[bigmike787]

Sorry bud, I'm not familiar with their machines.

[Austin]

Originally Posted by #1Thunderfan

yah still under warranty but wanted to make sure it wasn't something obvious or something i could solve on my own before going through that whole process. Figured i would consult the experts.

If you're getting water through it and it's resetting, I would think it's a factory issue and not something you are doing.

[#1Thunderfan]

Sounds good. I had a feeling based on the way it is acting that it might be a factory issue. Heard Keurig's support and replacement policy is pretty decent. I will give them a call. Thanks for the help! Glad I found the forum. Coffee is easily one of my favorite things in life and my GF is a barista at a coffee shop near where I went to college. We are huge coffee and espresso lovers. Need to find a decent milk frother now.

[havasu]

Originally Posted by #1Thunderfan

Coffee is easily one of my favorite things in life

You are singing our song!

[RichHelms]

Milk frothing is an interesting area. I own several units.

Obviously with an espresso maker you can froth milk. As you are talking French Press that is not likely an approach for you. I own the Froth Au Lait. Does a wonderful job but work to set up and clean.



Also there are simple plunger units. Actually work quite well.



Bodum makes one but it is not cheap and quite fragile. This one is a low cost knockoff. I have both types and find they do the same job.

Personally I mostly use a hand blender.

The factors I find important is the type of milk and if you heat it. I did some experiments on using cold vs heated milk. Cold milk frothed better but the froth almost instantly disappeared when added to the hot coffee. Frothing hot milk is more work but lasts when added to the cup.

I use a combination of evaporated milk and 10% fat light cream. The evaporated milk helps in the frothing. The more fat in the cream the easier it is to froth. I microwave the mixture then whip with my hand blender.

[Kate]

Kind of sounds to me like the pump has a problem.
The Keurig pumps the hot water through at pressure, If the little pump isn't working right it would have this kind of symptom.

If you still have warranty, have it addressed right away.

[#1Thunderfan]

Originally Posted by RichHelms

Milk frothing is an interesting area. I own several units.

Obviously with an espresso maker you can froth milk. As you are talking French Press that is not likely an approach for you. I own the Froth Au Lait. Does a wonderful job but work to set up and clean.



Also there are simple plunger units. Actually work quite well.



Bodum makes one but it is not cheap and quite fragile. This one is a low cost knockoff. I have both types and find they do the same job.

Personally I mostly use a hand blender.

The factors I find important is the type of milk and if you heat it. I did some experiments on using cold vs heated milk. Cold milk frothed better but the froth almost instantly disappeared when added to the hot coffee. Frothing hot milk is more work but lasts when added to the cup.

I use a combination of evaporated milk and 10% fat light cream. The evaporated milk helps in the frothing. The more fat in the cream the easier it is to froth. I microwave the mixture then whip with my hand blender.

I currently use the frother on my espresso maker but not happy with it. Spot isn't long enough which makes it tough. Plus it doesn't seem to get the milk warm enough so we are now microwaving the blend after we froth but before drinking obviously. Maybe heating up the milk before hand is the right move to get it to the right level.
I also don't like that I cant do a large amount for me and my GF and instead have to do 2 batches. I thought maybe a standalone frother of some kind might work better and would allow us to do two things at once and get to the end result faster. End result being a delicious latte.

We use skim milk, got to cut down on them calories to slim down Never tried any other mixtures except I used to do skim milk with a little bit of Heavy Whipping Cream. This made a pretty nice rich combination.

So do the frothers on the espresso machines do the best job? I have a Breville so not a cheap knock off or anything. Not one of the high end units but still.

[islandcoffee4u]

So far ours still working okay. If it is still under warranty go ahead and have them replace. Right now I am enjoying our K-cup.

[Sleepy_Sentry]

My dad owned a Keurig and he experienced problem after problem. I'd compare it to a Porsche but can't because the final product is more like a Ford Focus.