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Several machines share some common elements, such as a grouphead and a portafilter. An espresso machine may also have a steam wand which is used to steam and froth liquids (such as milk) for coffee drinks such as cappuccino and caffè latte. Espresso machines may be steam-driven, piston-driven, pump-driven, or air-pump-driven. Machines may also ...
A milk frother is a utensil for making milk froth, typically to be added to coffee (cappuccino, latte, etc.). It aerates the milk, creating a thick but light foam. Milk frothers were introduced through the use of espresso machines that contained steamed wands that would froth steamed milk. Although created in Italy, the espresso machine and ...
Microfoam is finely textured milk used for making espresso -based coffee drinks, particularly those with latte art. It is typically made with the steam wand of an espresso machine, which pumps steam into a pitcher of milk. The opposite of microfoam is macrofoam (also called dry foam, in contrast to the wet foam of microfoam), which has visibly ...
Cappuccino (/ ˌkæpʊˈtʃiːnoʊ / ⓘ, Italian: [kapputˈtʃiːno]; from German Kapuziner) [ 1 ] is an espresso -based coffee drink that is traditionally prepared with steamed milk including a layer of milk foam. [ 2 ] Variations of the drink involve the use of cream instead of milk, using non-dairy milk substitutes and flavoring with cocoa ...
Thermoplan was founded in 1974 by Domenic Steiner. The company's main products are modular super-automatic espresso machines. The medium-sized firm employs 125 employees. The company's major breakthrough came in 1999, when it was chosen by the international coffeehouse chain Starbucks as their exclusive espresso machine supplier.
Café au lait, caffè e latte. Media: Café con leche. Café con leche (literally coffee with milk in Spanish) is a coffee beverage common throughout Spain and Latin America consisting of strong coffee (usually espresso) mixed with scalded milk in approximately equal amounts. The amount of milk can be higher in a café con leche en vaso or a ...
Website. Domestic coffee machines Professional coffee machines. Gaggia Internazionale 2 group espresso machine, c.1950. Model "Classica", 1948. Gaggia Classic, 10/2010. Gaggia is an Italian manufacturer of coffee machines, especially espresso machines, in addition to small kitchen appliances. The company is owned by the Evoca Group.
The first espresso machine for home use was the Gaggia Gilda. [54] Soon afterwards, similar machines such as the Faema Faemina, FE-AR La Peppina, and VAM Caravel followed suit, with similar form factors and operational principles. [55] These machines still have a small but dedicated share of fans. Until the advent of the first small electrical ...