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Gadget WEEKENDS
vrgrrl:
I used to have that milk frother too!! But trust me...mine is much better! ;)
barney:
I've used this stuff for decades, albeit by a different name though.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prestik
-NigelH (November 24, 2012, 04:09 PM)
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Yeah, great for impromptu stuff. Used it to tack up reference pages near the computer, and frequently to tack up blueprint-like drawings when working in the garage/woodshop. Also handy to hang a printed recipe on a kitchen cabinet. And it works well to secure small tools and parts in a convenient, albeit untypical, location. 'Bout the only thing it cannot help with is sex :P.
app103:
Now I've owned espresso machines that have come with milk frothers but they always end up gunking up like mad and it's the first thing to go.
-vrgrrl (November 24, 2012, 04:29 PM)
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A trick I learned from working in a deluxe Dunkin Donuts that had a $20,000 combo espresso machine/milk frother (this was before the awful stuff the chain now calls espresso was introduced):
Always use skim milk.
Using anything else would gunk up the machine and cause it to break down. If the boss caught you using whole milk, 2%, 1% or light cream, it was grounds for immediate dismissal.
vrgrrl:
That's good to know April about the skim milk -- I always use it anyway! No wonder I have fewer problems!
Renegade:
Now I've owned espresso machines that have come with milk frothers but they always end up gunking up like mad and it's the first thing to go.
-vrgrrl (November 24, 2012, 04:29 PM)
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A trick I learned from working in a deluxe Dunkin Donuts that had a $20,000 combo espresso machine/milk frother (this was before the awful stuff the chain now calls espresso was introduced):
Always use skim milk.
Using anything else would gunk up the machine and cause it to break down. If the boss caught you using whole milk, 2%, 1% or light cream, it was grounds for immediate dismissal.
-app103 (November 24, 2012, 06:48 PM)
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I've never had a problem using full cream milk.
My espresso machine has a milk frother built in, and as long as I clean it properly, I have zero problems. It has a tool to clean the spout (a glorified straight paperclip). The nozzle unscrews, so it can be cleaned like that as well.
One thing that I do is to run steam through it after I've used it. This flushes out anything that has gotten up into the pipes there.
Does skim milk froth better? I tried some different milk, but forget which worked best. I only buy full cream milk now.
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