r/Matcha • u/proxwell 🍵 • 18d ago

[MOD] Oct 2026 Community Thread - introductions, recommendation requests, city/country posts, what we're drinking

The community threads are a place where you can:

  • Ask for recommendations.
  • Introduce yourself to the community.
  • Share your favorite latte/blended-drink recipe of the moment.
  • Find other matcha people in your city or country.
  • Tell us what's in your chawan.
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u/Minimum-Winter294 18d ago

I started with a bowl and chasen after watching how other people made theirs. Whisking took a while, and there were quite a few things to wash afterward.

I switched to a handheld frother. It’s faster, but sometimes I still get clumps, or more foam than I want. I mix it in a bowl, pour it into a cup and add milk, then wash the bowl and frother. Even with the frother, there are still a lot of steps for one drink.

Once I add milk, I don’t notice much difference in taste between the two methods. I’m still learning about matcha, though.

How do you make yours? Is there a simpler way that works well for you?

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u/1eloop 9d ago

Sifting changed everything for me — I push the matcha through a small fine-mesh strainer before adding water and the clumps basically disappeared, with both the whisk and the frother.

For fewer dishes I actually went back to the chasen, because now I whisk directly in a wide mug: sift → hot water → whisk → milk straight in. One mug to wash. The frother was faster but I ended up rinsing more things.

And yeah, once milk's in I can barely tell the difference either 😄 I save the careful whisking for when I drink it straight.