Milk & texture · review
Seven hundred millilitres, which is three or four drinks rather than one. Induction heating with no element in contact with the milk, so nothing bakes on and the whole jug goes under a tap.
The bottom line The frother for a table, not for a person.
Almost every milk frother is designed around one or two drinks, which is the right assumption most of the time and the wrong one at a weekend breakfast with four people.
Seven hundred millilitres is the point of this machine. That is three or four cappuccinos in one cycle, where a 240 ml jug means three cycles, three cleans and coffee going cold while you work through them.
The heating method is the other reason to prefer it. Conventional frothers put a heating element in the base in direct contact with the milk, and milk scorches onto hot metal — which is why cheap frothers accumulate a brown ring that resists everything short of scrubbing. Induction heats the jug through its base with no contact element, so there is no hot spot, nothing bakes on, and cleaning is genuinely a rinse.
The foam is good rather than exceptional: dense, stable and slightly stiffer than what the Aeroccino produces, which suits a cappuccino and less so a flat white.
The costs are size and time. This is a large object that will not tuck away in a small kitchen, and heating 700 ml takes appreciably longer than heating 240. If you make one coffee at a time, it is the wrong tool.
At 80 £, it is the 3 cheapest of the 5 models in this category published here.
| Capacity | 700 ml |
|---|---|
| Heating | Induction, indirect |
| Modes | 4, including cold |
| Cleaning | Jug rinses; no fixed element |
| Temperature | Selectable |
Conventional frothers heat with an element in the base, in contact with the milk, and milk scorches onto hot metal. Induction heats the jug itself through the base without a contact element, so there is no hot spot for milk to bake onto — which makes cleaning a rinse rather than a scrub.
For one or two drinks, yes — and it takes longer to heat that volume. If three or four people want cappuccinos at once, it is the only frother here that does it in one go rather than three.
7.6/ 10
The frother for a table, not for a person.
A household of three or four who all want milk drinks at the same time.
Same category, nearest prices. Only the specifications every one of them states are shown — a half-empty column compares nothing.
| Model | Price | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| SEVERIN SM 3587 Milk Frother | 80 £ | 700 ml |
| Nespresso Aeroccino 3 | 100 £ | 240 ml froth / 120 ml milk |
| Motta Europa 500 ml | 40 £ | 500 ml |
| Bodum Latteo | 30 £ | 250 ml |
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Details checked on August 8, 2026.
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Manual pump · 250 ml · glass
A glass jug and a plunger. No electricity, no cleaning ritual, and foam that is genuinely decent — provided you warm the milk first and accept that it will never be microfoam.
Best for: An occasional cappuccino, a student kitchen, or a second frother for a desk.
≈ $30 / £22 / 25 €
18/10 stainless · 500 ml · sharp spout
The pitcher most European baristas actually use. The sharp, low spout is what puts a pattern on the surface rather than a blob — and it costs less than most people spend on beans in a month.
Best for: Anyone with a steam wand who has been wondering why their pours look like blobs.
≈ $40 / £30 / 32 €
2 modes · hot & cold · 240 ml
The Aeroccino 4 without the two extra modes and without the price. If all you want is hot foam and cold foam, this does exactly that with the same non-stick jug and the same fifteen-second clean.
Best for: A capsule machine owner who wants cappuccino without paying for four modes.
≈ $100 / £70 / 75 €
