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DD just boiled milk in the kettle

179 replies

Fuckyousanta · 24/12/2018 10:31

Can you guess what my kitchen looks like ffs

She called up and asked if she could make hot chocolate, I said yes, she decided she couldn't wait for the milk to heat on the hob and filled the kettle instead.

I now need a new kettle on christmas eve and I was determined to stay away from the shops today

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redsummershoes · 24/12/2018 13:33

boiling milk foams, so it might have foamed enough to push the lid off.

Brainwashed · 24/12/2018 13:34

My DS did that when he was about 15/16. Amazingly he seems to be surviving at uni!

Punto1 · 24/12/2018 13:36

Ye but what does foam mean in scientific terms. We all know milk in a saucepan seems to go from not even simmering to rampantly boiling over in 0.2 seconds.

Interested to hear why! Cos I'm a nerd. or a dope

amusedbush · 24/12/2018 13:47

Why hot milk? There's already milk in it. Use hot water and a splash of cold milk, like instant coffee.

Because hot chocolate (and porridge, while we’re at it) made with water is like prison food.

I use my Aeroccino milk frother to heat milk for hot chocolate, it’s fab.

Catsandbootsandbootsandcats · 24/12/2018 13:48

When I was a teenager I wanted some poppadoms. These were ones you shallow fried in oil. But no, I wanted them quicker. I decided the toaster would be a great place to cook them.

It wasn't. They set alight. Flames coming out the top of the toaster. I had to put the fire out! So I chucked water over it Shock

Amazingly nothing bad happened and the toaster still worked once it had dried out.

And I've survived into adulthood and brought up several children. Who are more sensible than me! Grin

Biancadelriosback · 24/12/2018 13:54

I've cooked noodles in a kettle before... It didn't go well

OhYouBadBadKitten · 24/12/2018 13:59

I'm reading all of this to my family in case they have a sudden fit of inventiveness.

HeronLanyon · 24/12/2018 14:16

I can see myself trying the poppadom trick. In fact it actually seems quite sensible to me ! Thanks for public service announcement re that one !

howabout · 24/12/2018 14:18

Punto the physics and chemistry were getting to me too. According to Quora the fats separate out which causes the skin to form trapping the vapour beneath it until sufficient pressure builds up for it to burst out thus explosion / massive spill over pot rather than escaping steam. Glad you asked or I would probably have just gone on wondering. Xmas Smile

Apparently if you heat milk over a pan of boiling water it doesn't boil over because the water never gets hot enough to boil it due to escaping steam - waiting till I'm feeling brave to try this out.

RedTartanLass · 24/12/2018 14:22

TBH I might have tried something like that and I'm in my 50's! Think it's a brilliant idea, although after reading the other posters I can now see why not!! Although I have boiled eggs in a kettle before.

Give her some slack, it's funny, although annoying! We all make mistakes and hopefully learn from them!

I woke up one morning to my ds(4) and dd(3) making a cake in the kitchen, they had all the ingredients, milk, eggs, flour and were mixing it up with fervour on the kitchen floor .... with no bowl!

kalefire · 24/12/2018 14:29

My 13yo DS put a frozen Capri sun in the microwave hoping it would turn to slush quicker Xmas Angry.

Kids do daft things. And roll their eyes at us when we "state the obvious" lol

April2020mom · 24/12/2018 14:51

Oh come on. We all do silly things sometimes. When I first started learning how to cook I accidentally burned scrambled eggs due to complete inexperience.
Definitely ask her to get you a new one for your birthday.

LadyFlumpalot · 24/12/2018 15:00

To be fair when I went out with an army chap we used to boil the beans-and-sausages-in-a-bag out of ration packs in his kettle. I'm not sure that was a good idea either in hindsight!

taybert · 24/12/2018 15:07

I don’t think anyone thinks it was a good idea. I suspect that if she’d thought about it for a bit she’d have worked out that it might not be a good idea. And if you asked her how to make hot chocolate she wouldn’t say “first of all, you put the milk in the kettle”. But that’s the thing with teenagers, they sometimes do impulsive things for silly reasons. It’s not the worst thing I’ve seen a teenager do because they haven’t thought it through.

AGHHHH · 24/12/2018 15:49

Jesus stop judging people for not being as amazing as you are.

When I was a similar age I tried to microwave an Easter egg to get liquid chocolate. With a fork in the bowl. Nothing bad happened fortunately, except for a burnt egg.

NerrSnerr · 24/12/2018 15:49

My husband used to make tinned sausages in the kettle at university by boiling them in the can.

I think people are being harsh. Teenagers do daft things. You can see why she thought it'd be a good idea.

brizzledrizzle · 24/12/2018 16:54

I asked my 15 year old, he said they should have used their common sense a bit and known not to put milk in the kettle but they should only buy a new one if it was done on purpose.

Do you have a microwave?

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Fuckyousanta · 24/12/2018 17:35

Just back from shopping and drinks, can’t believe this thread is still going.

As if my best thread is about a kettle 😂😂

Yes we have a microwave. We always make hot chocolate on the hob with milk not water. She doesn’t have to ask permission to make a drink, it was a courtesy “making hot chocolate if that’s ok” shouted up the stairs.

Anyhow, thanks for the Sainsbury tip, got one cheap to do for now. Scrubbed the old one but the switch won’t stay down for longer than ten seconds, will take it to the electric charity place which recycles them.

And to those of you being biatches, she may only have the common sense of a teenager but I can guarantee she’s got a fuck load more manners than some of you.

Happy Christmas!!

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ShadowWeaver · 24/12/2018 17:57

Glad your DD wasn't hurt. My dd1 is the same age and older f I'm out she will always text or ring to ask if she can have a shower, or make something to eat. (I prefer her not to shower while I'm out but feel better if she tells me so I can check she's not slipped after a while-my problem I know). My friends 11 year old was making tea and missed the cup and poured it all over her arm, burnt all the skin, it was awful, so I'm a bit overprotective.
On the other hand though, my 8 year old is allowed to make hot chocolate in the microwave and 10 year old a cuppa (we have a hot water dispenser so less risk of burns) if I'm in the house.

wanderings · 24/12/2018 18:08

Some of these responses are very harsh towards the teenager, given that MNers are often competitive about how little they know (see the "thick as mince") thread. After all, Domestic Science at school has been replaced with maths, English, and more maths and English.

MsLexic · 24/12/2018 19:17

Sorry but it is a bit funny, if inconvenient. Hope you get it sorted out.

reallyanotherone · 24/12/2018 20:31

I work in a hospital.

The things grown adults try to do in work kitchens outshine milk in a kettle by a long way.

Putting a toaster on it’s side to cook a cheese and ham toastie for example. That wasn’t just a new toaster, it was a fire alarm, an evacuation, 4 fire engines (min 3 appliance call out due to gas cannisters etc), a fire service review and a whole hospital ban on staff toasters.

LyingWitchInTheWardrobe2726 · 24/12/2018 20:39

RedTartanLass, that is SO funny! Bless them... Grin

Chesntoots · 24/12/2018 20:45

Definitely prison cooking...as well as beans, pasta, rice, curry, eggs, hot dog sausages. You get the idea!

Feckitall · 24/12/2018 21:34

That will be one for the wedding speeches..Grin