Article: Typically, super-automatic machines come with their own grinder. If your model does not have a grinder, make sure you invest in one alongside your machine. After all, you will need it to make your espresso! A quality grinder is a necessity when properly preparing espresso for extraction. Choose a grinder in your budget, as they can get very expensive. When selecting a quality grinder, look for either step-less or stepped grinders. The stepped grinders have separate settings for fine to coarse grinding. Step-less has no pre-set settings, and you can grind the beans as fine as desired. If you don't want to drink straight espresso, look for a steam wand when selecting your espresso machine. These are metal stems that are usually located towards the side. There is a bit of a learning curve with steam wands, but with some practice you can easily use them to create voluminous milk foam. To use, first fill up your pitcher with cold milk. Submerge the tip of the wand just below the surface of the milk, and angle your pitcher. Let a small bit of air into your milk, then let the milk heat up to the correct temperature. These work great when creating lattes and cappuccinos, for example. Steam wands can be slightly difficult to clean, so make sure you wipe down the wand after each use. Many espresso machines come with a built-in frothing option. With a push of a button, these devices heat up automatically and mix your milk instantaneously. This is the most convenient method to make frothy espresso drinks. Many of these models also offer a large, removable milk tank. You can easily pop this in the fridge instead of cleaning it after each use. If you want to make foamy espresso beverages but the espresso machine you are interested in doesn't have this feature, that's okay! You can always purchase a separate milk frother. These effortlessly make your foam, but they can have slightly inconsistent results. To use, fill the internal tank with your milk, and select the froth button. Some machines have settings to simply heat the milk instead of frothing it. Then, in about 30-60 seconds, your milk will be whipped and foamy. These are not the best for creating luscious, extra frothy beverages. If you are an espresso aficionado and want to invest in a professional system, go with a dual boiler. These have a separate tank for brewing your espresso and steaming your milk, as opposed to single boiler systems which require you to wait for the machine to calibrate between brewing and steaming. The faster you add milk to the espresso, the better and fresher the drink tastes. Most single boiler systems require the machine to make the espresso shot, turn up the heat to make the steam, then steam the milk. Dual boiler systems complete both of these functions simultaneously. Go with this machine if you want to serve espresso in a coffee shop, for example.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Get a grinder if your machine does not have a built-in option. Get a machine with a steam wand if you want to create milk foam. Go with a machine with an automatic frother to easily prepare your milk. Use a stand-alone frother if your machine doesn't have a frothing option. Choose a dual boiler system if you want a professional machine.

Platy fish are relatively easy to breed, and they don't require a lot of encouragement. As long as you introduced both male and female platy fish to the tank, they should start breeding in a short amount of time. If your platy fish don't seem to be breeding, make sure you have both male and female fish in the tank. Also, make sure your fish are healthy and that you're feeding and caring for them properly since unhealthy platy fish might not breed. Female platy fish will develop a dark spot on their abdomen when they're pregnant. Try to get in the habit of checking your female platy fish daily for these dark spots. Then, if you discover that one of them is pregnant, write down the date so you're able to keep track of how long it's been pregnant for. This is the average gestation period for platy fish. If you wrote down when you first noticed your platy fish was pregnant, the fry should be born about 24-30 days from that date. If you're not keeping track of when your female platy fish get pregnant, it can be hard to estimate when they're going to give birth. However, it will always be within 30 days of when you notice they're pregnant. Don't worry about doing anything special for your pregnant platy fish during their pregnancy or when they give birth. As long as you're feeding and caring for them properly, the pregnancy should go smoothly. once they're born if you're worried about them being eaten. If you've provided enough hiding places in the aquarium, like shelters and floating plants, most of the fry should be able to hide from the adults as they grow. However, if you don't want any of the fry to be eaten, you may want to transfer them to a new tank or set up a breeding trap in the tank to keep them separated. You can move the mother to a separate tank before it gives birth, or you can separate the fry after. To move the fry, use a fishing net to scoop them out of the tank and transfer them to a new one. Depending on where the fry are hiding, you may need to scoop up a shelter or floating plant in order to catch them. Baby fish food usually consists of pulverized flakes that are easy for the small fry to eat. You should also supplement their diet with baby brine shrimp, similar to how you supplement your adult platy fishes' diet. Feed the fry in small amounts several times a day like you do with your adult platy fish. Since platy fish can quickly overpopulate an aquarium, it's important that you have a plan in place for what to do with the fry as they grow and mature. Platy fish fry reach sexual maturity at 4 months of age, so you'll either want to give them to someone else or move them to their own tank before they reach 4 months. Otherwise, your tank will quickly become overcrowded, and your fish will suffer and get sick. Consider selling your platy fish fry and turning it into a small side business. Or, you can give them to friends who are also aquarium enthusiasts.
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Wait for your platy fish to start breeding after introducing them to the aquarium. Check female fish for a dark spot to determine if they're pregnant. Wait 24-30 days for pregnant platy fish to give birth. Separate the fry Feed the fry commercial baby fish food and baby brine shrimp. Sell or giveaway your platy fish as you breed them, or move them to a new tank.