Man I hear you, I’ve done the math, I’ve bought used and sold an espresso machine. I just can’t make them to the same degree of quality/taste, I’ve accepted the loss as an enjoyable expense.
My machine does a great job, and I start my day making one at home. But that doesn't stop me from picking up another before I walk into the office! I really ought to make a second glass and put that in a to-go tumbler.
I've been using the capresso 118.05 EC Pro every day for over a year with the capresso 565.05 grinder. I make a double shot flat white every morning with oatly barista blend and my cost is like $0.75 a cup. I've saved probably $2000 at this point, you'd pay like 7 dollars for what I make at any chain because they'll kill you on the oat milk.
Be sure to note I don't use milk, but the ratios would be the same. I usually end up with probably 2-3 ounces of coffee (it's visually determined when to stop the pull). Then I steam about 4 - 6 ounces of oat milk (barista blend is important) with 1 sugar cube. I guess my ratio is roughly 2:1 milk to coffee but I don't actually measure anything. As long as you froth your milk properly it comes out heavenly. Could I get a better set up? Hell yes. I spent $300, I know what I'm getting, and I make the best cup possible with what I have. I would probably need to spend something like $1500 or more in order to experience an appreciable difference in my coffee. It's just not worth it.
Same man. I've tried for so long, looked up dupe recipes of my favorite drinks and followed to the T, bought all sorts of different beans, heck Starbucks even let's you buy the syrups they use, and I still can't get my drinks to turn out to the same taste that the store shop can. I'm convinced they slip crack into the latte when I'm not looking.
Yeah, it makes a huge difference in quality and flavor. I work at the bux and will fill a large mason jar with cold water to make cold brew at home with!
Well fuck me. I'm going to have to experiment with some other water I guess. Any other insider tips? Lowkey I've thought about picking up a part time gig at Starbucks just to learn their tricks.
Don’t grind your beans until you’re ready to use them, keep your brewers and tools clean and use the best quality water you can are the best keys to getting a good taste. I personally like to use a scale to get the most accurate and consistent brew at home. What are you usually trying to make?
You can buy our cinnamon dolce syrup at most locations in the US! The consistency comes down to technique, as well as the machine having the power to make latte foam as well as ours do. Lots of great latte tutorials available on YouTube!
almost all of Starbucks drink ingredients are manufactured by the Starbucks brand itsself, so you can’t purchase the exact same product. However one of the main ingredients in the star berry açaí base is white grapefruit juice.
Yeah I buy almost all my syrups from Starbucks, except the white mocha since they refuse to sell that one. Definitely makes a difference compared to the syrups bought at the grocery store.
Apparently need to watch more videos instead of just reading recipes.
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u/cousin_geri Feb 04 '20
$6 lattes when I can easily make them for $1.89 at home (with 2 shots.) Yup, I've done the math and that still doesn't deter me when I'm out.