PLEASE HELP! It doesn't froth. What am I doing wrong? I tried everything, cold milk, hot, 1%, 2%, etc. Please tell me how to do it!! Thxs!
1117603
Mine works great. I think it works best between 30 and 40% full. Pump it 20 to 30 times.
1117604
Hi, it doesn't matter if cold or hot or 1% etc ..you just have to put milk in the jug about two cups milk and pump the plunger 30 second to whip the contents.
1117605
I usually make two mistakes: not putting enough milk in and overheating the milk first. If I get both of those right it's usually fine!
1117606
I'm not sure what you're doing wrong. I bought it after seeing my dau-in-law use it in Germany, and I've used it successfully several times, including this morning. Fat free works best with any frother (I also have a steam frother) and the fat content prevents the froth from forming. Heat the milk in a saucepan until hot, then pour it into the frothed and use the plunger vigorously for about 15 seconds. Mine came out creamy and frothy this morning.
1117607
I use at minimum 1/2 cup to max 1 1/2 cup cold 1% or 2% milk. Heat it up stirring occasionally but not to boil as it can burn. i put the cover on when the milk is heated and you will see the froth forming under the top after a few pumps. The more you pump the thicker the froth gets. I pour off some of the milk into my coffee then really pump the remaining milk to get that beautiful creamy topping which you can scoop out. Just have to pump the heck out of it. You will be shocked if you do it right. It's pretty cool. Hope this helps someone.
1117608
It works best with whole milk. Press about 40 times. you can feel it gets harder and harder to pull and press it. the trick is you pull not too high (1cm upon the milk) and don't press all over to the bottom. You can watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIthwYox2mAI would like to teach you, but my English is too bad to express myself.
1117609
Fill up milk 1/4 of the pot. Heat the milk in the pot without the mesh plunge on a stove until its almost boiling (you will start to see bubbles around the inside walls of the pot). Remove from the stove and insert the plunge. Lift up and down, about 40 times.
1683425
A milk frother used high pressure steam to heat and froth. Seriously doubt this would work.
1821934
How long do you steam the milk? If you like it really hot, you can always microwave it after you froth it. Or you can just steam it longer. Also make sure you let the steam build up after switching it from the drip. Hope this helps!
2165117
I usually rinse it through hot water and turning on the frother part. If you have not done it after every single usage, you might want to soak the frother part and let all the gunk soften first.
180118
I have not tried either, I don't actually recommend this unit but I highly recommend Capresso 202.04 froth plus! This unit is esthetically pleading but MUCH hard to clean, I recommend the less expensive model, I use mine daily but sorry, haven't tried anything but regular milk.
1987372
Just bought it so not much experience, but it could be a result of the type of milk you use? I used 1% with no spills. Perhaps a thicker milk like 2% may thick up more (and spill over more) than others? Try experimenting and post back. good luck!
35521
At first I thought the milk was luke warm (never temped it). Then I found a solution. Simply heat your coffee cup! Fill your coffee cup with very hot water and let it sit while you prepare your drink. Then dump the water out of your cup before adding espresso and milk. Piping hot latte every time!
1989988
Warm the milk, keep the frother at the top of the liquid......and we tip the cup a bit as we froth. Sometimes it doesn't froth for us either.
1199652
well whole milk is the least likely to froth, fat free milk froths the best, then 1%, 2% ,etc. Here is a site to visit for more info https://www.capresso.com/pdf/HowtoAchievethePerfectFrothedMilk.pdf
716626
This is the one I like most of all. Do you recall letting water or milk go over the metal, into the motor part of it? I'm thinking that that could be a reason why it stops working... Have you ever tried something like the a Bodum chambord frother? It's not a battery operated hand held but those work really well. I loved mine but the glass cup broke and couldn't find a replacement for it at the time.
943390
I fill a coffee cup approx 3/4 of the way with 2% milk (froths more than Vit D). I put it under the steamer for 1 minute - after 1 minute I pull the mug down so that the tip of the steamer (where the steam comes out) sits at the top of the milk and froths until it reaches the top of the mug........ I get about 2-3 teaspoons of froth this way......if you want more froth use less milk in the mug. I hope this helps!!
1804800
i have found the best milk for frothing using this machine and others is 0%-I would suggest trying that and see if it works better-
750618
I used whole milk and it frothed very well. It is a denser froth than that from a low fat milk.
1714472
Sorry for the delay!Over a medium heat, the coffee will only take about 5 minutes to brew. You'll know it's done when the gurgling stops.Your milk will have been heated enough so, just froth, pour and enjoy!! :-)
750616
I have this same machine and I only use whole milk. It froths mine beautifully. I did once try half and half and that did not froth, but no issues with the whole milk.
2077310
The temperature is adjustable from a cold stir up to 160 degrees plus. I don't know how much froth you'd get if you used the cold setting but it wouldn't heat the milk.
1788965
Do you use cold milk or hot? I don't have this problem when I use cold milk.