Become Your Own Barista: Espresso Extraction & Milk Texturing - $80

Want to learn about the basics of barista-ing? This class covers the essentials that you need to navigate your way around tuning up coffee to taste.

What's Included

• Our barista will welcome you with a drink of your choice to enjoy during the session. 
• Light bites from the Lakehouse Kitchens Culinary Team to accompany your espresso. 
• Expert instruction on grinding, dosing, and tamping. 
• Expert instruction on texturing (steaming) milk
• BONUS: A bag of locally roasted beans from Giobean or Oso Negro to take home to practice your new skills!

Skills Covered

• What to look for when purchasing the best beans for your coffee equipment
• Amount of coffee grind to use using your espresso machine
• The Italian 5-M's: requirements that guide the professional Baristas to extract the Perfect Espresso 
• Using an espresso machine
• Differences between light, medium, dark, and decaf roasts
• Proper grinding levels for different coffee brewing equipment
• Tamping technique
• What an espresso should look like coming out of the machine

This class offers information on how to distinguish proper coffee extraction, identity desirable taste notes, as well as the technicalities and methodologies behind creating silky and smooth milk texture in your coffee beverage. You'll get to perfect your skills using a variety of Breville espresso machines in our Chef's Theatre. 

You'll explore differences in grind size, roast level, and milk texture in espresso beverages. Proper equipment, tools, and machine maintenance will be discussed as well.

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Don’t forget you receive 15% off your next retail purchase at Lakehouse Home Store with your Culinary Cashback class voucher!