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  • #16
    Re: Milk temperature

    Originally posted by poundy link=1155266544/0#14 date=1156421959
    One of the people who spent time on the machine today pulled me a shot that almost filled the cup, before milk was added - my eyes went like this as she took the cup from behind the machine - and it tasted like swill - and the milk was freshly heated (see above). I nicely slipped away and ditched all but the three sips Id had. Ill be wary tomorrow, watch a few extractions before risking one myself.
    Just hipcheck them out of the way and then make your own! ;D

    Java "Outta my way you fake baristas!" phile
    Toys! I must have new toys!!!

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    • #17
      Re: Milk temperature

      Originally posted by poundy link=1155266544/0#14 date=1156421959
      Ive had the pleasure (dubious I know) of working the last two days on a stand at large IT show (similar to the one that Andy is in NZ attending right now, but running in Sydney) and we managed to get a 2-group machine and a fleet of baristii coming through to make coffees for our visitors.
      Poundy, im feeling your pain, expo style! Though I went to one IT expo in Bangkok, where they gave you an individual mug with an RFID sticker on them, so when you went to the coffee  stall to pick up your cup of hot brown swill, the mugs scanned and called up your info on a database to tell the milk-boiling-shot-killer behind the portafilter what it is that you normally ordered!!!  8-) The joy of a novel use of technology totally disctracted you from what was in the cup  ;D and made you keep going back for more  :

      Java[...]phile - I think Hipcheck is the coolest expression ever  8-) I think we all need to look out for a spate of hipchecked baristas appearing wherever CSers lurk!!!

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      • #18
        Re: Milk temperature

        Originally posted by Baristacrat link=1155266544/15#16 date=1156462102
        Java[...]phile - I think Hipcheck is the coolest expression ever 8-) I think we all need to look out for a spate of hipchecked baristas appearing wherever CSers lurk!!!
        Its the newest thing for the Hip Coffee Snob! 8-) ;D

        Java "Putting his hip pads on" phile
        Toys! I must have new toys!!!

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        • #19
          Re: Milk temperature

          Wasnt the Hipcheck an eighties aerobics move ;D

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          • #20
            Re: Milk temperature

            My father-in-law always complains that I make his coffee too cold. Id been using my palm to measure the temp, but I bought a thermometer to check it. Ive routinely been heating the milk to about 62 degrees each time - to cold for him still.

            He now gets his made seperately.

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            • #21
              Re: Milk temperature

              Originally posted by Lovey link=1155266544/15#18 date=1156464419
              Wasnt the Hipcheck an eighties aerobics move ;D
              It was added to the aerobics program to enable all those under-weight, thin-as-a-rail Yuppies to better make their way through the crowded sales at their local mall. ;D :

              Java "Next up, the headbutt!" phile
              Toys! I must have new toys!!!

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              • #22
                Re: Milk temperature

                I had a customer come in yesterday who told me he could boil the kettle, make his tea and drink it straight away. Consequently, the coffee I made him was apparently too cold.

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                • #23
                  Re: Milk temperature

                  When I started making hot chocolates for my daughter she kept complaining they werent hot enough.
                  Ive heated the milk now to a point where she doesnt complain any more but I have to keep remembering to heat beyond what I normally do for everyone else.

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                  • #24
                    Re: Milk temperature

                    Originally posted by scoota gal link=1155266544/15#21 date=1156546984
                    I had a customer come in yesterday who told me he could boil the kettle, make his tea and drink it straight away. Consequently, the coffee I made him was apparently too cold.
                    Ive got a mate who has an interesting (instant) coffee routine. He boils the kettle twice and then microwaves his coffee so it can be hot enough for him  :
                    He had an operation some time back and has lost a lot of feeling in his mouth  
                    No matter how many times I tell him, he cant get it that the water isnt going to get over 100 degrees, no matter how many times he nukes the coffee :P

                    Posted by: Thundergod Posted on: Today at 12:05pm
                    When I started making hot chocolates for my daughter she kept complaining they werent hot enough.
                    Ive heated the milk now to a point where she doesnt complain any more but I have to keep remembering to heat beyond what I normally do for everyone else.  
                    The customer is always right, even if theyre non paying customers in this case ;D

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                    • #25
                      Re: Milk temperature

                      Originally posted by Lovey link=1155266544/15#23 date=1156574660
                      The customer is always right, even if theyre non paying customers in this case ;D
                      She thinks theyre a bargain price.
                      $4 less than if she buys them near where she works.

                      I think she hangs out until she gets home now. :

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                      • #26
                        Re: Milk temperature

                        Originally posted by Lovey link=1155266544/15#23 date=1156574660
                        Ive got a mate who has an interesting (instant) coffee routine. He boils the kettle twice and then microwaves his coffee so it can be hot enough for him :
                        So I take it hes never heard of superheated water then...

                        http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/~jw/superheating.html

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                        • #27
                          Re: Milk temperature

                          That can be fun.

                          I found out about it at work one day many years ago.

                          Luckily (or because of my lightning fast reflexes) I wasnt hurt and it was an amusing pastime at morning tea and lunchtimes for a few days until everybody had seen the show.

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                          • #28
                            Re: Milk temperature

                            Originally posted by bruce_ link=1155266544/15#25 date=1156798191
                            Originally posted by Lovey link=1155266544/15#23 date=1156574660
                            Ive got a mate who has an interesting (instant) coffee routine. He boils the kettle twice and then microwaves his coffee so it can be hot enough for him  :
                            So I take it hes never heard of superheated water then...

                            http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/~jw/superheating.html
                            Interesting read there, thanks for the link.
                            Id never heard of super heated water before, not out of a microwave oven anyway :-[
                            Note to self, dont stand near old mate when hes making coffee any more

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                            • #29
                              Re: Milk temperature

                              Filtered water works best for this experiment because there are fewer impurities in the water to allow bubbles to form.

                              I

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                              • #30
                                Re: Milk temperature

                                Additional - on the Topic of milk temps

                                Does anyone have a list of Temps in F or C for what milk based coffees are suppose to be served at?

                                For example, I once got told by a good barista cappuccino is suppose to be server at 69degrees C, not a degree more not a degree less. I know this is a bit pedantic, However undertandably I want to be educated right.

                                So what is the right temp for other milk based coffees are supposed to be served at? I hope this doesnt sound rude but I do not want opinions, I want facts (and references if possible.)

                                Someone out there in coffee land surely has a list. Or maybe one of the pros on here might be able to set me straight?

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