Wednesday, July 11, 2012

How to make a caffe latte at home (without an espresso machine) using a french press - part 1 of 2






How to make a caffe latte at home (without an espresso machine) using a french press - part 1 of 2
This video shows how I make a caffe latte at home using a french press, a kyocera ceramic burr grinder and a bodum hand operated milk frother. This is part one of two. Part two is located at this URL: www.youtube.com
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25 comments:

  1. TheCrazyCreaturesJuly 11, 2012 at 12:54 AM

    You're Very Precise.

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  2. MischievousKittieJuly 11, 2012 at 12:57 AM

    I have presspot and moka pot..I tend to end up using my Bialetti moka pot just due to ease of use..but both make very tastey coffee.

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  3. GarlicOrganizerJuly 11, 2012 at 1:17 AM

    lol....im watching....thinking....this guy HAS got to be an engineer! The beauty of it!

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  4. ray5961July 11, 2012 at 2:16 AM

    Yeah... Moka pots rock. That would work great I think.

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  5. Xiia0Sn00pYJuly 11, 2012 at 2:46 AM

    i got an idea, heard of a moka pot? right? use very very very extremely exggerated very very fresh coffee, brew it, heat a cup of milk in a microwave or pot till it is above 60degrees well thats what my country measures it by and add em together vola caffe latte. thats how a italian one i made.

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  6. NTROPYKJuly 11, 2012 at 3:30 AM

    just tried this, i have to say, it's amazing! I happened to have a bodum frother from a garage sale, I thought it was a really bad french press lol, glad i didn't throw it away.

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  7. sjbthedreamerJuly 11, 2012 at 3:41 AM

    Douche Bag, because he is being very thorough. When you saw the vid was a bit long and decided 20 minutes of your precious life was too much to spare you should have moved on, even though you probably enjoyed the latte you made after watching this vid and bitching about it's length.....Now its time for you to post some stupid reply to this statement but you can be sure I will not be paying any attention to it nor will I respond. Have a nice day!

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  8. ray5961July 11, 2012 at 4:38 AM

    - yeah, I was thinking about doing that actually. This was one of the first videos I ever made for YouTube and it was kinda long. If was also when I first started drinking coffee and didn't really know all that much yet. I just leave it up because so many people seem to enjoy it.

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  9. aftert123July 11, 2012 at 4:52 AM

    can you make a short version of this? say.... in 3 minutes? please!

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  10. TheHrishi45July 11, 2012 at 5:31 AM

    This is Class

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  11. ray5961July 11, 2012 at 6:29 AM

    - Just take it all apart each time and clean it in the sink.

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  12. Omega320July 11, 2012 at 6:42 AM

    Awesome, and everything is so clean, how you clean your french press? it looks like new.

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  13. 1khalil9July 11, 2012 at 7:21 AM

    this guy is serious

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  14. ray5961July 11, 2012 at 8:06 AM

    - Thanks! Yeah, that little Kyocera CM-45cf hand grinder is very good. It turns out very good quality grinds - and for a fraction of the cost of the higher priced professional grinders. I still use it nearly every day. The cup on the bottom broke in half (when it slipped out of my hands), but I super glued it back together. I've been in the market for an high end grinder, but frankly it's hard to beat this little hand grinder for the price.

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  15. malloryjune7July 11, 2012 at 8:45 AM

    i admire your passion:)

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  16. ray5961July 11, 2012 at 9:06 AM

    - Kyocera

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  17. NogertJuly 11, 2012 at 9:42 AM

    How do you spell 'kia-sarah' ?

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  18. vermouth07July 11, 2012 at 10:06 AM

    Great video I watched it several times you have inspired me to purchase a hand mill grinder :-) Thanks!

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  19. hackerrenaJuly 11, 2012 at 10:53 AM

    i want :3

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  20. channelsearoadJuly 11, 2012 at 11:29 AM

    This is the most thorough video on coffee making! Really well done, and so specific. I am impressed! Thanks for making the video.

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  21. ray5961July 11, 2012 at 11:48 AM

    - Thanks. I have a back ground in electrical and mechanical engineering and physics (classical and quantum). But I'm self taught in those areas, so no real formal training per se. The coffee doesn't turn out half bad using that method, although I would use milk now instead of half and half (which I think I used in that video). I use the La Pavoni now (check my other videos). It makes amazing coffee :) Thanks again for the comments. Always appreciated! :)

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  22. bellamama157July 11, 2012 at 12:18 PM

    This is the most THOROUGH tutorial I have ever seen on making coffee! It looks great...are you an engineer by chance? Too bad Fiji water is no longer available due to the volatile political/business environment there. It was my favorite water too!

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  23. ray5961July 11, 2012 at 12:43 PM

    - a good burr grinder definitely goes a long way when it comes to coffee flavor & mouth feel.

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  24. kkjgg112391July 11, 2012 at 1:17 PM

    Hahaha, I was abotu to say I'd use s. pellegrino XD

    Yeah I'll certainly try it out I bought this awesome bur grinder from braun very consistent so far.

    But out of laziness I'm still using my Tassimo--go figure.

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  25. ray5961July 11, 2012 at 1:54 PM

    - Any water is fine, although I would avoid tap water if you can :-) My girlfriend buys water that is 79 cents for a gallon; sometimes I use that and it's fine. Anyway, this method for making coffee is pretty good. When you are not making a video of it, it actually doesn't take much time at all. Wham-bam, 6 or so minutes, and you are done. Once you get the method down, it's pretty fast and easy to repeat. I use an espresso machine now, but the French Press works very well also

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