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Monk’s Head Latte Art | Harper’s Hut Java

It all begins with the Monk’s Head Latte Art!

The Monk’s head latte art is where we begin, because latte art is extremely important when making craft espresso drinks. First, it shows that you have steamed the milk properly. Not too little, which would make it impossible to draw a line in the top of the espresso, secondly, too much foam, which can cause a blobby mess at the top of the drink when you move in closer to the cup for the design.When making a monk’s head, remember a few basic steps

Monk’s Head Latte Art – Steps

Step 1

Chug enough foam into your milk with a one, two, three count or using the hand-temperature rule. All right, you’ve added the steam. Now drop the steam wand just below the milk surface in the first or second quadrant. Meaning, draw an X & Y axis: Y-axis goes through the pour spout of the pitcher. Make sure the milk is spinning in a vortex. This will institute the steam into the steamer. Wallah, step one is complete.

Step 2

Tamp the pitcher on a solid surface only to get big bubbles out of the mix, and then swirl in tight quick circles, until the mix looks like paint. Don’t stop until it looks like paint. Seriously, don’t stop…it will look like paint.

Step 3

Hold the cup in an X & Y formation, if you can visualize it. Tilt the receiving cup at a 45-degree angle (not necessary as some people pour into the receiving cup on a flat surface). Then, start pouring the milk in the deepest part of the cup, only pour into the other areas of the cup if you need to clear white lines created from foam. Pour about 5-6 inches above the cup, with a slow steady pour. The pour should be as thick as a pencil.

Step 4

As the cup starts to fill bring the pitcher closer to the receiving cup and gradually move in toward the center and speed up the pour. While doing so, set the edge of the pitcher on the edge of the cup and tilt the pitcher-pouring end into the cup. Almost as if you are going to dip it into the cup, this will help you hit the correct speed for the design. These steps are the same for all the typical latte art designs.

Step 5

Lastly, the trick with the monk’s head is very little movement. Once you have moved closer to the receiving cup, tilt your pitcher in, and hovered above the center of the cup. As you pour, a monk’s head will naturally form.

Once you get a monk’s head down, you can honestly do any other design. This design helps you master the first four techniques, which determine If you will get a good design or not.

Definitions:

Hand-Temperature Rule – When the side of the pitcher is hand-temperature make sure all noise has ceased.

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Prattville Coffee: Why Does it Matter?

Prattville Coffee: Why Does it Matter? | Harper’s Hut Shaved Ice & Java | Prattville, Oklahoma

Prattville Coffee | Harper’s Hut

In a digital age, accessibility and speed are the only things that matter, right! Wrong! Although most things this rings true for, coffee, it does not. Yes, it is true, more machines are becoming automated, and coffee is going from a bean that is ground to a liquid concentrate at places such as gas stations and donut shops. Each year, more of the craft is taken out of something that requires human involvement and skill to produce a high quality beverage. You’ve seen the 30 machines at your local gas station with eight hundred flavor combinations. How is that even possible! Where are the freshly ground beans, how long ago were those beans roasted, what is your water-to-coffee ratio, I have questions about this coffee, hello! Does no one care about the quality of the product? I know I do and so do Prattville coffee drinkers. Don’t get me wrong, a great flavored beverage is delicious all year round. But coffee, yes coffee, and espresso…they march to the beat of a different drum. Coffee beans have expiration dates, roast dates, use by dates, best by dates, all of this matters concerning a quality beverage. So, if you’re use to that liquid version of the coffee bean, where there is no true barista looking after the quality and freshness of the product, you are not having a craft beverage. If you do not find a local brewer that can retain the integrity of the bean qualities it is unlikely you will ever be the true coffee expert, connoisseur, or even that trustworthy voice about coffee that you claim to be. Prattville coffee drinkers deserve the best

A typical bean whether roasted for drip coffee or for espresso is best tasted 7 days after roast date and no longer than 12 to 14 days past roast date. That is why beans are imported green and locally roasted. Coffee chains, gas stations, and donut shops serving beans that have been roasted months ago and/or have ground their beans days or even months ago are serving you a very low quality drink. If that is what you want, just drink the burn coffee from your job. Yack! It’s not a maybe, if, and, or but, a bean is best 7 days past roast, but once it is ground it should be brewed as quickly as possible. A bean that has degassed for too long will have a significantly less favorable taste then a bean that has been brewed with proper technique and care. Assuming the bean is a high quality bean from the plantation. Which most beans that produce low quality coffee are also low quality and defective beans. When a coffee shop is paying attention to the variables, brewing technique, bean integrity, and such, the consumer can actually drink the beverage and taste the coffee for the region is was grown (yum), the washing process used (yum), the roasting style used (yum), and the brewing techniques (yum)! Drinking coffee that is black and tasteless, bitter and rancid, or too flavored down with other products, destroys this experience. So coffee, yah, it matters for those reasons.

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Tulsa Snow Cone | Catering

Tulsa Snow Cone | Harper’s Hut Shaved Ice | Catering

When it comes to catering desserts in Tulsa, there are only so many options. You see Panera catering bagels, Chick-fil-A catering chicken sandwiches, Oklahoma Joe’s catering barbecue. But who is the number one option when it comes to catering snow cones Tulsa? We know Merrett’s Bakery is an incredible pastry bakery! But that isn’t what you’re looking for is it. We’d like to think we are the best option in Green Country will. Each year Harper’s Hut caters hundreds of private parties, festivals, corporate events, weddings. Through this process, we’ve designed and developed our own style of catering. If you are looking for gourmet coffee, espressos, lattes, or our famous gourmet shaved ice then feel free to book us through our online booking system.

We understand that you may be serving people with food allergies, die allergies, and people watching their diets. That is why we offer sugar-free flavors, dye free flavors, kosher, and nut free options. So be good to yourself Tulsa. Invite the best gourmet coffee and gourmet shaved ice caterer in Green Country. Catering is a big decision. Our caterers prepare the food onsite. So you get the added enjoyment of heightened aromas! Remember, when you’re looking for Snow Cone Tulsa and in need of a wedding, corporate party, private party, nonprofit event, or birthday party caterer look for Harper’s Hut Shaved Ice. Lastly, we don’t want to leave anyone out, if you’re an October, November, and December baby we’ve got you covered! Indoors or outdoors. Summer or winter. We are snow cones Tulsa.

If you’re unsure about how to begin, we even have online training for shaved ice and catering to teach you everything you need to know.

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Where To Buy Shaved Ice

Where To Buy Shaved Ice | Harper’s Hut Shaved Ice | Tulsa, Oklahoma

Driving along Memorial and wondering if you should stop at the closest location? We get it convenience is paramount in our busy American lives. But, how busy must we be in order to give up on driving a few additional miles to a gourmet shaved ice stand? I mean when you want glazed donuts, you obviously drive to Krispy Kreme’s. When you want Gasoline, even though they are on every corner, you choose QT, and when you want coffee, you typically choose Starbucks!

We understand your desire for high quality products that is why Harper’s Hut Shaved Ice is expanding across Green Country. We know your options are limited and it is our goal to reach you in your community. We are always looking for Hut Managers and hut employees, and rout drivers, and order fulfillment. If you are ever looking for an up-tempo, high spirit, positive job! We are looking for you!

Harper’s Hut is where you buy shaved ice. Kids, families, teens, empty nesters, corporate executives, you name it we are built for you. Flavors, combinations, and profiles built for the beginner all the way to the connoisseur.

We are your one stop shop for Where To Buy Shaved Ice.

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