can it boil a cup of milk?
1950858
I have never boiled milk in the Russell Hobbs, not sure I would recommend it.
1950859
The Russell Hobbs kettle is not designed to boil anything but water. They are other kitchen tools to boil and steam milk. Recommend either a steamer frother wand or milk heater such as a Chef Star unit. Hope this helps.
1950860
It can boil a cup of anything that is water-based, but I wouldn't recommend it. It's really designed to boil good, old, plain water. It just depends on how much clean up you want to do.
707547
Yes, you can brew a regular cup/mug of coffee and if you find it too strong you can simply run some more water through a second time. I often heat up some milk in the microwave and use the cappuccino/latte sign to get a mug of coffee...it is easy, fast and delicious !
1555650
No, and it takes forever to boil the water. You can boil it faster on the stove.
1389058
not on its own. you heat it on your stove. it is meant to froth the milk once you've heated it. Hope that helps.
1317378
It makes hot water and can steam milk. You would just have to stop it from grinding or making the coffee. Or you could just make your self an espresso. While it steams the kids milk
1914152
No. Maybe but boil the water separately. Don't put the immediate boiling water so as not to burn the coffee. Wait a few secs.
1245227
it could boil water, but I don't recommend this cooker because the coating on the inside is flaking off already!!!
1189348
Sarah, yes I can warm the milk/cream. I love this frother, would recommend it for sure!
1439857
It's not safe to do this; the handle woud get too hot. Use a ceramic cup to warm your milk in the microwave instead!
1191111
I should not even try it. Metals in microwave are dangerous. I heat the milk in a regular cup and then pour on the stainless steel cup
2029639
It'll heat milk well enough, provided you keep stirring as it heats. Then I'd recommend cleaning the pot with running water and a sponge or scrubbing pad *before* it cools down completely or dries. (Don't use soap, of course.) That's the key with keeping this pot clean, as with any cast iron.
1973205
No. It will only reheat the milk when its temp has fallen and will heat it up again to the same point. By the way, the milk is steaming at the end of the cycle. How hot do you want it?
1781028
I have used the cup for heating milk. I did not feel any noticeably heated surface.... just a bit warm because of heated milk inside.
2284525
Not sure, I used in recipes. If you are using instant try putting the dry milk in the cup with coffee granules and then add boiling water. If using perked or drip etc. try using a small whisk when add to coffee. Just some ideas....good luck :o)
2040004
You would have to hold the lid open and stir continuously and very rapidly with a long-handle spoon in order to keep the intense heat of the bottom plate from burning the milk that is in contact with the hot bottom plate. 'Probably would work once and then you'd have such a sticky, burnt, mess that you'd throw it away. On the other hand, for heating milk, the double-boiler on the stove is vastly safer from burning and requires very little attention while heating.
449547
Yes, it makes it much creamier. Just be careful because milk heats up quicker than water, so it'll boil over if you're not careful
91464
This item is not meant to be heated and, in my experience, hot milk does not froth as well as cold milk. You would pour cold milk in the frother, move the plunger up and down in quick succession for about 30 seconds, until you feel pressure from the frother (it becomes more difficult to move the plunger). This means that the milk has frothed. It is still cold, but has a wonderful consistency, that of whipped cream, and once you mix it with the coffee, it warms up. It's a wonderful daily, small luxury. I would never put this product on an induction stove top, or any other stove top.