So, you've bought yourself a machine with its very own steaming wand (maybe even one of the best espresso machines) and you're ready to turn your hand at steaming milk. But, when you do, the milk makes a horrible screeching sound that sends you into a panic that you're doing something wrong.

Well, you are. But, don't worry, it's a fairly common issue and easily fixed. Even if you're a milk steaming veteran, you might find you're making your milk screech, but you don't have to live your life with the noise and neither does your milk.

So, what does this mean for you and your steaming milk adventures? How do you fix it? And why is it actually a pretty bad thing to just ignore the screeching? I'm about to answer all your milk woes below.

Why your milk is screeching

There's a few reasons yo

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