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Walk into pretty much any home kitchen these days and you’ll find a coffee maker of some sort. Walk into our kitchen, though, and you’ll find a Milk Tea Maker, which, in our opinion, is a life-changer.
Released by Japanese company Récolte at the end of last year, this handy kitchen gadget allows you to make a big cup of frothy milk tea at the touch of a button. And the teas it makes are so cafe-quality amazing, you’ll never have to venture outside to buy a milk tea ever again!
▼ Priced at 7,700 yen, the Récolte Milk Tea Maker is a great investment.
If you were to make a proper milk tea at home without this gadget, you’d have to go through the following six steps:
③ Add tea to milk in a pot over a low flame
④ Keep an eye on the mixture, turning it off when it becomes frothy
⑤ Turn off the heat and let it steep a little longer
⑥ Pour the liquid into a cup through a sieve to catch the tea leaves
As much as we love our milk teas, we just don’t have the time nor the patience to stand by the stove to make them. Leaving the process to the machine means we no longer have to worry about checking the temperature or dealing with scalding milk sticking to the bottom of the pot — there’s no danger of anything boiling over here.
The maximum amount that can be made at one time is 350 milliliters.
Your taste buds will begin salivating as soon as you lift the lid off the mixing bowl and pour all its frothy contents into a mug. The temperature of the mix is around 70 degrees Celsius (158 degrees Fahrenheit), which is ideal for milk tea.
As soon as you take a sip, you’ll want to hug this sweet-looking gadget and buy one for all the other milk tea lovers in your life. The taste is completely different from the royal milk teas made on the stove or in the microwave, as it’s noticeably richer and creamier, yet smoother at the same time.
If you like your milk teas really frothy, you can easily make some additional milk foam by switching modes on the machine. We always like to add some additional foam, and though you can add sugar to the mix at the beginning, we like to add a sprinkling of demerara sugar at the end to give it that real cafe-style look.
Once you’ve used the machine a few times, you can play around with all the ratios and settings to get your perfect milk tea blend.
▼ And at the end of each use, all the inner pieces can be removed for easy cleaning.
▼ Be careful to avoid submerging the actual body of the machine in water, though, as that will damage electronics inside.
With a Milk Tea Maker in your kitchen, you’ll not only be able to enjoy a never-ending supply of milk teas — you’ll also be able to create other fancy drinks like caramel macchiatos, yoghurt lassis, and even bonito broth.
Thanks to the Milk Tea Maker, our lives have become richer, creamier, and far more smooth, just like the drinks themselves.
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"Life Changer"...? Really? I'd love to further understand the "life" that is "changed" by a tea maker.
I can make a cuppa using my bare hands and it's free.
only 8 or 10 types on the shelf already at the konbini
'Milk tea' doesn't sound very pleasant.
English tea ceremony: Tea bag in your mug. Add boiling water, remove tea bag, add sugar and [soya] milk. Stir. Swig. Smile. Made in minutes. Drunk in minutes. Biscuit optional, subject to mood. Doesn't require additional equipment.
Frothy milk tea sounds disgusting.
Teabag if you must but better made with loose tea in a warmed teapot and served through a strainer. Alternatively a "modern" teapot which holds the leaves in a perforated drum will suffice but frothy milk tea, never. IMHO.
Nope. Milk from a cow.
Coffee is made simply by using a filter. Tea is a teapot, leaves, and water. Sometimes, a cup and a teabag. Milky tea never.
Nope. Milk from a cow.
I drank tea with cow's milk for some 30 years and so switching to soy was a real challenge, it just didn't taste right. I experimented with almond milk, oat milk, soy milk, all kinds, but just didn't like them. But I like the dairy industry less (it is disgusting the way cows are treated) and so I stuck with it and just kept on trying. Now, I drink my daily cuppas with soy milk no problem, not only have I got used to it, I actually prefer it.
This made my year. Finally.
Strangely, Japanese don't put tea in their milk, unlike the rest of the world, regardless of what anyone else says.
@Tokyo-m. Yes, it's just a question of adjusting to the taste. Haven't touched dairy for three decades now.
Zichi - Teabags are essential for those of us who drink a mug at a time.
Matcha is also glorious. I drink that every day too. Organic matcha is easily available in the UK now and just gets more popular. I bought some for a friend at Christmas who now drinks it regularly.
Strangely, Japanese don't put tea in their milk, unlike the rest of the world, regardless of what anyone else says.
Um: https://www.asahiinryo.co.jp/products/tea/asahi-royal-tea/
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