The Daily Practice
Some progress is happening.
I'm almost a month into my latte art practice (the class I took was in February 22) and it's been a really bumpy road. I'm still stuck with my Breville while I wait for my new machine, which I believe is still 8 weeks away. I've been too spoiled by this two-day shipping capitalist society to put this in any other way: the wait is killing me.
Today, I hit sort of a breakthrough in that I was able to do some successful pours in my 6oz cups. My struggle has been controlling how much milk flows out of my jug when I pour. Today was the first time I actually felt in control of it somewhat.
I know that I should be sticking with 12oz cups or bigger as a beginner, but I really only make coffee for myself and what I like to drink are cortados and flat whites. Bobby's been off caffeine for a while, so my main opportunities for practice are my morning coffees and fikas.
I also found Emilee Bryant's YouTube channel and watched a few videos. She's a latte art pro who's really good at explaining things. This effort feels moot though knowing I'll have to start from scratch in two months learning my new machine. But it still boosts my morale seeing my slight improvements.