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Old 22-01-2008, 21:48
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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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Old 22-01-2008, 22:48
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A minute and a half to two mins.
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Old 22-01-2008, 23:57
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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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Old 23-01-2008, 00:01
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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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Old 23-01-2008, 00:07
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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.
You'll just have to drink it before the skin has time to form.

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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Old 23-01-2008, 00:10
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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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Old 23-01-2008, 00:45
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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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Old 23-01-2008, 06:29
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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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Old 23-01-2008, 09:49
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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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Old 23-01-2008, 11:24
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I heat a mug of milk in the microwave for 2 minutes to make hot chocolate.
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Old 23-01-2008, 18:17
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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
Use a vessel with sloping walls, such as a measuring cup.
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.

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