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Microwaving milk
I'm wanting to make some real hot chocolate and have a recipe (yes, a recipe for hot chocolate!) that says to "microwave milk on high until hot".
How long should I give a pint in a 750W oven? Cheers. |
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A minute and a half to two mins.
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My microwave says to put a metal spoon in any fluid that you heat up. Strange, but it works and doesn't arc (strangely enough). There is a sign on the inside hinge of the machine that tells you to do this. It was a friend that told me, as she has the same machine (Bosch) and I checked mine, and sure enough, thee was the warning to not heat fluids without a spoon in the jug/cup.
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Metal in a microwave?
Not sure I'm keen on that.Cheers for the time, boozer3. In the end, I didn't get round to making it but I'm determined to do it soon because it's ages since I last had proper hot chocolate! The one thing that puts me off it though is the skin...although I accept there's a scientific reason for that and just have to live with it. |
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Metal in a microwave?
Not sure I'm keen on that.Cheers for the time, boozer3. In the end, I didn't get round to making it but I'm determined to do it soon because it's ages since I last had proper hot chocolate! The one thing that puts me off it though is the skin...although I accept there's a scientific reason for that and just have to live with it. ![]() Is it only microwave grills that can cope with metal? Not that I've even heard of the spoon thing. I put ice cream in my regular microwave as even the lid of that was sparking. |
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Actually, talking of the skin...does only one ever form?
It's just that at Christmas I was given a "hot chocolate maker", which is a bit like a teapot with a hole in the lid to stick a mixer through (and is the reason I suddenly want to try the real stuff again!). Would the skin form on it in the pot, leaving me free to pour it into a mug with no worries? |
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I microwave till I see the milk start to bubble, a couple of seconds later I switch it off, lovely for Horlicks or Hot Chocolate, I add the milk in small portions to the powder using an Aero Latte mini whisk to get a nice frothy top and no lumps.
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Is it only microwave grills that can cope with metal? Not that I've even heard of the spoon thing. I put ice cream in my regular microwave as even the lid of that was sparking.[/quote]
Yes you're right, mine is a combination oven and it has metal racks in it, so that must be why it doesn't arc with a metal spoon in a glass of fluid - strange really |
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Hi,
My microwave is a combi and I can put metal in it. Is the spoon thing not to stop the the microwave from creating superheated area's within the liquid, sometimes when a spoon is put into the cup after microwaving it can create a hot liquid explosion. I remember it being on some program and them telling you how to get around this. Correct me if I am wrong garry |
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I heat a mug of milk in the microwave for 2 minutes to make hot chocolate.
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My microwave is a combi and I can put metal in it. Is the spoon thing not to stop the the microwave from creating superheated area's within the liquid, sometimes when a spoon is put into the cup after microwaving it can create a hot liquid explosion. I remember it being on some program and them telling you how to get around this. Correct me if I am wrong garry Leave a microwavable spoon in the vessel while heating. Stir occasionally while heating. Add a pinch of instant coffee, a tea bag, or gelatin at the beginning or halfway through heating. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKC37PoELbo&NR=1 Demonstrates why you should be very careful when heating water in a microwave. Last edited by Snikpoh : 23-01-2008 at 18:28. Reason: Added link |
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Not sure I'm keen on that.