Milk heater

Chris C

Chris C

Chris C

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I'm very partial to some hot chocolate at this time of year and I usually heat the milk in a pan. (No I won't entertain the idea of making hot chocolate with water) Is there an easier way?

I have a milk frother thing I got ages ago but it doesn't get the milk hot enough.

I also enjoy a nice latte, am I looking at investing in a coffee machine to do both?
 
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bazzabear said:
There are lots of equivalents to that Hotel Chocolat hot chocolate maker out there. But when you read the user reviews, they all tend to get complaints of not quite getting the milk hot enough too. (Edit: reading your post again, this might be what you're talking about already having. Sorry if so!)

The answer (apparently, only repeating what I've read) is to heat the mug with boiling water before pouring the hot chocolate in. That apparently makes enough difference to cancel out the not-quite-hot-enough.

Example (picking the Dualit because it's a known brand, but there's hundreds out there):
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Tried this today and it's definitely helped! Not sure it's quite as hot as I'd like, but it's made enough of a difference that I'll probably just carry on using my milk frother and preheat the mug. Thanks :)
 
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