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Coffee Latte Art

Latte art is one of the signature skills of a barista, and its forms of expression are diverse and complex. In the process of learning latte art, you should persist in practicing, constantly summarizing, and patiently communicating, so that you can master the latte art skills faster and better.

The following are seven points to summarize the coffee art skills training:

1. #About Fusion# The moment the fine milk foam pierces the crema, the fusion begins slowly. Baristas usually have two habits when dealing with fusion.

1. The "circle" method, where the milk foam circles clockwise or counterclockwise in the coffee liquid, has the advantage of being able to flexibly repair the "white spots" that appear;

2. The "left-right shaking" method involves shaking the milk foam back and forth at a constant speed in the coffee liquid. The advantage is that it does not destroy the color of the crema on the "other side."

2. #About composition# The expression forms of coffee latte art can be classified into different categories. The artistic conception of the composition can interpret the author's expression! It can be summarized as follows:

1. Swing left-right symmetry;

2. Clear contrast of color difference;

3. Overall complexity of the pattern;

The key points are:

1. Make different milk foams according to different latte art, and be good at using {dry, dry, wet};

2. Choose different cups {wide mouth, standard, tall cup} according to different latte art;

3. Be good at expressing a mood...

3. #About Swing# In the process of creating coffee latte art, in addition to perfect composition and skillful fusion, there is also a core skill called "swing", which can be summarized as:

1. Use your arms and wrists to shake the latte art pot left and right at a constant speed, with a range of about 1cm.

2. Use your arms and wrists to shake the latte art pot left and right at a constant speed, with a swing of about 2cm. The works can be summarized as follows: the former is fresh and simple, while the latter is high-end!

4. #About Espresso# Espresso is a type of concentrated coffee made from blended coffee beans and extracted using a coffee machine. Perfect Espresso, from blending, mixing beans, roasting, grinding, filling, filling, pressing, timing, extraction, production... many links are very challenging for the barista's skills, and it is also the fun of human factors! Perfect Espresso Summary:

1. Grease, tiger pattern, leopard pattern, thickness;

2. Fruity, smooth, lingering and long-lasting.

5. #About milk foam# When choosing and using milk, choose fully refrigerated whole milk. Foaming is the process of "changing" fat and protein and recombining them. The key depends on the control of steam intake and the frothing when the "vortex" is formed. Delicate, long-lasting and dense milk foam is divided into: dry, semi-dry and wet. These different qualities of milk foam are used in different styles of latte art! Processing milk foam:

1. Shake up and down to break the coarse bubbles;

2. Shake left and right to mix evenly!

6. #About Habits# It is particularly important for baristas to develop good professional habits and qualities at work. These workplace ethics and training will always accompany the development of their coffee career. The summary is as follows:

1. When preparing, remove unnecessary tools and avoid interference;

2. When making, maintain the standard production process and clean at any time;

3. After the product is shipped, clean the countertop and reset the tools to maintain order;

4. Be diligent in creation, combine coffee theory knowledge, and take notes in practice!

7. #About Creativity# In the Italian coffee system, creativity and research and development are the main themes. A cup of delicious and beautiful coffee is infused with the emotional thinking of the creator. In the process of making creative coffee, the following is summarized:

1. The edibility and quantity of creative coffee;

2. The operability and process of creative coffee;

3. The replicability and promotion of creative coffee;

4. The composition, artistic conception and expression of creative coffee;

5. The overall beauty and simplicity of creative coffee.