i always put matcha last into the shaker, less chance of it getting stuck in a crevice at the bottom and chunking

Throw that shit in the cold foam blender on 3 with the ice in it. It doesn’t blend the ice up but mixes it well and doesn’t leave a shit ton of foam like the shaker

Okay I don’t completely agree with any of these comments so here is my version of which everyone I’ve met agrees to.

I line the cup to where it’s supposed to go and put the proper scoops of matcha. I shake it ten times (as you’re supposed to) WITHOUT ice. This is what gets us the drink to not have clumps. Then I put in the ice (the appropriate scoop) and shake once again. Yeah, it’s gonna have foam. What I do is STRAIN it. It helps a lot!!! And makes sure the drink it how it’s supposed to. It seems time consuming but it’s fast once you get the hang of it. It’s also 100% worth it bc you know you’re making a high quality drink.

It’s really strange to see some of these comments, I’m in Canada so maybe our iced matcha recipe is different here?

We add water to the tall base line first, then syrup, ice and matcha last. Shake really vigorously, pour into cup, add milk, lid and swirl cup to mix. I’ve never had chunks in my iced matcha and I’ve never seen it in any of the drinks my partners have made.

My secret: i don't shake my drinks 10 times. I shake it with the might and rage of 10 thousand gods for 10 seconds. Most my shaken espressos are amazingly foamy, and my matchas almost never have big clumps.

Edit: I also always do milk first. Matcha is usually in-between the ice and milk, but sometimes it's ice first. Either way, shake the loving life out of it.

cold foam blender is OP for making matcha

i just shake it without ice and add ice later, never have chunky matchas anymore

I can get it all to mix in all the milks we use besides the almond milk. For some reason, it always has chunks when i use almond milk but its always a smooth green color when i shake it with all the other milks

I get things in the shaker in whatever order is convenient, then SHAKE #VIGOROUSLY TEN TIMES. I never have chunks. Yall ain't taking your aggression out on your iced matchas and it shows.

yall dont put it in the blender????

I always shake with extra ice, strain it out and then put the correct amount of ice. usually works for me.

At my store what we started doing, complete game changer we just make matcha in the sweet cream foam pitchers. Fully aware it's not standard. Everyone in my store does it though, all the way up to our store manager. But it mixes everything and then you just pour it in the cup and you're good to go. You can either just blend it with the milk and the matcha and put the ice in the cup and pour it over. Or you can put the milk, ice, and matcha in the blender and just blend it on number three.

Well when managers or the DM isn't around I put it in the blender you use for cold foam with one less scoop of ice and it makes it perfect

UK blend our iced matchas? People shake them??

But really, why doesn't corporate look to fix this? So many better ways to craft the quality drink than the standard version. I think the Canadian recipe is a good version, shaking without ice, and cf blended. Anything but the actual standard process we have to follow currently.
I love my old school customers who don't even want it shaken. Bless them.

I put milk, ice, then matcha and shake that shit up like there’s no tomorrow.

if you can get away with it, blend on 3 in the cold foam blender. if not, then shake it really hard vertically, then turn it horizontally and do a rowing motion to create a little whirlpool in the shaker, then shake it vertically again and there should be no chunks at all

what i actually do is put like a tablespoon of hot water in the shaker and then add the matcha and swirl it around for a few seconds. matcha doesn’t dissolve well in cold things. then I put the milk and ice and shake it

I’ve found that shaking it without ice prevents chucks, and it doesn’t stick to the side of the shaker after rinsing

im guessing it's hard bc of the prep. traditionally matcha powder is whisked in water to make it a cohesive liquid rather than clumpy milk :(

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or if you want to do it standard and not stick to the sides of the shaker put the milk in, half a scoop of ice, then matcha, then the rest of the ice

shake without ice and pour in the cup, add ice in cup last! i once had a customer tell me it was the best matcha they’ve ever had lol and it never leaves clumps anymore like when shaken with ice

The way I was to to do it was to put the milk in, the ice, then matcha (but then I got yelled at for telling someone else to do it that way) so now I put the milk in, then match, then ice and shake it

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i use the cf blender. im a shift so tell them i said it’s okay and that i coached you

We use cold foam blenders for our matcha, it def gets rid of the foam and mixes really well!

i put it in the cold foam blender with the milk and syrup if they ask for it and it makes it so smooth

I learned that putting the milk, ice, and then matcha shakes better. Also be sure to give it more shakes than normal. I get little to no chunks that way

in Austria, were supposed to blend it every single time

i pour the milk first to its size appropriate line, scoop the matcha in there, and shake WITHOUT ice! the foam quantity will vary between milks. coconut milk and oatmilk are the best to shake id you don’t want foam. almond milk would be a little difficult to shake w/o ice because of the clumps, so i put a couple ice cubes to break it down. i then strain out the remaining foam with the lid!

My coworker taught some of us her way, which is to put like an inch or two of milk in the shaker and then the matcha and shake that, then add more milk to the line and ice and give it a soft shake or two . Or I’ll fill the serving cup to the milk line and fill that with ice and then dump the whole thing in the foam blender add matcha and blend on 3

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So honestly I put the milk first. But alsoooo alt milks like almond milk, the matcha just doesn’t dissolve if you shake it.

I just put in the ice then the matcha, then the milk. Seems to be effective

I just use a cold foam pitcher then blend it!

I shake it without the ice

I put the tiniest bit of hot water right before the matcha, and it helps "melt" it

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I put matcha in the cold foam pitcher 👀 it works amazing I swear lbvs

Hot water then ice, I know we can't do that but it's the best way.

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I would add more ice than average, shake it twice the amount, and then "strain" as much of the matcha in the shaker and pour the ice in. A bit elaborate, but this is one of the many tricks I learned to make matcha drinks.

Shake it with no ice. Dump it in the cup. Add ice. No clumps, less foam.

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put the milk, matcha, and ice in the foam blender! works wonders

if i make it to standard in the shaker then i put the matcha in last and it never leaves clumps, i just shake it a few more times than a refresher so about 15 good shakes but you can always do the cold foam pitcher like others have said.

I put it in foamer!

I usually shake without ice, and pour into a cup with the scoop of ice already in it. It’s not standard but it keeps the foam down too

if you have the time, the whipping blenders make the perfect matcha and pink drinks, pour all the liquid of the drink into the blender, and blend it on 4 for about 5 seconds, it’s perfectly mixed every time with very little foam. pour back into the cup after and add ice

At our store we use the small blender and hit number 3. Depends if you want to blend it with the ice or not. We do blend it with the ice and it comes out smoothly every time 😎

At my store we make it in the cold foam pitcher and blend on 4. Milk to the top black line, ice and the pour into blender then add your scoops of matcha and then press 4

When I used to work at Starbucks I’d dilute the matcha first with just the smallest amount of hot water and swirl it for like 10-15 seconds before I’d add milk. It never seemed properly mixed if I didn’t do it, especially when it’s iced

Honestly the best way to do it is to add a lot of ice and shake it. No foam and no clumps…and I strain it with a cold foam lid

milk, matcha, ice
and then shake the literal living daylights out of it
as a bonus i strain out the liquid and then put the ice in bc it gets super foamy

I do milk, ice, then the matcha. It always works for me but I think that’s standard antways

It's gotta go in the middle. Milk, matcha, ice

I have issues with the foam in the shaker so I usually put milk and matcha into the shaker, then put ice directly into the cup and pour over the ice. This way it’s not super foamy and less drinky.

I do ice first, then matcha, then milk. Then shake it like it owes you money.

how do y’all keep it from getting foamy pls

I usually shake it without ice and then add ice, someone on here mentioned doing it that way to avoid as many chunks so I started doing it and it’s so much better!

Add less ice in the shaker

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Use the foam blender. Powder I first ice then milk. Foam blend setting 3. It’s great.

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it’s probably not standard but i have a coworker who steams the milk and matcha and then pours it over ice. i however just shake it until it looks smooth. takes about 5-10 seconds tho

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the comments are 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

in the shaker:

add milk to water/lemonade line

add appropriate scoops of matcha

shake vigorously. i’ve found that if they’re doing a grande for example, it won’t require as much time to shake as say a trenta (i do trentas when batching)

once done shaking, pour in cup

fill rest with ice.

note: in order to make matcha without the clumps, you will find that it does foam. for this fact, i usually always go one size up to account for the foam. so if they got a grande size, i’ll put it in a venti to account for the foam. the only time i won’t do that is when almond milk is present bc that milk never foams. like… ever.

now, i’m not saying that if they get a grande i’m putting milk up to the venti water/lemonade line. no. i’m still putting it up to the grande line but, the foam takes a bit of space and if they’re paying for a grande, they shouldn’t have to suffer and not get much liquid in there and pay to only get foam.

the superior way is to steam milk then whisk in the matcha and top with cold milk over ice but noooo starbucks wants to make it difficult

i put matcha in a steamer pitcher and add a touch of hot water and stir thoroughly so it’s liquid-y and there’s no powder chunks and then pour it in the shaker last