The Coffee Ken Show: Milk System in Sage or Breville Barista Touch Impress

Overview

• This session focuses on the milk system of the Sage or Breville Barista Touch Impress.
• The milk system is innovatively spelled "milkQ," pronounced "milk."

Milk Settings

• Features four milk settings:
  • Dairy Milk
  • Soy Milk
  • Oat Milk
  • Almond Milk
• Users select a default during setup but can change it anytime.
• Allows for easy switching between different milk types without changing the default.

Calibration & Texture

• Each setting is calibrated to achieve the right texture and temperature for each milk type.
• Demonstrated by making a flat white with each type to compare textures.
• Goal: Achieve similar textures across different milk types.

Performance Evaluation

• Acknowledges the challenge due to variability within milk types (e.g., different brands).
• Generally produces satisfactory results for each milk type at preset levels.
• Easy adjustments available for texture and temperature.

Quality of Milk Texture

• Comparable to Barista Touch, Oracle, Oracle Touch, and Bambino Plus.
• Produces superior milk texture compared to most people using a pro steam wand.
• Outperforms bean-to-cup or fully automatic machines in terms of microfoam quality and control.
• Consistent milk texture aids in learning latte art.

Manual Steaming

• Manual steaming is possible but the steam wand is not flexible (straight out).

Milk Temperature Settings

• Ranges from 45°C to 75°C in 5° increments (110°F to 170°F in 10° increments).

Impressions

• Highly impressed with the milk system.
• Users likely to set a preferred milk setting and stick with it.
• Custom drink creation available, yet saving changes to main presets is limited.

Criticism

• Limited ability to save changes to main presets; have to create new custom drinks instead.
• Reached out to clarify if this limitation is intentional.

Additional Features

• Steam wand purging possible before auto steaming.
• User can purge by pressing the milk icon without the jug.

Conclusion

• Encourages viewers to engage with more content on making better coffee at home.
• Provides reviews and tutorials on popular coffee machines.

The session ends with a call to action for viewers to subscribe and engage with the content for becoming a home barista.