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A few days ago,
my daughter gave me an espresso machine
for my birthday.
I’ve been drinking drip coffee
all my life.
At cafés,
I always order a latte,
but I’d never made one at home.
I unpacked it,
set up the machine,
and made my first latte.
It was bitter.
I had no idea why.
I opened the manual
and started watching YouTube videos.
The beans,
the dose,
the yield,
the steamed milk.
They all work together
to shape the flavor.
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For the next few days,
I tried changing
one thing at a time.
Grinding the beans,
weighing the coffee,
pulling the shot,
steaming the milk.
When I’m done drinking,
I wash up
and put everything away.
A single latte
takes more than thirty minutes.
Drinking it
takes five.
What I want
is a nutty,
creamy latte.
I still have a long way to go.
But
I find myself looking forward
to making a latte every morning.
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Originally published at https://hallelujah.com on September 27, 2026.
