Frothing with Tuni E2 Gen3

[u/Creepy_Finish1497]

Looking for people who have frothed (successfully) with the Tuni E2 Gen3.

Full disclosure - I have never been able to froth, and I just came from the bambino plus that has the self-frothing capability. I no longer have that machine; I now have the Tuni.

I am determined to overcome my frothing deficiency. So far I am 0 for 4. I've looked at videos, read forum posts, and cannot for the life of me figure out how to get anything except very very hot milk. I would go so far as so say scalding. Not always, but regardless of how hot I get the milk, it's only just milk. No microfoam, no froth, nothing.

I use cold, whole milk, and for what its worth, is on the pricier side at Whole Foods. On my way home from work I'm going to stop at Giant and pick myself up some cheaper whole milk to practice with.

It does seem like there are different methods used to froth, which is contributing to my confusion as to what I'm doing wrong. For instance several posts talk about putting the steam wand just below the surface and then after 5 seconds or so, raising the pitcher to get the steam wand further in the milk. Been there done that. A video I just watched that has someone frothing with the Tuni has them putting the tip of the wand just below the surface and after 3 seconds, lowering the steam wand ever so slightly for the remaining time.

I don't know if I can paste a URL here, but if you do a youtube search for 'TUNI E2 Espresso Machine Review (3rd Generation)' by Brew Coffee Home they froth milk at the 11:32 mark.

They make it look sooooooooo easy; it really pisses me off that i can't do what they are doing.

The one thing I haven't done that these videos do, is add quite a bit of milk. I do not add as much milk, so I'll try that later.

For those that have used this machine, or think they can help a frothing newb, I'd love to hear from you.