Sometimes you’re in a hurry and there doesn’t seem to be a damn place where you can find a quality cup of coffee. But wait! There is an automatic coffee machine over there. All you need is a coin and you’ll get your caffeine shot in no time. You know it’s not the real deal but sometimes you’ve got to roll with the punches that life throws at you, right?
And hey… you have enough coins to get a cappuccino. Your day keeps getting better (!) or is it? You’ve just spent the only coins you have and this cappuccino is not as hot as the one that Kelly the stunning barista at your local café prepares for you every morning; with extra cinnamon on top.
What’s going on here? Hmmm? There is a phone number on the machine. Should you call and demand your money back? Should you at least inform them that this automatic machine needs a bit of an adjustment?
Don’t bother. Why? Because these machines are never going to prepare your drinks as hot as your hot barista; it’s a law suit waiting to happen for crying out loud!
The fact is that milk tends to keep getting hotter for a while even after the heating process has stopped. A professional can keep it under control by using a thermometer or checking it by his/her hand but a machine that a customer who has no training in such matters at all is allowed to fiddle with may burn him/herself. The only way to make sure that wouldn’t happen is to keep the heat at a safer degree so that even if milk keeps heating up it doesn’t reach to the point that it’s a threat.
