I thought this could also heat up milk, but we just bought one and tried it and the unit now looks burnt/rusted out? We followed the instructions.
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Milk has lactose (milk sugar) in it which burns if you get it too hot - this is why milk burns onto the bottom of a pan when heating on the stove unless you stir it continuously. That heating element gets very hot and thus burns the milk. I suppose it might work without burning if you continuously stirred the milk while heating.
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It's worked for me. Did you immerse it in the milk before plugging it in? Also, it has to be unplugged while immersed. Otherwise, I don't know.
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when I heat anything, I never leave the unit un-attended; and always hold the cup to gauge temperature. when it is hot enough to drink I remove the plug, let the unit cool in the drink, and then clean it with dish soap and mild pan scrubber. last one I had lasted 4 years.
1147460
I suppose this is milk remains/dirt. I never use immersion heater to heat up milk because it's too hard to clean.
1147461
i think the milk burned on to element . try soak and scrub with brillo. i never used for milk. just soup and water for coffee. i have scrub will brillo and still works fine.
1147462
I think this is designed especially to heat up only water since it it heats up extremely hot and everything else than water would stick/burn to it. Try to soak it overnight in a mild detergent and than scrub the burnt milk off as much as you can. Also, after cleaning it, try to use it in water a couple of times before you actually making tea or anything else from the hot water. Hope this helps!
1896677
Yes, it does heat the milk. I suggest taking the foamer attachment off - it foams it well enough with out it on.
1983170
Might be something wrong with your unit. Ours heats up in a matter of minutes
2082615
No. I tried it but it comes to a boiling point so it's hard unless you are right there and turn it off as soon as you see it about to boil. None of the electric tea kettles are able to heat milk without scorching because it was designed to boil.
34834
I use luke warm milk, but doesn't always work...make sure its whole milk. FYI...I am on my 3rd set of batteries....what's up with that?
704968
I boiled it the first time, then just used soap and water after that. I actually had to buy a new one because I put my first one in the dishwasher and it melted!
461414
Yes, mine has done that. It will eventually (if I remember right) rust a little bit, but the heater worked fine for a couple years.
1072905
I have had this happen with other types of frothers too. Have you changed the type or temperature of the milk?
134168
I'm sorry. That's never happened with ours. I wonder if the temperature you cook with has something to do with it. Sorry I couldn't be more help. Good luck in finding the answer.
1069765
I would contact Heidi, the owner, about that. It does not sound like it is functioning properly. Is it fully heated up before you use it?
1603206
Not sure but I think it is steam. I cannot get the milk to foam, it just heats up, can you help with this problem?
1821932
More than likely your milk is not hot and cools off the espresso. I have had that problem too. You need to keep steaming for almost 2 mins to get it hot.
1172086
I haven't tried a metal container to heat up anything. so far I just use the glass that came with it.sorry if I couldn't be any help
1923380
I had a bit of oil on mine and I just burned it off. I think it is there to stop it from rusting while in storage. Hope you like it, I love mine.
896486
Ours gets warm but not so hot I worry about it. I've used ours to make large quantities of drinks etc over time and found the base does heat up but never beyond the point where I can handle it.
34835
I used it for 2-3 years microwaving milk because my espresso steamer stopped working, so I would microwave my milk to warm it and then froth it. Perhaps you are frothing too much volume of milk? I used 2% and whole with rechargeable batteries and it still works today.
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Mine did this also, after only a few weeks! maybe heated too much? maybe not well constructed? if you have the receipt, return it!