Home milk frothing....

[JanewaysBun]

I have a teeny kitchen but want to get a milk frother
Are the steam/arm things like in professional coffee shops the best or are the milk frothers you get that look like a kettle any good? Space is key....

We have this one and it's great. I don't drink coffee but use it for chai latte etc and DH uses it daily for coffee.

It's quick and quiet. Only makes enough milk for one coffee at a time.

Milk Frother, Aicok Electric Milk Steamer with Hot or Cold Milk Froth with Double Wall, Strix Control, Non-Stick Coating, Silent Operation, Milk Warmer, for Cappuccino, Hot Chocolate, Latte, Coffee https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07RF71L5T/ref=cmswwrcppapiii_pnOtEbWNBE14S

I us an aerolatte frother, heat the milk in the microwave, and whisk it up with the frother. Mine is older so has no stand. Takes up no extra room in my cutlery draw. www.johnlewis.com/aerolatte-milk-frother-with-stand/p231767085 And it's cheap, yet does a perfectly adequate job!

After having a little electric stick frother and then an electric jug that warmed & frothed, neither of which lasted more than a year, I bought a manual milk frother jug (looks like a cafetiere). It makes better froth than either of the electric ones and is still going strong three years down the line!

I’ve got a lavazza milk up. Makes lovely coffee shop quality milk froth at the touch of a button, then fire jug into dishwasher. It’s been used at least twice daily, for the last two years.
As crazy as it sounds it’s probably one of the few things I’d replace immediately in my kitchen if it broke.
I think they also do one with a slightly smaller footprint.

Is the aerolatte frother decent quality or a bit flimsy?

Reason I ask is that Ikea do a very similiar looking one for a pound, but it's a bit flimsy and I've had a couple that have broken and I don't want to buy another one. I would pay more for a similar one if it was better quality, but not if it's the same but just branded John Lewis price instead of Ikea.

I do have an electric milk frother and heater that looks like a mini kettle with inbuilt frother attachment, that was a cheapy Lidl special, which does seem quite good but is currently languishing unused in the cupboard. Must get it out and have another go.

Like the poster above, I also use a manual milk frother to foam milk. However, mine it's 'like' a cafetiere, it IS a cafetiere. It cost about 5 quid from Wilko's and makes the smoothest, creamiest milk foam I've ever had at home - and I've tried all sorts of gadgets, including some pricey ones. Just pour in however much milk you need, pop it in the microwave for a minute and a half, and then use the mesh filter attachment to foam the milk. Couldn't be easier.

Keep a clean plastic carton from a pint of milk. Put an inch of milk in the bottom. Microwave uncovered until warm. Put lid on and shake for ten seconds.

Best froth you'll ever have.

Super thanks all!

@sweetpotatoaddict I've had my eye on the lavazza one, would you say it's easy to keep clean if I don't have a dishwasher?

Yip, stainless jug and small black magnetic wheel bit. No issues at all keeping clean, without dishwasher

Super thanks