Latte art is all the rage for social media, but do people order them for the taste or just the clout? At home I find steaming milk annoying and then it just feels like Iâm sitting down to a glass of hot milk when Iâm finally done. What are other peopleâs thoughts? Do you like milk drinks? Do you make them at home?
A lot of places overheat the milk until it becomes âconstruction foamâ (Bauschaum). That would explain the bad taste.
Iâm frothing milk at home when I want a cappuccino, so I put it into a metal vessel and hold the vessel with my hand during foaming so I can feel when the milk is nearing 80C (feels uncomfortable)
But as coffee goes, everyone has their own taste, so if you prefer cold milk - you do you. (I have another friend who likes the milk scalding hot, close to boiling - when sheâs visiting Iâll make her coffee like she prefers, even if my mind goess âTHIS IS SO WRONGâ)
Even 80C is too hot for me. I shoot for 65C. As soon as the milk has an egg smell itâs too hot and I donât want it! That happens way before boiling point.