Often, you may have to spend hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars on a professional espresso machine to recreate the café experience in your own kitchen.

The Nespresso Aeroccino milk frother is coated on the inside with a very hard ceramic surface which is not a Teflon (PTFE) coating. I prefer to use my finger nails because they are less abrasive and I want to preserve the ceramic coating at all cost. All are selected via the single button on the front, with some handy instructions on the lid to remind you – perfect if you’re a scatter-brain like us. Perfectly frothed milk should have an inviting sheen, almost like wet meringue, with the bubbles so small they can’t be individually seen.I seem to remember seeing posts on the internet in the past about this problem but I don’t remember a particular solution. The nozzle is fixed at the correct angle to help you froth the perfect cup, though practice does make perfect here.

My wife has also bought a Dualit milk frother for times when we have guests and need more milk all at once. We used this every day for a week and the results were consistently top-notch, with rich, dense foam. It is an absolute pain having to clean the wretched stuff off every time you use it, and, like Colin, I am always worried about damaging the stick proof coating. All you have to do is measure the right amount of cold milk into the jug, press one of the four buttons, and wait 80 seconds. Hot caustic soda is potentially dangerous of course but with care it offers a great solution to this problem.The Nespresso Aeroccino milk frother takes that steep learning curve out of the equation by making milk froth preparation as simple as the touch of a button. For me, it’s exactly what I need for my coffee: I can pour in warm milk and there’s plenty of froth to spoon on top, creating at least an inch-high layer (if not more). As this is battery operated, there’s no need to plug, giving you more options when it comes to finding it a home on the kitchen counter.

It enables you to heat up milk or use the froth function to whip up a thick and creamy foam that will help you master the art of coffee-making. I’ve had a Nespresso Pixie since June 2012 and at the same time I acquired a Nespresso Aeroccino milk frother (Aeroccino 3 to be precise). To complement our own first hand experience, we draw from reputable sources within the industry, including coffee communities such as the coffee and espresso SubReddits, and a number of specialty coffee forums and private groups. Of course it’s a fab bonus that you also get an espresso machine, giving you the most authentic coffeehouse cuppa possible, without stepping outside your home.

You don’t like uni-taskers in the kitchen: Honestly, there’s no getting around the fact that the Nespresso Aeroccino milk frother is just that: a milk frother. Teflon is also referred to in the UK as PTFE (These letters are taken from the four parts of the chemical name Poly-Tetra-Fluoro-Ethylene. and their products are not endorsed by, sponsored by, licensed by, or approved by Nespresso USA Inc.

We also compare our own experience to community reviews to see if there is anything we may have overlooked. To heat and froth the milk the button just has to be given a quick press and the backlight will come on with a red colour.I'm not aware of any science behind cold milk, fats and proteins being whipped, other than that which applies to how much you can do before the high temperatures cause the foam to break down again (about 70). The 'froth' generated by Aeroccino and similar (ours is Andrew James I think) is just not the right consistency for latte art, and there's not much you can do about that. What if you could make your favorite espresso drinks each morning in your own kitchen, and for a fraction of the cost? Along with the elevated vibe of the Aeroccino 4, we really appreciate the addition of a small spout, as it makes pouring the frothed milk so much easier.