recommend a milk frother please

Legacy_user

Can anyone recommend a milk frother (is there such a thing?) I want it to make frothy/foamy hot chocolate for my younger children.
My husband is the only coffee drinker and he just likes plain black so we have a percolator somewhere, I only drink tea and find hot milk sooooooooooooo disgusting :eek: ( thanks for nothing Granny!!) So I'm wanting a neat little machine to do all the stinky hot milk making for me.
Anyone got any ideas?
Thanks in anticipation
Linda x

Lugh_Chronain

I had something similar to one of these a few years ago and found it worked pretty well. You have to boil the milk first though before frothing it up, it no good just warming the milk up as it may not work. I'm sure you can get cheaper versions of these as well.

You can also get milk frothers like this too which might be cheaper.

There are some more here that might be worth looking at.

ecoelle

I use my coffee pot, the one you use for making 'proper' coffee, just put the milk in and plunge the plunger up and down, frothy milk in no time and no need to by and expensive one, or to use electricity!

Lugh_Chronain

Excellent idea! Would save you from spending extra money too if you have one. Think the proper name is a cafetiere.

shykins

dont buy one just use an empty milk carton. warm the milk and pour it into it, wrap with tea towel and shake like crazy. u will have the frothiest milk ever

do be careful tho when shaking and opening the bottle

Lugh_Chronain

Would it not be better to use a bottle with lid tightly close? Be careful though when opening as milk tends to expand when heated and may burst out when opened.

shykins

sorry maybe i wasnt clear yes u definitely need to put the lid on and cover it with the tea towel and obviously not fill the bottle. i would suggest about a third full

if any worries using an empty milk carton, use a flask instead

Lugh_Chronain

Flask sounds more sensible.

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dogstarheaven

Lugh_Chronain wrote: »

You can also get milk frothers like this too which might be cheaper.

you can actually get this from Ikea for the same price. I've got one and altho' the whisk is a bit small, you can still get an ok-ish head (of froth) on a cappuccino.

Lugh_Chronain

Just had a look on Ikea and can't actually find one. Any idea what term/name to search for?

Phantom_Flan_Flinger

dogstarheaven wrote: »

you can actually get this from Ikea for the same price. I've got one and altho' the whisk is a bit small, you can still get an ok-ish head (of froth) on a cappuccino.

Lugh_Chronain wrote: »

Just had a look on Ikea and can't actually find one. Any idea what term/name to search for?

This, I presume?