I have a delonghi citiz & milk coffee machine. Having trouble with the cappuccino but not the latte disk that sits in the milk heating jug.I have to fiddle with it to sit in a particular posit

Ummn - something in your Q. seems not right. The milk is not heated directly - its only heated by the steam as it passes by (and picks up) by the milk using a venturi effect - same as a spray bottle attached to a garden hose. You say you have froth - but you can only get that if you have steam... (it does not just blow air thru to create bubbles). So froth = steam & steam = heat... so milk must be hot.
Suggest you check manual for the 'heat' settings for your expresso as this may have been changed. While this is adjustable, the milk is not.

Also always heat your cups before using them - the silver cup 'holder' at the top does a reasonable job but boiling water does far better.
Cheers Mike

Thanks globalautomo!!
It sure looked clean but upon further inspection the tiny hole was not. Boiled it just like you said and immediately it works like it should. My wife is grateful!

sounds like the milk jug has not been inserted correctly
give it a wobble whilst using
check the o ring on machine wher the jug plugs in as there could be dried milk around it letting air into the system or faulty o ring

Hi,
A latte can be made to suit your own taste, but as a starting point I would suggest:
Steam your milk first to 140 f, let it rest for at least 30 seconds( the temp will continue to rise up to around 160-180 f
while the milk is resting make your espresso shots; I like quite a strong coffee so I would make 2 shots using the double measure (once the coffee starts flowing this should take 15 seconds)
pour your shot(s) into a cup/mug first then top up to about 5mm from the rim of the cup with milk, holding the froth back with a spoon.
finally knock out any bubbles by banging the milk jug on the worktop ( this can be messy until you get good at it). using a spoon/ swirling the jug mix the foam and remaining milk until combined then top up your cup. this gives the smooth foam on the top of the latte.

Hope this helps,
Leni

We bought a Nespresso Milk Frother in 2010 for $100. The frother is the same one that comes with the Citiz machine but is a stand alone model. It froths soy milk very well. The less soy you put in it, the more froth you get but even if we fill it to the max line we still get a reasonable amount of foam. We use Silk brand soy milk. I have no idea if foaming is impacted by atmospheric pressure but it may be a factor to consider if you are using all the same factors as us but not getting great results. We live at a higher elevation Calgary, Canada in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.

I fixed this problem on my Magnifica by gently scraping the scale away from the inside of the coupling (clearing the hole of scale and debris)

Hi,

Make sure the steam pipe is clean.

what kind of recipe do you want to know.Cappuccino is Made from Latte and Coffe.Sturbucks is not Cappuccino..Originally the name cappuccino came from COFFE(BLACK) AND MILK(WHITE).Both togheter give the color called CAPPUCCINO.In so many years the cappuccino found different way to make it work....caramel,coccoa,nutmeg....The good recipe and famus still the regula cappuccino with sweet or unsweet coccoa on the top of the foam.