aerolatte Milk Frother with Storage Tube, Black, Stainless Steel, 1 EA

I bought this item 10 years ago from Amazon. I use it for making my matcha tea. It has worked well and is still going strong. I obviously can recommend this item.

useful little gadget, ideal for frothing coffee!

This is ideal for making coffee, French Press styleSaw the test in Good Housekeeping, decided to buy , looking at it out of the packaging, it didn’t seem capeable………….. wow! it’s amazing!Works nicely in half litre Pyrex jug.Pity the delivery wasn’t as good as the product, arrived damaged, shame on you Royal Mail

I've never written a review before but love the Aerolatte so much had to share my enthusiasm. It is so easy to use, just 15-20 seconds and you have super frothy milk. It takes a bit of practice to get the correct timing in the microwave for heating your milk to the optimal temperature for the best froth but once mastered.....super froth.I bought the Aerolatte because I have a Tassimo and didn't enjoy the taste of the milk pods that come with the Tassimo cappuccino and latte, too sweet and artificial tasting and I found I was sensitive to the lactose. The Aerolatte makes a huge difference, I can make my favourite coffees with Lactofree milk, almond milk, soya milk, the experimentation list goes on.It is super easy to clean, a quick rinse under the tap, switch the Aerolatte on briefly and it's dry. Having the case is a bonus as it keeps the Aerolatte clean and safe, and it's a handy enough size to pop in your bag.I highly recommend the Aerolatte, great price, easy to use, easy to clean. I thought the battery life was good but I only use it 2-3 times a day and it lasted about 3 weeks before needing new batteries. Overall, a great product and I wouldn't be without it now.

For years, I just drank black coffee, plain and simple. But recently, I seemed to get bored of it and needed something else. I decided on cappuccino/latte. I already owned an Aeropress to make the espresso-style shot so just needed to buy something to froth the milk. Enter the Aerolatte. There are probably better (and more expensive!) milk frothers out there, but I've owned an Aerolatte before in the past and decided to just buy another one. It does the job just fine and I'm happy with the consistent results it produces.For what it's worth, my 'technique' is as follows:200ml full fat milk in a glass jugMicrowaved on two-thirds power (500W) for 2.5 minutes. This brings the milk to just over 70 degrees.Pop the frother in the bottom of the glass jug/milk and switch on for around 15 seconds.Then move the frother element to just underneath the top of the milk and continue for another 30 seconds just waving it around just under the surface, left and right.Job done! Serve and pour.This would work well with hot chocolate powder as well I expect. Just heat the milk as above, measure the chocolate powder, pour say 50ml of your hot frothed milk onto the powder and stir to a paste, then pour in the rest of the frothed milk. A little tap of choc powder on top to complete the chocolate look.Anyway. Back to the Aerolatte: it does the job well, produces consistent results and is easy to clean. I'll just pour some boiling water from the kettle into a mug, insert the Aerolatte and switch on for ten seconds, switch off. Remove from mug and switch back on to shake off the excess water > done.Still running on the originally supplied batteries a few weeks later. When they bite the dust, I may see what rechargeable batteries run like in the unit, but if results are poor, I'll just keep a supply of decent AAs in the drawer as I do anyway.Lastly, why did I buy an Aerolatte and not one of those fancy kettle-looking milk heaters/frothers? Answer: laziness. While I'm sure those milk frothers are great; how do you clean them? (and you HAVE to clean them after each use coz it's milk!). Bet it's a right faff. No thanks, I prefer to bung the glass milk jug into the dishwasher, rinse the Aerolatte as above and job done.Please do me a favour. If this review has helped you, please tell a loved one how much they mean to you and how much you appreciate them. We all love that and we're not around for long.

Why did you choose this product over others?:I have the original stainless steel steel model still in use and is now some 15 years old and came with the stand, this one is not stainless steel, it is black plastic, the frother is stainless steel but the body is plastic, it is nicely presented but extremely light, and feels cheap. Still froths milk so can't complain there, I guess longevity of product is no longer important, disappointingly ! . Bought to store in our Motorhome and to be fair it is safe in its storage tube in a drawer.