by Rainman on Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:23 pm Psyd wrote:You can bully a steamtoy into making half-decent espresso, and yes, with crema. Not great crema, but crema none-the-less.
If I have to (and that's 'have to') go somewhere for any length of time and I can't get Silvia to come with me, I'll drag along the steamtoy. Rocky if I can, but the Krups burr grinder in a pinch. It'll make an adequate (but just barely) double capp, and is far better than most espresso shops in most lobbies (five for five out of the last five hotels I had to take it to). I tried a 'JavaJoes in the lobby of the hotel I was in this week, and the Krups kicked it's butt, along with the butt of the Starbucks in the neighboring hotel.
Chris, you are crackin' me up! While I'd really love to see you make microfoam on a steam-toy, I'd relish any moment you have to help me figure out the technique to make this happen on my Brewtus (there, I admitted my incompetence- it's even worse than Dan's!). If you're in town this w/e or the next, drop me a line.
Raymundo
