To replicate that same froth for oat milk, and all other plant-based milks, you have to buy the 'barista' version which has added stabilisers to mimic the fats found in cow's milk. The main thing to consider is how much control you need over the milk texture. If you need little or no control over the type of texture (meaning the size of the bubbles) and how wet or dry the texture is (meaning how long it's streamed or agitated for) then most of the electric milk frothers which heat the milk while frothing it using an integrated whisk will be fine. Sure, and after you do this, hang your head in shame! Haha, just kidding. You can do whatever you like in the comfort of your own home, and you can even do it in the buff if you like, just be careful though, even milk at 65C will possibly seem much, much hotter than that if it happens to splash you in a rather tender area…

Testers completed a blind taste test of oat milk and semi-skimmed cappuccinos and scored them on appearance, taste, foam formation and creaminess. Hot or Cold. Capable of cold frothed milk for milkshakes and iced coffees, or hot frothed milk for cappuccino, flat white, cortado & more Microfoam, which as I mentioned earlier is smaller protein covered bubbles than the bigger bubbles created for cappuccino foam, was invented along with the flat white, as far as I can ascertain, and came to the UK with flat white. Whisper-quiet in operation, speedy and stylish, the Aeroccino4 may just be one of the simplest ways to froth milk we’ve found. While it doesn’t have a huge amount of capacity (a maximum of 120ml if you’re frothing milk, or 240ml if you’re just heating), it’s effortlessly reliable at turning out smooth frothy milk with a satisfying amount of microfoam.Perhaps the only downside is it only has one preset temperature, which may not necessarily be hot enough for some. However, this can be overlooked by the professional results and its sleek, modern design. If it'll froth, a frother will froth it, but certain types of milk alternatives are more frothable (is that a word?) than others, so it will depend on the non-dairy milk alternative of choice. Most of the oat milks & Soy milks froth fairly well, and some of the “barista” versions froth really well, some of them almost as good as full-fat moo milk. Cordless Design– Allows you to take the Milk Frother straight to the table for maximum manoeuvrability. I think a good place to start this post is by explaining, to anyone who wasn't sure, what milk froth actually is, as this will make it a bit easier to understand the different types of frothers and which one might be the best option for you. Essentially what we're doing when we're frothing milk, is creating protein covered air bubbles.

If you don't have an espresso machine, and you're not interested in buying one – then you'll need either a manual milk frother, which are cheaper but involves heating the milk separately, or one of the automated milk frothers which froth your milk and heat it at the same time. If you started drinking coffee when you were 18 & drink one coffee per day, that's over twenty thousand coffees you're going to drink over an average lifespan, or if you're me (I drink approx 4 per day) you'll chug more like 80k – 100k coffees over the average lifespan, so I'm fairly sure “life is too long for bad coffee” is a better saying. One of the first things that Baristas did when they realized they could create milk foam using steam wands, was to make an espresso based version of this popular drink but make it much easier (and presumably cheaper) to make, than having to whip up cream – and at some point, this espresso-based version of Kapuziner became the Cappuccino. We're not just talking tens of thousands, we're getting into the hundreds of thousands, wow! Strange saying that “oh my giddy aunt”, my Brother-in-Law is called Ant (no he's not one half of Ant & Dec), and whenever I say that phrase he does a little dance. I'm not sure if he does that to confirm his giddiness, or if it's just a coincidence & he was about to do that anyway?One-Touch Triple Functions– The dual-speed motor tailors the speed to best suit your needs, choose from hot milk, frothed hot milk, or cold froth, all at the touch of a button. With cold milk foam, though, you can have properly iced lattes with enjoyable cold textured milk, and you can also have frappes made with crushed ice, with cold milk foam, which for me takes them to a whole new level. If you have a Dolce Gusto or Tassimo coffee machine, you may think you don't need a milk frother because these machines come with milk pods, but actually, if you have one of these pod machines, buying a milk frother is a great way to improve the quality of your milkies and to save money. They also each blind-tasted a hot chocolate from those milk frothers that claim to also make hot chocolate.

It's fairly inexpensive, so it's not a bad jug to start out with, but just beware of the super cheap jugs. You can get them cheaper, but I've had cheaper milk jugs that have been a bit weird, slightly lob sided, and not great spouts, so not helpful if you're hoping to learn to free pour latte art. Kevs Milk Frother What the FAQ What temperature should I heat milk to?

The best milk jugs/pitchers for steam wands:

This isn't a cheap milk frother, and I can see a few benefits over this one vs some of the cheaper milk frothers, in particular the wide range of temperature settings, and the hot chocolate mode which allows it to whip up hot chocolate for you via pieces of your favourite chocolate and milk.

Removable Whisk– Uses magnetism to give a fully sealed drive for better results, and it’s easy to clean. So as I said earlier, manual milk frothers are the best if you're wanting control over the kind of milk froth you create (the size of the bubbles, cappuccino foam vs microfoam), and there are two types of manual milk frothers, the modified cafetiere type, and the hand whisk type. At present, there's only one modified cafetiere type of manual milk frother, which is the one below from Bodum, and I'm surprised actually that there aren't a dozen competitors on the market already! However, there are lots of cheaper cafetieres that are a similar size so you can fit the jug in the microwave, and that come with a glass jug so putting it in the microwave won't create an “Under Seige” style explosion. So if you want a “new age” cappuccino, or “third wave” cappuccino, then just focus on producing smaller bubbles, by introducing less air, but do it for longer than you would if you were wanting a flat white, and what you should end up with is a stiff dense foam which piles up into a mountain on the top of your coffee. The milk frothers featured in this guide were selected from a longlist of over 20 products. All were tested in controlled conditions using the same criteria for semi-skimmed milk, Oatly Barista oat milk, and Hotel Chocolat hot chocolate flakes. We then scored each product out of five against the following areas:

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These kinds of milk frothers are a step up from the manual version above in terms of convenience. They aerate the milk in a very similar fashion, to a similar degree, but they heat the milk at the same time, saving you the additional step of heating the milk. The KitchenCraft Le'Xpress is undoubtedly a higher powered and nicer looking version of these early hand frothers, but they're basically the same thing, and I actually think they're great. They're very simple to use, they're small and portable, and as well as using them to create milk froth for cappuccino, lattes & so on. As with the Bodum manual frother, you have to heat the milk yourself but it gives you some level of control over the texture too – and it's a super cheap option.