I loved the Aerolatte for the week that it worked well. Mine suddenly lost all "oomf" after a week even though I replaced the batteries. Bummer...

The title says it all. Wonderful little frothers these, I agree ... but Ikea (and probably your local $2 store) sells this exact item, without the logo, for $1.99.

works great for foaming my creamer in the am. makes a cappacino

I was pleasantly surprised to find that this low cost frother works extremely well. I have given up the expensive coffee shop latte in favor of the cheap and cheerful homemade, Aerolatte version.

This is great, so easy to froth milk for coffee and other smaller jobs. Solid and comes in a nice case.

Excellent frother. Sure, it's an extra step to heat the milk, but the stiff form is well the additional step.

I saw that this product had many glowing reviews so that is why I bought it. Mine arrived, package crushed, but frother intact. I think this is a piece of junk. It's poorly made (in China)of the cheapest plastic I've seen. I wonder how long it will last.
Pat F.

I have owned my Aerolatte for over four years and it's still going strong. There is little maintenance because I wash it immediately after use and allow it to dry before putting it back in storage. It's so compact and light, I even took it to Italy with me!

I drink my coffee with milk and I used to treat myself with a latte at "the" coffee shop every now and then, but now I use my wand. It makes every cup a true treat and it is fast and easy. I use it every morning- I have a very small ceramic pitcher I pour a little milk it, stick it in the micro for 44 seconds, stick the wand in the milk for about 10 seconds then pour it on top of my coffee- awesome!!! Highly recommended- I even bought my sons one!

I discovered the aerolatte in Paris this summer at an apartment where I was staying. I couldn't find them there, but did find them on Amazon and purchased some as gifts to give upon my return. I love mine! I make my own strong coffee at home each morning and don't want to mess with an expresso machine. This frother is easy and reliable - just warm the milk up in the microwave, froth and in seconds I have foamy latte without the mess and clean-up.

The Aerolatte was my first attempt at a home frother. When it works, it makes pretty good froth. There are two serious problems: (1) It can get gunk in the place where the whisk meets the motor, then it doesn't go at all; and (2) Even when it is working, it slows down as soon as it hits the milk.

At full speed, it froths milk well. About 85% of the time it's going half speed, which makes frothing a frustration. About 5% of the time, it doesn't go until you clean up the connection to the handle.

I purchased the manual BonJour Caffee Froth Monet to augment the Aerolatte, and now fine myself using the BonJour every day. It requires no batteries, produces dependable froth, and is fun to use.

Works wonderfully--produces LOTS of froth--but as other reviews have noted, price here seems puffed up like the foam.
(I think IKEA, e.g., carries the identical item and asks much less.)

Other than this-- moderate battery life, easy to use, great results.

I love this product and use it every day. I make espresso coffee in the afternoon and whip up a froth like a pro. Now everyone wants a cappucino in the afternoon. It is figure friendly since you only have to use very little milk and skim milk for even less calories.

I saw one of these in use at a friends, and simply couldn't stop drinking up coffee after dinner (and I normally do not order coffee after dinner) I was hooked. Ordered this as soon as I could. Product delivers perfect frothy milk in seconds. So easy to use, Nice touch that it comes with a battery, ready to use. Perfect for coffee lovers everywhere. Easy to clean, a great gift idea for coffee lovers everywhere, excellent low price, and product delivers what is promises - perfect frothy milk - other possible uses can be for making milk shakes - though I haven't tried this yet. I wouldn't trade mine for anything!

I love this gadget. It froths milk or soy milk in an instant. It makes better foam than even the best coffee places. It's now a pleasure to have cafe de leche and cappucino at home. I'm done fighting with espresso machine frothers which never really work on the small home machines. My only complaint is that it runs through batteries. I use rechargeables so it works well for me.

I was given one of these as a gift in early 2001 and it's still going strong. I've only had to replace the batteries once or twice (I don't froth milk daily). It's amazing how stiff the froth on whole milk is--you could practically cut it! My only caution would be that if you overheat the milk, it won't froth, probably because you've denatured the milk proteins.

I couldn't be happier with this little toy. It makes me feel all cafe-like and Frenchy when I make a latte with it.

We have been using the same Aerolatte for three years now with NO problems. An amazing product for the price.

I purchased this produce a few weeks ago, and I really enjoy it. It is very easy to use, easy to clean and lives up to its claim. I simply insert into my fat free half n half, press the button, and in seconds I have a frothey topping for my coffee.

I read about this little gadget on Amazon, everyone was raving how good it was but still I wondered whether I really needed it.

I was already a proud owner of the Bialetti Moka Express, 6 Cup and with my Lavazza Italian Coffee, Caffe Espresso, 100% Premium Arabica Ground Coffee, 8-Ounce Cans (Pack of 4) I was making a wonderful espresso. My mornings were almost perfect, but something was missing...and the coffee lover in me kept me going back again and again to Starbuck's door. "Triple shot espresso, medium-dry" I would say each day, and think about how coffee could cost the same as lunch! So I gave in and bought the Aerolatte Frother and what a great move that was...

The Aerolatte can produce copious foam from just a little bit of milk. I take just a little low fat milk in my cup (1/8th cup), nuke it for half a minute with some Splenda and then froth it for about 15 seconds with the Aerolatte frother. Voila! the whole cup fills up with foam. Stiff and dense foam. Foam that forms peaks and valleys. Then, in the already warm cup filled with dense foam I pour in the espresso from my Bialetti Moka Express. A perfect little Latte. Take a look at the photos I posted and you'll see the reason for my new-found happiness! I've been using it for a couple of months now and each time I'm amazed.

And what about Starbucks? I still go there once in a while to "just chill" but it's not on my morning route any more. In fact, my friends have started dropping in for coffee at my place!

Easy, fast, and convenient. Now I can make a passable latte in my own kitchen by just frothing a little milk in the bottom of a glass and adding hot coffee. The milk doesn't even have to be hot, the coffee will warm it. My only concern is, it seems very fragile and may bend or break in a year or two. I wish more things were built to last.

I have owned this for about 5 years. I use a stover top espresso maker which works about as well as electric steam type. I have found that the electric pump type that are less than $250.00 don't work that well, and take up too much counter space in a small kitchen. This does work, but I found something that froths milk much better than this and much faster.

Use a small Bodum 4 cup French Press. Put your milk in the French Press (not the same one you are making your coffee in. Get a second smaller one) and rapidly work the plunger up and down for about 10 to 20 seconds. You have frothier milk in less than half the time and you won't need to change batteries every two weeks.

This little gizmo will froth a small amount of hot milk into delicious, fine foam at least four times it's volume in seconds. It is so much better than the foam my old espresso machine steamed and also better than a couple of frothers I tried that were engineered a bit differently. This and a moka pot and you have perfect cappuccino's

Once I say "Absolutely Fablous!" there's not much more to say. This product works wonderfully, quickly, and cleans up easily. It's better than any other method I know to turn an everyday cup of coffee into a Starbucks-like delight.

This is my third attempt at purchasing a functioning, reliable frother, after I got spoiled by a friend using one to prepare delicious "pseudo lattes". This device seems to have a more powerful motor, and has been more durable than the other two brands I tried. It really does produce a tasty simulation of steamed milk foam. Just be prepared to deal with the frother addict's ultimate dilemma: why do some brands of milk, regardless of the milk fat content refuse to foam, while others do? Let me know when you figure that one out! Enjoy.

We bought 2 yrs ago from amazon and it's still running. recently we found it wasn't spinning as fast and emitted a squeeking sound. i sprayed a bit of wd-40 on the axle and it seems to be good as new now.

Does what it's supposed to do - it froths milk! It's ultra-fast, too... it takes about 6 seconds to froth enough milk for a latte using 2% milk.

Highly recommended if the frother on your espresso machine doesn't work well, or if you have a stove-top espresso maker and want a latte/cappuccino every now and then!

My first one finally gave up after a number of years and constant use. I'm buying two more. We use it all the time, usually for chocolate milk. My kids love using it, and call it the "swizzler". One of their friends asked for one for his birthday! I can buy the high quality chocolate mix that usually only works for hot cocoa, and put it with cold milk using the frother. No more yucky nesquik. Also works well for mixing salad dressings.

I just got the box from Amazon, pulled out my new Aerolatte, removed the protective cover from the battery compartment (yeah, it even comes pre-loaded with a pair of "aerolatte" double A's!), and put about 2 oz of NON-FAT (skim) milk in a glass.

I nuked the milk for about 20 seconds, pulled it from the microwave, stuck the aerolatte in the glass and pushed the switch.

DANG!!

Nearly INSTANT foam. GOBS of it. It formed PEAKS!! You could make small milk-animals out of it.

I really can't believe how well this thing works. The only thing that would ruin it for me is if it simply fell apart after a few uses, but frankly, with a little bit of care, it looks like it'll hold up. We'll see.

But in the meantime, call me Doctor Foam.

-Jonathan Sabin


UPDATE ***9 MONTHS LATER***

Notwithstanding the complaints of people who claim that their aerolatte lasted about 5 minutes, I just replaced the batteries for the first time since buying it back in January. (Yes, it still works, but I was disappointed that I was no longer able to make foam-animals!)

Well a couple of fresh Duracells later, and I sound like a deranged dentist with this thing in my hand. The "buzz" I had become accustomed to, is now a high-pitched whizzing sound, that actually made my molars uncomfortable.

But I'm back to making some seriously decent foam again!

This milk frother is perfect for whipping up quick lattes at home, or when traveling. I heat the milk in the microwave then froth it up in a few seconds...perfect!

I purchased the Aerolatte so that I can enjoy chai lattes and, of course, coffee drinks whenever I want - and it lets me do exactly that! I use the Aerolatte to whip up skim milk to add to my chai tea, and to my morning coffee as well. I've found that one needs very little milk (even 1/3 of a glass seems to produce an entire glass full of foam!) to top off and enjoy with a latte.

The Aerolatte also works quite decently on heavy whipping cream: while it won't make very stiff cream, it certainly proves effective in a pinch!

Aerolatte deserves a TEN!! 10 stars!!! AAAA+++++ Very easy to use, delivers the BEST froth, much better than any machine. I have bot 2 expresso machines one of which was a Starbux! Very disappointed in the froth with Starbux. Aerolatte delivers VOLUMES of RICH, SATIN, FROTH. Takes only a minute to heat the milk in the microwave, doesn't need to be extremely hot, use the Aerolatte for a minute or 2 in the heated milk and for 1/4 cup of milk or less it will give you at least 2-3 times the froth!! GREAT PRODUCT! I LOVE IT!!!

The only improvements would be something that's not battery operated and if it came with a container to heat the milk, but overall I am extremely pleased. For $15 vs over $200 for an expresso machine, it's GREAT!!

This really works to froth milk for coffee. Been using it since May with no problems. Great product.

I am not a coffee drinker but I bought this item as a gift for a friend who loves her latte. She was very excited to try it out but very disappointed with the result. The frother is now destined to spend the remainder of its life in the back of the kitchen gadget drawer.
The item's packaging states "The Original Steam-Free Milk Frother" and it mentions it is perfect for a cappuccino, milkshake, etc. Unless you are making your milkshake in a shot glass, this item will not do it .... the whip is too small. While this item is a steam-free frother, I now see why steam is used ...... for the taste! If you want to make a beverage so you can take a picture of it ...... buy this. If you want to make a beverage so it tastes similar to what you would buy at a coffee shop ..... steam it and don't use this frother. Buying this to make a latte or cappuccino makes as much sense as taking a cup of water, swirling in some white paint, and expecting the end result to taste like milk. It may look like the real thing but it sure will not taste like it.

I used to scoff at froth! I never understood the whole flavored, whipped coffee frenzy. Then a friend made me a cup of coffee that changed my opinion. I found I just didn't enjoy my plain old cup of coffee anymore, so I purchased the Aerolatte. In the beginning, I thought I would only froth on weekends, as a little treat. But this gadget is so easy to use, I have wonderful frothy coffee every morning; it feels like such a luxury. It did take me few tries to get the froth just right. I experimented with the volume of milk I was using, how hot I got the milk, and how long I "frothed." I went from wimpy foam to a froth that glistens atop my coffee mug. Practice made perfect. Now I am going back to buy more for gifts!

As a gadget lover, this little frother has got to be the best thing I've seen in a long time. It really works very efficiently, is easy to clean and so cute! Makes me want to drink more espresso than I should :-) I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys a good latte or capuccino with lots of almost instant froth!