It’s important to have the right mug for frothing milk and whilst we’ll get to just what kind of mug that is in more detail later on in the article. Lattes get all the attention in this space. What about cappuccinos? As it stands, cappuccinos have their own variations that are bound to turn heads.

No one pitcher is best for everyone. Take some time choosing a pitcher design that suits your needs: take into account size, material, and grip. The things to avoid are having coffee too diluted in color and also having too much of it in the cup, to begin with. It needs to only be a little bit that can make a lot of contrast, to work properly. If you consider that, there are loads of other products out there that could replace espresso or coffee, for that matter, for the same effect. Take soy sauce for example. If you don't particularly want to waste your favorite coffee beans on practicing latte art, then using something like soy sauce. Won't taste very nice, but it won't exactly break the bank either. We don't need to even be imagining it. Soy sauce and detergent now being the core of our latte art practice? It's kind of crazy.These range from seasonal occasions to comforting creatures, which you can then edit and customise with your steel pen thanks to its needle and spatula ends. The most easy thing to do is just create swirls and made up patterns onto your drink, keeping them as basic as possible to avoid them looking chaotic and keeping them looking pretty.

Here, competitors receive higher marks based on the detail and creativity of their designs – leading to some truly impressive latte art patterns.How you are meant to use the pen is commonly called ‘etching’. After pouring in milk to form a visible froth atop the coffee, you can begin lightly scraping the milk into shapes and patterns. Baristas should stretch and roll the milk at the right pace, otherwise the milk will contain air bubbles that are either too big or too small,” David tells me.