Steam wand deep-clean
Applies to: daily deep-clean of the steam wand, beyond the purge-and-wipe done after every drink.
- Purge the wand and wipe it down first to remove surface milk.
- Mix the milk-cleaner solution in the soaking pitcher.
- Roughly 30 ml of cleaner to 500 ml warm water — follow the product label.
- Submerge the wand tip in the solution and pulse steam briefly to draw solution up inside.
- A short steam burst then off — do not boil the pitcher over.
- Leave the tip soaking for the label's contact time (commonly a few minutes).
- Purge the wand firmly to flush the solution, then wipe dry.
- Purge until the steam runs clear and no cleaner remains inside.
- Clear the steam holes with the pin if any are blocked.