It's practice. You could blast some wet steam out of the wand before steaming to drop a bit of pressure in the boiler and dry the steam up. I find the steam first out of the Vetrano is a little wet. Compared to my Silvia I prefer the Vetrano for steaming. Very smooth and it's much easier to get a folding vortex. I agree you've got to be subtle with your movements and listen. One bonus of the Vetrano is the no burn, multi directional wand let's you adjust your wand angle with your fingers while your steaming. Helps a bit for steaming control, I think.

would it hurt my machine if I clog up one hole of the wand with a broken off tooth pick?

scottyg514 wrote:would it hurt my machine if I clog up one hole of the wand with a broken off tooth pick?

Should not be a problem.

It has been suggested to me before, but I tried it for the first time & the results were perfect.

I put a Toothpick into one of my two holes of my Vetrano's stock tip. I cut it with a kitchen shear with about a 1/4" still sticking out, so it was easy to remove afterwards.

It took only about 10 seconds longer to get the milk up to the right temperature than with both holes open.

But the results were glossy sweet microfoam. What a difference.

Even though the purists here will tell you to keep practicing with both holes open(which I tried for months with not very good results) try this & see the difference.