What Is The UK’s Best Milk Frother?
In this guide we’ll look at the best milk frothers.
We’ve compared capacity, heating functionality, frothing speed and cost
to give you our top recommendations.
Milk Frother Reviews
Milk Frother Buyer’s Guide
It’s all about the micro-bubbles, getting that silky-smooth mouth feel as your morning coffee rolls over your tongue. That’s why buying a milk frother is so important, here’s what you should be looking for:
Design
Whether it’s electronically heating your milk, like a kettle, or if you need to ‘heat ‘n pump’ milk in a glass jug, or just flick a switch and listen to the whirr of a whisk, your frother should be easy and safe to operate. Look for comfy handles, nonslip grips, steadying bases, and easy to use lids.
Capacity
Having enough milk is always the challenge, and you don’t want to be heating up too much of it either! So, whether you like the grandest of lattes, or the flattest of flat whites, think about whether you want to heat one cup or one litre.
Heating functionality
Heating a lot of milk? Then you’ll probably want the kettle-style milk frother! These usually consist of a heating base and a kettle/blender style jug that contains the milk and whizzes it into that heady micro-bubble state. These units should be activated easily with simple push buttons, and pre-programmed settings.
Frothing speed
You want your coffee now, not next decade! So, make sure your frother is going to be energy efficient; quickly and quietly, you shouldn’t be waiting longer than 2mins for your foamy-goodness!
Ease of cleaning
A thorough rinse, a little light scrubbing with some hot and soapy water, and that’s it! Air dry completely and then sit back with your coffee. Cleaning your frother shouldn’t be hard work! Alternatively, some models offer dishwasher safe parts – just not the bits with a power cord attached!
FAQs
Why use a milk frother?
It’s the difference between an okay coffee, and one that you enjoy from the first to the last sip. Micro-bubbles and mouth feel, that’s how a barista earns their respect, getting the perfect blend of espresso coffee and the foamy smoothness of hot milk. With a milk frother at home, you can do the same and save yourself some money too!
How to use a milk frother?
For electric milk frothers: Read the manufacturer’s instructions, then plug in the unit and turn on. Add milk of your choice, select the appropriate program for the available options, proceed with making your coffee and add you frothed milk when ready.
For handheld units: Read the manufacturer’s instructions, heat milk separately, then insert the whisk end of the frother and turn on. Your milk should begin frothing immediately.
For ‘heat n pump’ frothers: Read the manufacturer’s instructions, add appropriate amount of milk to designated max fill line, heat in microwave until hot, insert pump and proceed as per the manufacturer’s instructions to achieve the desired level of foam.