New use for a cafétière

I discovered something really great today, and I just HAVE to share it. 

Who knew that a cafétière can be used to froth milk?! Its super easy to do and the results are fab. 

Step 1. Pour milk into your cafétière about 1/4 of the way up (obviously this will depend on how much frothy milk you want, but this is a rough guide).

Step 2. Heat the milk in the microwave for about 60 seconds.
 (*If you're cafétière has any metal components DO NOT put it in the microwave! Heat the milk separately and then transfer to the cafétière.)
You will get more froth if you use skimmed or semi-skimmed milk, but if you prefer a richer flavour to your frothy coffee, you'll want to use some whole milk.

Step 3. Put the lid with the plunger on the cafétière  Move the plunger up and down quickly, in and out of the milk (Go slowly until you get the hang of this - you don't want to be squirting milk all over the place!). Keep doing this for about 45-60 seconds. You'll notice that the milk will start foaming, but it will still be quite liquid.

Leave the frothed milk for about a minute to settle down - this lets the foam rise up to the top.
It's the perfect  amount of time to pour your coffee into your favourite cup, sweeten it to taste, and to get any "sprinkles" ready (chocolate, cinnamon, or otherwise) that you might want to add on top.

Step 4. Gently pull the plunger lid out of the cafétière  You'll see the foam collected on the mesh, as well as sitting on the top of the liquid milk. If you are going to pour some of the warm milk into your coffee, you can use a spoon to hold back some of the foam. You can then scoop up the lovely frothiness onto your coffee, and enjoy!

I found this great video on You Tube that shows exactly how easy it is, if the 4 easy steps didn't convince you!

Enjoy!

(And thanks to rogerxps550 for making such a simple video!)