Frothing with Espresso machine steam wand not working?

[de_grader]

Hey all - wondering if anyone has had any success with frothing milk with an espresso machine's steam wand?
I've tried placing jugs full of milk onto the designated section and the milk steams, though after the process the milk is still labelled and considered as milk and not Frothed Milk. Have tried this with two different espresso machines so far and it hasn't worked at all, so I end up having to froth milk with a separate milk frother instead, which is super slow with a small volume.
Might just be a glitch, but perhaps I'm missing something?
Cheers

[SpekTrom02]

Originally posted by de_grader:

Hey all - wondering if anyone has had any success with frothing milk with an espresso machine's steam wand?
I've tried placing jugs full of milk onto the designated section and the milk steams, though after the process the milk is still labelled and considered as milk and not Frothed Milk. Have tried this with two different espresso machines so far and it hasn't worked at all, so I end up having to froth milk with a separate milk frother instead, which is super slow with a small volume.
Might just be a glitch, but perhaps I'm missing something?
Cheers

Hello, There is a lever next to the machine, you’re probably not pressing it.
Espresso machines have a steam wand. You place the milk under it with a jug, and the steam wand froths the milk.

[de_grader]

Ah, thought I explained that I press the lever, and even after the animation, the milk does not change state to frothed. The issue is that it's still considered regular, u processed milk.

[mustang_megan25]

have you put the jug onto the leaver using the F key? there is 2 different ways, its either heat the milk with the E key or froth with the F key
Hope that helps :)