Attento Thermometer

The next item out of the box from Espresso Gear is the Attento Thermometer.

This is one of the most innovative products we have seen in a while. 95% of people use a thermometer when frothing milk to make sure the milk is heated to the correct temperature. They are a great tool to assist in standardising your coffee making and making sure you don't burn your milk. Traditional thermometers work by a probe sitting in your milk and a dial or face indicating the temperature. Thermometers specifically designed for milk frothing usually have a prime frothing temperature marked on the dial to let the user know when the optimum temperature has been achieved. They are attached to the jug via a clip.

Some of the downfalls of this method is the thermometer can get in the way when you want to look in the jug to see the swirl or volume of your progress. The clips are usually quite loose and as you tilt the jug the thermometer moves around meaning you usually have to hold your thumb on the clip. The other issue is hygiene. All thermometer have a clear plastic cap over the dial over time milk gets in between the cap and the base of the dial and this becomes mouldy. Doesn't matter if you clean your thermometer everyday milk getting in these little spaces is inevitable. There is also a noticeable lag between what the actual temperature is and what the dial reads. It can be as much as 5-10 seconds. This can cause you to over heat your milk and burn it.

The Attento Thermometer gets over these obstacles by uniquely sticking itself to the outside of your frothing jug. The label has 'windows' that turn bright green as you heat your milk. It starts at 40C and the last window reads 70C which is the prime temperature for your milk based drinks. The liquid crystal windows are very responsive. A huge benefit is it allows you to see into your jug without competing with a thermometer and your hand. Also the product is very hygienic. They can be placed into a dishwasher to to be washed.

We think its a great product and a worthy addition to our range of barista tools.

To see the Attento Thermometer check it out on CoffeeHit.co.uk

New Tampers!!

This week we received our brand new shipment of Espresso Gear coffee tampers!!
We have two styles.

The first is the Luce. It weighs in at 175 grams. The handle is made of a really nice hand gripping plastic that really grips in your hand. The base is a highly hand polished stainless steel. We ordered the base to have a slight convex shape. This we feel gives better seal to the edge of the basket and helps in avoiding channeling. The other great thing about the Espresso Gear products are the colours!
We stock the full range of colours. They are priced at £24.95 which is a great price for a tamper that will last for years.

The second and bigger brother of the Luce is the Barista. The Barista weighs in at 270 grams. It has a really nice weight to it. The handle is nice and rounded and fits nicely in the palm of your hand. It has some soft grip like plastic in the handle that provides good grip. Again we have ordered the slightly convex shape to aid tamping. All the colours are available.
A nice touch with these tampers is the ability to reduce the handle length by 5mm. Just below the rubber grip there is a stainless steel ring that can be removed to shorten the handle.

Espresso Gear by Xpressivo are really coming out with some great innovative products. We have some more of their products which I will detail in a later post.
In the mean time check out our range of Espresso Gear tampers over at
CoffeeHit.co.uk.