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 Improve your froth July 8, 2001
Stephen D. Kirkish (Healdsburg, CA USA)
41 out of 43 found this review helpful
Not a bad thermometer for making the perfect froth for your cappucino. Pluses: Temp range for perfect milk temperature highlighted (140-160 deg. F), reasonably priced. Minuses: It should include a plastic protector tube (to prevent inadvertant stabbings...), and it would be nice if the temp gauge went down to 80 degrees. To get a good froth, try dancing the steam wand at the top of the milk until the temp reaches 100 deg.F. As the foam rises, follow it up. At 100 deg.F, push the wand down into the milk until the temp reaches 140-160 deg.F. Have fun!
 Perfect for froth making January 8, 2003
Hsiang-ming Wang (Columbus, OH USA)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
This is an excellent constructed thermometer for making perfect froth. Indicator is tightly sealed and no fogging. And solid stainless-steel construction. I bought it a month ago and have no complain. Make sure you only need it for making froth and not other usages. If you look at the picture, you'll see the it only works at temperature from 120-180F. Good quality and nice price.
 Good quality but poor functionality June 4, 2005
Ronald A. Leeruangsri (Los Angeles, CA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I own several other Taylor thermometers and they are all very good quality items for their price range. However, this thermometer, though its quality is fine, lacks the temperature markings (i.e., it does not even go down to 100 F!) needed to perfect the steamed milk or frothed milk needed for lattes, cappucinos, or macchiatos. As one of the previous reviewers mentioned, once the temperature reaches 100 F, you should move the steam wand from the surface to the bottom. This is an essential step to get the perfect "microfoam" (not the big soap bubbles that you get from the Mermaid) that makes for a fantastic latte or cappucino. Bottom line: find a thermometer that has easy to read numbers, a clip, and temperature that goes down to at least 100, but preferably lower.
 worked good for a while, then it died January 3, 2007
jay kenyon (LAS VEGAS, NV USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
after three months of use, it stopped registering tempurature. while it worked, though, it was a "must-have" for excellant froth. I would recommend getting *a* thermometer, not necessarily this one (unless mine was a dud)
crucial for steaming milk January 21, 2007
N. Barnard (Plain, Washington)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this mainly for the metal clip which affixes the thermometer to the milk pitcher. Whoo hoo! Only $20! With shipping. Why is shipping like $6 for an item like this? I like it, but really, you (I should have)should buy this in person. The same quality of thermometer can be purchased for five dollars or less, so I feel ripped off. But it's not like anyone was twisting my arm...
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