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  • #31
    Re: Microwaved v frothed milk

    Yeah...but I have really soft office hands these days... :

    Ill push myself to 50 degrees next time >

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    • #32
      Re: Microwaved v frothed milk

      I bend 6 inch nails to keep em toughened.

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      • #33
        Re: Microwaved v frothed milk

        Originally posted by Thundergod link=1203483269/30#31 date=1208088460
        I bend 6 inch nails to keep em toughened.
        Yeah,..well I bite my nails and spit em across the room. *cough*

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        • #34
          Re: Microwaved v frothed milk

          I still think a jug is not a jug, etc.

          Am I wrong in thinking that where two jugs made of the same material, the one that is thicker would take longer for you to feel the heat on the outer surface? If so, the liquid inside would also be hotter than in a thinner walled jug?

          :-/

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          • #35
            Re: Microwaved v frothed milk

            In my (limited) experience, while the wall thickness may vary slightly from jug to jug...so minute would be the difference that you would have to have ultra sensitive hands to be able to feel the lag in time/temperature...and hence while the temp could be different, it too would be only a minute difference.

            Now if the jug had two skins...aww wait a minute...it would be a thermos

            Man...we really get into the tough stuff on this forum!

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            • #36
              Re: Microwaved v frothed milk

              Originally posted by Dennis link=1203483269/15#27 date=1208082545
              Also, keep your jug in the fridge when not in use. That will make a difference too!
              Sure will make a difference. One whole degree Celsius. Whee.

              Check http://coffeesnobs.com.au/YaBB.pl?num=1203570795/17#17 for mathematical proof of this assertion. (down the bottom of post #17 - save yourself from reading the whole post)

              Summary:
              "So our milk goes up in temp by 1 DegC when we put it into a room temp jug. Would that affect our ability to create microfoam? I leave you to answer that one."

              So I am not in the camp that refrigerates their jug. See previous posts to this thread where I admit to (occasionally) microwaving my milk up to 40 degC before commencing steaming. The end result isnt that different from steaming from cold, but as Ray_C points out, that quality isnt that high to begin with... :-)

              35Deg difference = small difference in foam. 1 deg difference = 1/35 small (read indistinguishable) difference in foam.

              Myth: Refrigerating our jug gives better microfoam. Status: Busted. Caveat: Argument based on maths (strong) and my own experience (well...)

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