Milk Antagonism

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Milk Antagonism

by Steven_Paul_Allen ^Pro @ 2007/01/26 – 16:53:36

I tell you what really gets my goat, or my 'gander up' if you will. It's a particular thing that happens when you boil milk in a microwave. I will set the scene for you. I've come in from the garage and it's cold out so I think 'oh yeah I'll have a hot chocolate'. So I pop a mug of milk in the microwave on the high setting and wait for three minutes. When the mug of milk is removed from the microwave I look down at it and there is a horrible milk skin that has developed on the surface. This is the stuff that rubs me up the wrong way, or 'gets my gander up' if you will.

How do you prevent this phenomenon of milk skin occurring? If you don't remove it before stirring in the hot chocolate powder you are in for a nasty shock at some point during your supping of the drink, that much I am certain of.
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- cj592 ^Pro
- 2007/01/26 @ 18:01:51
Why not use the skin to your advantage. Why not stand be school gates and sell them to kids that are being forced to eat JAmie Oliver lunches? You could earn a packet!
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- runninggoose
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- 2007/01/26 @ 18:11:13
if you get a pice of cling film and float it on the milk it should stop the skin from forming.
as an ex chef this always worked with custard so why not milk in the microwave.
it may taste of heated plastic though.
but most milk comes in plastic bottles now so shouldnt make any difference.
unless you buy milk in cardboard cartons or glass milk bottles off the good old milkman (if there are any left)
then the taste of cling film as it deteriates in your milk will no doubt be worse than the skin.
- - Steven_Paul_Allen ^Pro
  - 2007/01/30 @ 09:40:25
  I see. I am worried that the microwave will melt the cling film into the milk... is my worry justified?
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- (Visitor)
- 2007/01/26 @ 18:24:41
Well actually you will find that what gets Ghandi up in the morning is a nice cup of piss. He used to drink his own urine in an effort to fend off carnivores.
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- LandersUK
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- 2007/01/26 @ 19:36:18
No idea how to stop it but I scoop it out with a spoon.

One thing I do know though is that it's VERY good for your skin.
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- FunkyFarmer
- 2007/01/26 @ 21:26:15
Give up chocolate and have a port and brandy instead
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- runninggoose
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- 2007/01/31 @ 10:20:36
you might taste the plastic taste of the cling film can take temperatures of 250-260°F before melting.
But i have been told this. Ok i sort of found this out off the Net.
Since milk is mostly water, its boiling point will be close to that of water, which is around 100 degrees C or 212 degrees Fahrenheit

(the exact number depends on atmospheric pressure). In the same way, the exact boiling point of a cup of milk will depend on a lot of things, such as what type of milk it is, how much fat it contains, what altitude you’re at, etc. Mixing salt or sugar (or other solutes) with water will raise its boiling point slightly, and a good guess for milk is that the boiling point will be a fraction of a degree C higher than that of pure water at the same atmospheric pressure.

You may be interested to know that there is a special process in which milk is brought to a temperature just below its boiling point, then cooled down again. This is refered to as "scalding" and is commonly used for making yogurt, cheeses, ice creams, and other products.

To find out the exact boiling point of a glass of milk, try boiling it yourself. Measure the temperature of the milk with a thermometer just after it reaches a boil (if you wait too long the temperature will increase beyond the boiling point, as the gaseous milk begins to heat up). But you should be aware that the milk probably won’t taste quite the same after boiling it, so don’t boil anything that you really want to drink!

THe answer you to your question is.
no the cling film wont melt into your milk.
i have also heard that if you dont boil the milk and keep it below 85 degrees C then the skin does not form.
but thats whats i heard not whats i have seen.

My advice is to buy instant hot choc instead.one that you just add hot water . saves the cows udders from too much wear and tear.
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- woo (Visitor)
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- 2007/03/05 @ 17:02:20
lol steve i wonder if you were breast fed.
the guy above me is quite right tho, you should never boil milk or single cream incedently, only double cream can take the heat without the fat, lactose etc rising to the top and seperating. ask delia she'll back me up.
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