Do you love the sweet taste of freshly frothed milk on top of your hot cappuccino? Tired of paying Starbuck’s prices for your cappuccino fix? The secret to enjoying coffee at home is to create your own froth. Yes, you could go out and buy an espresso maker with a milk frother attached, but it’s not a particularly inexpensive option. Are there other ways to froth milk at home that don’t cost a fortune?
One of the least expensive ways to froth milk at home is to invest in an inexpensive battery operated propeller milk frother. These gadgets generally cost under twenty dollars and are easy to operate. You simply heat the milk, turn on the frother, and the propeller attachment spins your milk into sweet, delicious froth. The froth you get using a battery operated frother won’t have the same fluffiness as the froth created by the steam wand on an espressor machine, nor will it hold its shape as long; but for the money you’re paying, it works pretty well.
Another inexpensive option you can use to froth milk at home is to a manual milk frother. This device, which resembles a French press, consists of a cup with a top that has a manual plunger to pump air into the milk to create froth. To use it, you simply heat the milk in the microwave for one minute, place it in the cup, and use the plunger to pump air into the milk. This actually works very well, although you may have to pump more than the suggested number of times to get really creamy froth. They’re a little more expensive than battery operated froth machines at around twenty-five dollars.
If you want to froth milk at home and are willing to spend a bit more money, you can purchase an automatic frother that costs anywhere from fifty to a hundred dollars. To froth milk using this device, it’s as simple as putting your milk into the frothing unit which looks like a steel coffee pot and turning on the power. In a few minutes, you have rich, hot, sweet frothed milk without any hassle or mess. The advantage to this set-up is you can make several servings of frothed milk at once. This means everyone in your household can enjoy a cappuccino!
A final option if you want to froth milk at home is to use a Magic Bullet mini food processor. This is the same contraption you see on the T.V. shopping channels. To use the Magic Bullet to froth milk, microwave the milk for thirty seconds in the microwave, add it to the Magic Bullet cup and spin until frothy. You can microwave it again for thirty seconds to make the froth even fluffier.
As you can see, you don’t need an expensive espresso maker or costly froth machines to get delicious frothed milk at home. These less expensive options can be a nice substitute for coffee shop frothed milk creations.
