts that matter the most!

The wand: The wand is what is used to steam the milk and in today’s technology we have thermometers in the wand so there is no need to attach it to your pitcher! When steaming the milk the wand tends to get dirty! SO always have a clean damp rag and a bowl near by to place the rag back into. This is for sanitary reasons and is a must, because we don’t want any funky coffee  generally after I steam the milk I set my pitcher down and clean the wand then hit the steam button to clear the wand of any unwanted particles!

The espresso drip: That is where the espresso comes out of, and normally there will be 1 or 2 drippers (on mine there is 2 so there is a need for 2 mini pitchers, it also moves up and down and that’s because In drive by drinks we just stick the cups underneath it saves time and clean up)

The top where the espresso is added has 2 sections one for regular and one for decaf; this makes it easier to handle a bunch of drinks at once! The machine I use is a 4000$ machine from Italy and its all digital you may be working with a 600$ machine that has a turn on it this is very different in the espresso style. You may have what I call a turn and you have to place an espresso packet into and then turn the handle to tighten it down then hit the drip button. I have used one and I dislike it as it gets messy or if you don’t tighten it all the way it lets water drip out ect! Save up and buy a nice digital one that will please you! NO NOT LIKE THAT sicko..

My machine also has a single shot or 2 shots of espresso if you want a stronger drink you hit the button and it makes the espresso evenly, as if you had a single turn machine you need to wait and your espresso goes “stale”.

So we have a basic idea of a machine EXAMPLE
This is a digital machine similar to mine except my machine is bigger better and more efficient and the wand is on the other side and it has a digital lay out 

GREAT FOR AT HOME!



Now these are the yuck turn ones I dislike


Small has a turn and a cheap wand that does not have a temp gauge in it.. stay away unless you’re a pro.
( IF YOU ARE IN THE FIELD TO DO LATTE ART A MORE EXPENSIVE VERSION OF THE LAST PICTURE IS WHAT YOU WILL WANT TO GO FOR! I AM SAYING FOR IN HOUSE USE WE WANT FAST AND EASY MACHINES, THAT IS WHY I SUGGESTED THE FIRST PICTURE)