Ode to the Froth Master!

For me, making hot chocolate and Nesquik is a very important and delicate operation. I hate straight milk! So, in order to make my bones and teeth happy, I cut my milk it with these heavenly chocolate treats.

The problem is that I can never manage to completely dissolve the particles in the milk using a 'plain old spoon'. Over time I developed a special process to prepare my milky treat. I first pour half a glass/cup of milk, then heat the milk if required. Next, I add N teaspoons of powder, followed by stirring vigorously to mix the drink properly. I then fill up the glass/cup, followed by more stirring. This is followed by more heating if required. The final step is enjoyment, but only partially, because there is always some undissolved particles left in the milk that spoils my fun :(

I swear by my non-patented two-step process (it makes the drink better, really!), but Adele always thinks I'm weird for preparing the drink that way.

In recent months, I started fantasising about an electro-mechanical device that can fully mix my treat. We have a handheld blender/mixer at home, but it is just too big and powerful to use for stirring a glass of milk. So, I started to passively look for such a device. I've seen a few models, but they were all expensive and much too fancy (gazillion different stirring heads) for my need. Since I'm suppose be an electronic engineer I thought that I should just make my own device using a cheap old DC motor (the kind frequently used in toys). Then, suddenly my world changed. We were shopping over the weekend and there it was. My dream machine, a simple milk frother! The best part was that it only costs R 26, bargain.

So, we bought it and immediately went home for a chocolate milk treat. I can report back that this device is excellent and totally the man, I mean machine, for the job. In just a few seconds, all the particles are dissolved. In a few more seconds you can work up a nice head of froth. I can now enjoy the ultimate milk chocolate drink, with minimum effort and maximum enjoyment!

Here is a picture of my new favourite tool. I can recommend it highly!