aerolatteSteam-Free Milk Frother, Satin Finish, 18/8 Stainless Steel Whisk, BPA-Free Plastic Housing, Batteries Included

When I woke up this morning and, like I've done practically every morning since September 10, 2008, and frothed my milk with the Aerolatte I thought it was high time I updated my review. To my chagrin I found that I never had reviewed this marvelous piece of kitchen gadgetry. So as if the fact that I've used this nearly every morning for almost 2,000 days should be review enough.There's really not a lot to review since it has one feature; turn it on and the whisk spins, frothing your milk. It does this extraordinarily well. Unlike other reviewers here I don't find myself replacing batteries every two weeks, I would remember that. But I don't keep meticulous records of my battery replacement activities so I'm no help there.Some reviewers complain that it doesn't froth non-fat, low-fat or "milk" made from various tree nuts or legumes very well. My response is that it isn't the fault of the frother, so DON'T BLAME THE FROTHER! One of the primary reasons you can get copious amounts of froth from the milk of animals is the amount of fat in it. When you reduce or remove the fat, you reduce the ability of milk to produce and hold foam. My morning coffee consists of coffee, 1T MCT oil, 1T organic whipping cream, 1T pastured unsalted butter - If I produced any more foam the cup would probably float away!Bottom line - don't listen to the whiners who complain that they can't get their walnut milk frothy enough. If you want that kind of froth you're going to have to buy an expensive machine that shoots 212 degree pressurized steam into your product, and even then, without fat, you're going to be disappointed. For the price of four snooty, burnt up tasting venti's you can make your own froth.As an aside to the lactose intolerant people who can't use heavy cream like I do - you can use the mct oil to add some healthy fat to your tree/legume milk and you should get a better froth out of it if froth it is you seek.I almost forgot - this thing has been great on the trail backpacking. If you've ever eaten any of the pre-packaged, just add water, dehydrated backpacking meals you know how you sometimes end up with dry clumps. I don't, because I take this along with me and use it to mix the water into the meal. Yeah, by the time I come back I may have to take a toothbrush to the whisk to get little bits out of it, but cleanup isn't as laborious as some here might lead you to believe.

Wonderful little milk frother and blender. Have been using it since November 2023.. It's a workhorse. Won't blend solids but great for powders. Replace the batteries that came with it, and use Duracell batteries and the speed increases by 30%. I use this little sucker to mix my Ka'Chava powder in the morning and at night I mix apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, orange juice, mango juice, tumeric, a little powder, plus milk, black pepper, and a teaspoon of honey, and use the little blender and it comes out perfect with great taste. Afterwards, I just rinse the unit and might use a vegetable brush to get debris out between the little wires. After all these months, it still runs like new.

fast service. love the product; last one lasted 18 yrears

The Mr. Coffee Milk Frother, BODUM Schiuma Milk Whip and Aerolatte Milk Frother appear to be the 3 most popular milk frothers in the under $20 range. I've had all three and currently have two remaining. The Bodum died after 2 months. All run on 2 AA batteries. Regardless of which one you decide, don't set your expectations too high as all three have drawbacks.I was quite pleased with the Bodum Schiuma. As far as torque, the Bodum appears to be the best of the three. I was able to whip up a good amount of froth when mixing up to 10-oz of milk. So if cappuccinos are your thing, then the Bodum is a strong contender. Although inconveniently placed on the top, the Bodum has a real on/off switch. Inconvenient meaning it's slightly tough to get to turn off. Many time this will result in you accidentally lifting the frother from the milk resulting in milk flying everywhere. As far as reliability, I can't give the Bodum a good rating. It died after 2 months of use.Now needing another frother and not wanting to wait for one to come through the mail, I purchased the Mr. Coffee frother from one of those big box stores for $10. Compared to the Bodum and Aerolatte, the Mr. Coffee finishes a distant third. The Mr. Coffee will polish the milk nicely and produce a very nice micro-film. If Lattes or Macchiatos are your drinks of choice, the Mr. Coffee will do the job as both drinks call for little foam. However, expect to whip up enough milk for one drink at a time. The Mr. Coffee begins to bog down when trying to mix up more than 4-oz of milk. At 8-oz, the Mr. Coffee can't cut the mustard. It will take a good 60-80 seconds to produce an acceptable polish and little foam. At more than 8-oz of milk, the Mr. Coffee is totally worthless. Also, that big on/off switch is nothing more than a cheap contact switch, and it's very, very touchy. If the wind blows, the frother starts. Many times this means it starts when you don't intend it to and like the Bodum, you get a milk shower.Now wanting something to move more volume, I ordered the Aerolatte through Amazon. If the Aerolatte had the Bodums torque, it would be the overall best of the three. Unfortunately, the torque is just slightly less. At 4-oz of milk, the Aerolatte will quickly polish and create a nice micro-foam. With a few seconds more and no effort, it will produce a thicker foam for those cappuccinos. At 8-oz, the Aerolatte struggles just slightly at the start but quickly rebounds. Count on mixing for at least 60-seconds before getting a high volume of cappuccino style foam. But even at that, results are inconsistent. On one try I might get good volume, and the next, poor volume. So 7-oz is about the maximum amount the Aerolatte can handle and produce acceptable results.In my honest opinion, all three frothers are poorly made. Only the Aerolatte has any feel of quality, and even that isn't much to write home about. I've been itching to try another Bodum due to the impressive torque, but have held off as I want to leave the battery operated department and move to an electric mixing stick with a frother attachment. Currently, I'm using Ni-Cad batteries in both my remaining frothers to insure maximum charge as a small drop in battery power greatly affects performance. If you're considering any of these frothers, then you also need to seriously consider buying rechargeable batteries and a charger. However, by the time you add up the costs for all of this stuff, you may just want to consider a mixing stick. 120 volts of electric versus 3 volts of battery power is a huge difference, especially if you're going to be making more than two drinks.