I dont have any directions for this appliance. Do you make your hot chocolate on the stove and then put it in this machine to froth it?
1043627
No, you put the water / milk and chocolate in here and push the on button. It mixes and heats it up. Also works great for protein shakes.
1043628
No, plug in the cocomotion add your milk or water and coco mix, put lid back on and hit on/start button on the front, it will heat(very hot) and mix. Wonderful machine.
1043629
Pour your milk in to the fill line. Add 8 tablespoons of your choice of any hot chocolate mix. Turn on. My girls and I love this hot chocolate maker. ENJOY
1043630
No. You put all of the ingredients in the Cocomotion together, you can use milk or water, or half of each, even some other things like creamer, cinnamon, etc.. put the lid in the closed position, & push the button. The Cocomotion will heat it & mix it for you!! I love mine! I grew up with one, now I use mine all the time & have had it for 4 years ;)
1043631
No...you put the milk then the chocolate in the appliance then turn on..it works auto. And shuts off when done....
1043632
Put all ingredients for your hot chocolate into the carafe and simply turn it on. It will heat up, "froth" and shut off automatically when it's ready to serve. I reviewed this product a while ago so I won't repeat my comments here. :-)
1043633
I haven't made hot chocolate in it but make hot chai latte. The chai tea I use is liquid. I just put half chai and half milk, pour each one in the machine and turn it on. It will spin, warm and froth the chai for me. Great stuff!
1043634
No! You put cold milk and cocoa mix powder in the machine and turn it on. The cocomotion heats, mixes and froths in just a few minutes.
1801344
The frother you just rinse with water, maybe a sponge after use. It works like a charm everytime, if you like a rich cream use whole milk 3%. The machine is easier, just remove the capsule container and rinse, you will love this machine.
815348
I don't know but here's what I do. Fill to the line on the pitcher with milk. Into the microwave for 1 minute. As soon as the pitcher comes out, I put in a large cup that contains 1/2 cup of coffee (mixed with a wee bit of chocolate and dash of cinnamon) for 30 seconds. While the coffee is being heated, whisk the milk--leaning the pitcher back onto its handle. The milk will be frothed by the time the coffee is ready. I stir some of the frothed milk into the coffee leaving a little unmixed at the top. Sprinkle with cinnamon and enjoy. Move the whisk toward the front of the pitcher for the best frothing. I don't know but here's what I do. Fill to the line on the pitcher with milk. Into the microwave for 1 minute. As soon as the pitcher comes out, I put in a large cup that contains 1/2 cup of coffee (mixed with a wee bit of chocolate and dash of cinnamon) for 30 seconds. While the coffee is being heated, whisk the milk--leaning the pitcher back onto its handle. The milk will be frothed by the time the coffee is ready. I stir some of the frothed milk into the coffee leaving a little unmixed at the top. Sprinkle with cinnamon and enjoy. Move the whisk toward the front of the pitcher for the... » Read More I don't know but here's what I do. Fill to the line on the pitcher with milk. Into the microwave for 1 minute. As soon as the pitcher comes out, I put in a large cup that contains 1/2 cup of coffee (mixed with a wee bit of chocolate and dash of cinnamon) for 30 seconds. While the coffee is being heated, whisk the milk--leaning the pitcher back onto its handle. The milk will be frothed by the time the coffee is ready. I stir some of the frothed milk into the coffee leaving a little unmixed at the top. Sprinkle with cinnamon and enjoy. Move the whisk toward the front of the pitcher for the best frothing. « Show Less
1077621
Upon reading other answers, I see that one person received a frother in a box that said do NOT heat the pot on the stove. My box didn't have any instructions. To be safe, heat the milk in the microwave first.
1665131
Well...You are welcome...and Congratulations on figuring it out...I strongly suggest pre-warming the carafe with hot water before brewing. That's the only way we get hot coffee from the carafe. ENJOY! Heck, I think I'll go make myself a cup of coffee.
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I make 2 cups at a time. Depending which hot cocoa you use, use 2 cups water and the allotted amount of hot cocoa. Heat for 6 minutes. Pour using the ____/frost function. My daughter has this in her room somewhere so I don't remember which other function it has. It's pretty simple though. I hope this helps.
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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.
1683425
A milk frother used high pressure steam to heat and froth. Seriously doubt this would work.
1075372
You might also try to go online and see if the instructions are available. The answers already given are what I would have said. I do have to press down hard on it to do the frothing - but when I stop pressing, it stops. It is a great product - but I did have to return one before I got this one working. I also learned to not leave it sitting in the charger all the time.
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Preheat for 10 minutes then fill with chocolate. Make sure unit is sitting level. Take off preheat and put on other setting (forgot what it is). If chocolate does not flow uniformly down entire unit, then level it again until it flows correctly. Easy to clean. Just take apart and use soap and water to clean it.
192183
you add water with the chocolate mix,.. I use milk,. regular or 2%. Its a great little machine. Its mixes and heats the content to a perfect temperature automatically and shuts off.
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I assume you have a stainless steel cup for frothing...if not, then you should get one, as they are the best vehicle for frothing. If you do have the right cup, just put about one inch of milk (skim milk works the BEST) in the cup....make sure the tip of the frother is almost touching the bottom, turn the frother knob all the way on and then slowly lower the cup so the frother gets higher and higher in the cup until it almost reaches the top of the milk...you should get a great froth in just a matter of seconds. I will add that this DeLonghi is one of the best machines that I have had for frothing. Hope this helps. I assume you have a stainless steel cup for frothing...if not, then you should get one, as they are the best vehicle for frothing. If you do have the right cup, just put about one inch of milk (skim milk works the BEST) in the cup....make sure the tip of the frother is almost touching the bottom, turn the frother knob all the way on and then slowly lower the cup so the frother gets higher and higher in the cup until it almost reaches the top of the milk...you should get a great froth in just a matter of seconds. I will add that this DeLonghi is one of the best machines that I have had for... » Read More I assume you have a stainless steel cup for frothing...if not, then you should get one, as they are the best vehicle for frothing. If you do have the right cup, just put about one inch of milk (skim milk works the BEST) in the cup....make sure the tip of the frother is almost touching the bottom, turn the frother knob all the way on and then slowly lower the cup so the frother gets higher and higher in the cup until it almost reaches the top of the milk...you should get a great froth in just a matter of seconds. I will add that this DeLonghi is one of the best machines that I have had for frothing. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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hi simone. i had a similar issue when i got mine. the trick is to prime the pump the first time you use the machine. just add water, turn it on and press the "froth mode" button and wait until it stops flashing. then place a container under the frothing rod and turn the front knob to "froth start" and leave the machine alone for a while. it will make a thumping noise for a while (maybe up to three or four MINUTES) and then steam and hot water will begin spewing out. then your machine is ready. you will only need to do this once when you first buy your machine. the instructions say to do this for thirty seconds, but mine just wouldn't do it. so it left it to prime for almost FIVE minutes before the steam and hot water started pumping out. good luck!
1387163
You could make chocolate from powder that you place in cup and stream hot milk out of machine on it. There is not a way to have anything but milk or coffee in the machine itself. My kids do this a lot and it is tasty.
2165699
I no longer have my book, but I can tell you how I make it. The clear plastic part of the pot has graded cup marks. I use milk (most of the time skim, but I assume the creamier the better) and pour it into the pot based on how many cups I want to make. If I am using packets of hot cocoa I just put in one packet for every cup I am making. Plug it in, and push the button on the front. It will automatically stop when it is ready and warm....maybe 3-5 minutes. I think it comes out just perfect, but for my kids, I put a little cold milk in the mug before I pour the hot chocolate in....cools it down for them. An important thing for cleaning......when you clean, the center spinner is a magnet and milk gets trapped underneath. Just put your hand in and pull out the magnetic spinner, or you will have a sour smell/taste the next time you use it! Good luck.....if I can help you out any further, let me know......this has to be one of my favorite appliances!!!
1400364
No.....you have to have it set on cafe latte. The heat and froth is only for re-heating and frothing.
536892
I can't remember if it came with instructions, but if you can't find any here's a good website for them: http://moroccanfood.about.com/od/tipsandtechniques/ht/Season_Tagine.htmYou probably need to get a diffuser (inexepensive) if you want to use on the stovetop