Hey Ira, What was your milk like before, i.e. how was it a failure? Too runny, too fluffy, etc.? We may have some tips (no pun intended--well, ok, pun intended). bmc "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel....."
> From: Dennis Keating <[email protected]> > Reply-To: <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:49:30 -0700 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Frothing milk > > > Hi Ira, Today turned my pstat up from1.25 to 1.35. I have used the stock > factory setting for three years. I haven't tried to steam milk, but just > turning on the wand, the steam seemed a lot dryer.I will try out the method > you stated. - Dennis > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ira" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 1:05 PM > Subject: Frothing milk > > >> >> For a year or maybe more I've been mostly failing at frothing milk, >> mostly being 99 times out of 100. Yesterday I decided to put the >> pitcher on the corner of the drip tray and aim the wand in a >> reasonable spot and then just ignore it till the thermometer said it >> was done. If nothing else, it makes it a lot easier to watch the pour >> and know when to cut it off. Weirdly enough it also dramatically >> improved the quality of the milk. While it's nothing to write home >> about I've actually gotten rosettas 3 times in a row the 3 times I've >> frothed that way. Before I guess I was moving the pitcher to much >> while watching the pour and it messed up the milk. >> >> A rather pleasant but unexpected discovery, especially as it seems >> that the milk whirlpools less this way then it did before. >> >> Ira >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
