When I scald milk I fasten the probe to the side of the pan with a
butterfly clip so it's in the liquid (I believe I saw how to use a
clip used like that for a thermometer on Alton Brown), then I set the
alarm for 188-190 degrees F and turn on the heat. Once the alarm goes
off, it's only a couple of minutes until the milk gets to the simmer
boil.

This way, I can walk away and not have to stand there for 10 min!

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

Curly Sue wrote:
> When I scald milk I fasten the probe to the side of the pan with a
> butterfly clip so it's in the liquid (I believe I saw how to use a
> clip used like that for a thermometer on Alton Brown), then I set the
> alarm for 188-190 degrees F and turn on the heat. Once the alarm goes
> off, it's only a couple of minutes until the milk gets to the simmer
> boil.
>
> This way, I can walk away and not have to stand there for 10 min!
>
> Sue(tm)

Why do you scald milk... are you using raw milk... since the advent of
pasteurization there is absolutely no reason to do so.

Sheldon

"Curly Sue" > wrote in message
...
> When I scald milk I fasten the probe to the side of the pan with a
> butterfly clip so it's in the liquid (I believe I saw how to use a
> clip used like that for a thermometer on Alton Brown), then I set the
> alarm for 188-190 degrees F and turn on the heat. Once the alarm goes
> off, it's only a couple of minutes until the milk gets to the simmer
> boil.
>
> This way, I can walk away and not have to stand there for 10 min!
>

You *do* know that scalding milk is a waste of time for most uses?


--
Peter Aitken
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On Sun 31 Jul 2005 01:09:05p, Curly Sue wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> When I scald milk I fasten the probe to the side of the pan with a
> butterfly clip so it's in the liquid (I believe I saw how to use a
> clip used like that for a thermometer on Alton Brown), then I set the
> alarm for 188-190 degrees F and turn on the heat. Once the alarm goes
> off, it's only a couple of minutes until the milk gets to the simmer
> boil.
>
> This way, I can walk away and not have to stand there for 10 min!
>
> Sue(tm)
> Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!
>

LOL! You need a stool by the stove.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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On 31 Jul 2005 14:57:40 -0700, "Sheldon" > wrote:

>
>Curly Sue wrote:
>> When I scald milk I fasten the probe to the side of the pan with a
>> butterfly clip so it's in the liquid (I believe I saw how to use a
>> clip used like that for a thermometer on Alton Brown), then I set the
>> alarm for 188-190 degrees F and turn on the heat. Once the alarm goes
>> off, it's only a couple of minutes until the milk gets to the simmer
>> boil.
>>
>> This way, I can walk away and not have to stand there for 10 min!
>>
>> Sue(tm)
>
>Why do you scald milk... are you using raw milk... since the advent of
>pasteurization there is absolutely no reason to do so.
>

I'm making yogurt. For some reason the instructions with the culture
says to heat the milk to 180 then cool it to around 110 deg F.

Other than that, when I make custard I scald the milk because I like
the flavor.

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

On 1 Aug 2005 00:57:15 +0200, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>On Sun 31 Jul 2005 01:09:05p, Curly Sue wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> When I scald milk I fasten the probe to the side of the pan with a
>> butterfly clip so it's in the liquid (I believe I saw how to use a
>> clip used like that for a thermometer on Alton Brown), then I set the
>> alarm for 188-190 degrees F and turn on the heat. Once the alarm goes
>> off, it's only a couple of minutes until the milk gets to the simmer
>> boil.
>>
>> This way, I can walk away and not have to stand there for 10 min!
>>
>> Sue(tm)
>> Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!
>>
>
>LOL! You need a stool by the stove.

Yabbut who wants to babysit a pot of milk (or whatever) for 10 minutes
when you can accomplish something else and the Polder can alert you
when it's done? Not me... I'll babysit a batch o' fudge or risotto,
but not a pot of milk :-)

TammyM