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So the main struggle yesterday was steaming milk with the Rancilo.
@Tenderloin if you get the 'screaming' it normally means you've emptied out too much steam or you hadn't built up enough to start with.
How I do it:
Get it up to steam temperature
Put milk jug underneath wand and open steam valve nice and wide
Wait until the steam is coming out 'dry' - i.e. lots of steam but no water droplets/moisture
By then the steam rate will have slowed down, basically the Silvia is running out of puff and the boiler light will have come on
Close the valve
Wait a minute for the steam to get back up to pressure again
Froth your milk - the light should come on less quickly second time round. I don't bother with a thermometer, I can feel when the milk is too hot and I'm more concerned about getting the right texture which is the hard bit.tl:dr - never froth your milk on the first go, always 'simulate' frothing and do it on the second. They call her Miss Silvia for a reason - she's a bit of a primadonna (and yes that's #everydaysexism but it's an Italian machine).
I'd happily come round some time and show you in person. Using this technique and everything @sumo taught me I can do a pretty consistent flat white with latte art (which really needs the milk to be just right).
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So the main struggle yesterday was steaming milk with the Rancilo.
Followed instructions on how to do so online, but seemed to be 'screaming' louder than expected and the orange light would come on relatively quickly. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?