ELI5, how does stirring something hot like hot chocolate cool it down?

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People have said that it brings up warmer hot chocolate from the bottom of the mug, but why isn’t the entirety of the hot chocolate the same temperature?

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The mass is cooled by the air via convection at the top. By mixing, you mix the aforementioned mass and cool it further via conduction.

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