Bounty Latte???

Commercials are supposed to be dumb and ridiculous, I get that - but the recent Bounty Paper Towels commercial I saw the other day was just silly.
The couple was talking about making their favorite latte drinks at home to save money...
It was cute little scene with a man and his wife in the kitchen. With an cheesy smile on his face he makes this big mess while steaming his latte- but of course you're going to have a big mess when you try to make a latte using his methods!
First of all, he made the espresso and then added cold milk to it to steam all at once together- yuck! It's so important not to overcook the espresso or you'll end up with that awful bitter taste.
Second, he was attempting to steam them together in a ceramic latte cup. No wonder he had hot milk and espresso flying all over his kitchen! Where is the metal steam pitcher?

Bounty may have done a good job of cleaning up this mess - but the whole thing could have been totally avoided AND the latte would have been better than most chain coffee joints if he had done two simple things:
First, steam the milk in a metal pitcher. This will allow you to get that creamy frothy milk that is so smooth with a little foam on top.
Second, DO NOT steam your milk with the espresso in it. Always steam your milk first - before you make your espresso. After your milk is steamed, then you may add it to your espresso.

Follow these simple steps for a delicious at-home-latte that won't leave you searching for Bounty. :)

http://www.coffee-illuminated.com/making-espresso-at-home.html
http://www.coffee-illuminated.com/how-to-steam-milk.html