Whole Milk Ingredient Guide - Good Coffee Great Coffee
Master Whole Milk in Good Coffee, Great Coffee. Learn the zero-failure two-stage steaming technique, cold vs hot milk usage, and avoid refund traps. This Level 2 ingredient is essential for all latte recipes and milk-based drinks.
🎯 Zero-Failure Milk Steaming Secret
Game-Changing Tip: After positioning the milk jug, you don't need to hold it! It stays in place automatically, eliminating hand-slip errors and allowing you to prepare other ingredients while steaming.
Whole Milk Ingredient At-a-Glance
Unlock Level
Level 2Purchase Location
Xpresso app (available after Day 2)
Two Forms
Cold milk & Steamed milk
Steaming Technique
Two-stage: Aeration → Integration
Unlock Cost
40 Funds
Used In
15+ Recipes
Whole Milk Game Information & Usage
Two Forms of Whole Milk
Game Details
Game Story
Whole Milk is the foundation of your coffee journey, unlocked at Level 2. This essential ingredient teaches you the crucial two-stage steaming technique and the difference between cold and hot milk applications. Master this, and you'll be ready for all latte recipes and milk-based drinks.
Whole Milk Steaming Step-by-Step Guide
Pour whole milk into the metal milk jug to the desired amount.
Move the milk jug to the steam wand and position it so the wand tip just touches the milk surface.
Aeration phase: Keep this position until the upper pressure gauge reaches the yellow line.
Integration phase: Push the jug up completely to submerge the wand fully in the milk.
Wait until the left temperature gauge also reaches the yellow line.
Immediately pull the jug down to stop steaming. The milk is now perfectly steamed!
💡 Pro Tip
Game-changing secret: After positioning the milk jug, you don't need to hold it! It stays in place automatically, eliminating hand-slip errors and allowing you to prepare other ingredients while steaming.
Whole Milk Common Mistakes & Fixes
Wrong Cup Type
Cold drinks need large glass cups, hot drinks need coffee cups. Using the wrong cup type causes immediate refunds.
Incomplete Steaming
Not reaching yellow line on both gauges during steaming will result in poor quality milk and customer complaints.
Wrong Steaming Method
For Warm Milk orders, use direct immersion (no aeration). For Steamed Milk, use two-stage process.
Ice Order Mistakes
For iced drinks: add core ingredients first, then ice, then cold milk. Wrong order causes "too weak" refunds.
Special Order Confusion
"Pretty in Pink" and "Neapolitan" are NO-ICE drinks! Adding ice to these will cause refunds.
Hand-Slip Errors
Remember: after positioning the milk jug, you don't need to hold it! It stays in place automatically.
Cold vs Hot Milk Usage
❄️ Cold Milk
Perfect for iced drinks!
🔥 Steamed Milk
Essential for hot drinks!
🔑 Key Rule
Cold drinks = Large glass cup + Cold milk. Hot drinks = Coffee cup + Steamed milk. Using the wrong cup type or milk temperature will cause immediate refunds!
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