How to Make a Flat White

How to make what you decide is the perfect flat white, and how to tweak things until it's perfect for you.

By the way, if you're in the UK or Europe (including Ireland, Germany, France, and most other countries in mainland Europe) see: https://coffeeblog.co.uk/sage-applian...

Product links:

Bambino from Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3NvAoXJ
Bambino from Sage UK: https://breville.oie8.net/15WQAD
Bambino from Breville USA: https://breville.oie8.net/mgkkYe
Bambino from Sage Europe: https://breville.oie8.net/mgkkYe
Bambino from John Lewis: https://john-lewis-and-partners.pxf.i...

4 hole steam tip:
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Breville Worldwide: https://breville.oie8.net/NKeDo1
Sage Appliances Europe (outside of UK): https://breville.oie8.net/yRO3EG

An upgraded portafilter (the one that comes with the Barista Express and Barista Pro, also compatible with Bambino & Bambino Plus):
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Breville Worldwide: https://breville.oie8.net/0Jn7zE
Sage Appliances Europe (outside of UK): https://breville.oie8.net/AoVW21
No handle jug from Barista Space (jug is good but the studs on the jacket rusted in days, Barista Space told me they're working on that): https://www.baristaspace.com/products...

Single doser & zero retention tool for Eureka Mignon: https://tidd.ly/33y7kOd

Blog Reviews:

Kev’s Guide to Flat White. What is it & How to Make Them?:https://coffeeblog.co.uk/what-is-a-fl...
Best Sage Coffee Machines (UK) https://coffeeblog.co.uk/sage-coffee-...
Best Breville Espresso machines (USA) https://coffeekev.com/best-breville-e...
How to steam milk (USA) https://coffeekev.com/how-to-steam-milk/
Flat White Vs Latte (USA) https://coffeekev.com/flat-white-vs-l...

Other Links Of Interest:

Freshly roasted high-quality coffee beans from The Coffeeworks (my website): https://cworks.co.uk (use discount code yt25 for 25% off your first order).
Coffee blog: https://coffeeblog.co.uk
Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/coffeeblogkev

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Cayer BV30L tripod with fluid head (mega tripod for the money!)

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Timecodes:

00:00 Intro
00:48 What makes a flat white different to other milkies?
02:31 Demo
06:16 Demonstrating not enough air being pulled in - not stretching enough
07:38 Demonstrating creating the right kind of foam (microfoam, subtle aeration) but carrying on for too long and producing a stiffer microfoam
09:12 Demonstrating creating "old school" cappuccino foam and not microfoam
12:01 Demonstrating creating what I believe to be the perfect texture for flat white
14:42 Need more help with milk texture?
14:49 Outro
15:17 Tatty Bye

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