Their types and ratings. Which electric milk frother is best to buy for cappuccino? Their types and ratings A higher quality and more expensive class of milk frothers - milk frothers with a milk container

A mini mixer is a small machine designed to mix both food products such as milk, cream, butter, and non-edible products, for example, for making cosmetic masks. In some cases, they can be used to stir glue or paint.

Often such models are used for coffee, namely to create airy foam.

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Properties

This device runs on batteries, and it is very small - the handle, for example, is about twenty centimeters long.

The body is usually made of plastic or metal. Of course, metal is stronger and lasts longer, but plastic is lighter. For convenience, the handle is often rubberized and follows the shape of the hand, sitting like a glove.

As a rule, such mixers, despite their small size, are quite powerful and make it easy to beat liquids and mixtures, and storing these devices is quite simple.

Kinds

For cappuccino

The following models are suitable for frothing milk: Smile MS 754 and Ikea. Both are light and whip up well. Smile has a more comfortable, curved handle that does not slip in your hands, but it costs a little more. Both machines are equipped with two AA batteries.

Now it remains to understand which milk to choose for better whipping. It is recommended to take cow's milk with any degree of pasteurization. But fat content plays an important role. If it is low, there will be a lot of foam, but it will not be very dense. But if you take milk starting from three percent fat, there will be less foam, but it will turn out dense and sweet.

Before whipping, it is best to heat the milk, so the foam will be thicker and better. If you carry out this procedure on the stove, then you need to heat until thick steam forms. If in the microwave, it is better to set the timer for a minute, with a power of no more than six hundred watts.

It is worth whisking the milk, starting from the very bottom and gradually rising upward, for at least thirty seconds. As you move up, you should be careful - you can easily splash the table.

Cleaning such a device is simple and quick - you just need to rinse the whisk with warm water, adding a little if necessary. detergent. It is important to remember that washing this mixer in the dishwasher is prohibited.

For the cream

There is another unexpected device called Tefal Smoby, which will help not only you, but also your children to join in the cooking. This is a toy mixer that works like a real one, but with plastic whisks so that the child cannot harm himself.

A good option for whipping cream - Shiuma. Country of origin: China, handle is made of plastic, without rubber coating, which may cause inconvenience for users. Equipped with batteries. This device is designed specifically for whipping cream.

Before using, the cream should also be heated. You just need to take into account that you shouldn’t use the fattest product, because cream is much higher in calories and nutritious than milk, so here you can choose a package that indicates the average fat content.

For cream

However, not only for it, but also for whipping more complex consistencies such as meringue, soap home production and homemade creams. Ideal for this type of work Deluxe Cordless Mini Mixer. Its main advantage is that it has four different attachments, each of which is made specifically for a specific task.

With this mixer you can do a very wide range of jobs, from simply whipping milk to making fluffy cakes.

What to consider when choosing

There are not many mini-mixers, but still the market is constantly expanding, and new models are appearing every day. Therefore, there are several things that you should pay particular attention to.

For New Year's gifts Several mini-mixers were purchased (aka shakers, freezers, electric whisks, etc.). I do not exclude that it is possible to find them for a similar price here, but this is not the subject of this review.

Delivery

The order was placed on November 21, sent by SF eParcel, received on December 9 by Nova Poshta (from the nearest branch, without a courier).

Package

The mixers are packed in a regular plastic bag without additional seals or pimples.

As a result, the boxes from the mixers arrived dented, but only moderately. It is possible to level it out.

Description

Manufacturer: Hongxin brand. The boxes do not differ in the color of the mixers. There is a space on the packaging for a spacer to indicate their color (black-red-brown-green-blue), but it is left blank. The packaging also contains information about the product in 12 languages, including Russian (“MIkcep for milk MS 3089”) and images for what purposes it is suitable:

The mixer itself looks as expected, but does not have the “soft-touch” coating promised on the packaging, but is made of ordinary glossy plastic, and besides, it does not initially look very clean.

The length of the device with a whisk is 21.5 cm, the handle is 12.5 cm, the width is 4.5 cm.

It runs on two AA batteries, which, as promised on the packaging, are not included. The mixer is put into operation by pressing a button on its top; there are no different modes.

Device

It was not possible to disassemble the mixer using improvised means and available efforts (the screws did not give in), and since I did not buy it for myself, it was decided not to make any extra efforts.

Various colors (interestingly, the “Hongxin” brand is not stamped on all):

In progress

He copes with his task successfully. The whisk initially needs to be further “centered” by hand to increase efficiency.

A minute “test drive” on a glass of milk:

As you can see, even with this mixer, about two centimeters of foam was whipped without much effort.

Pros:

+ price
+ delivery speed
+ gets the job done

Minuses:

- packaging from the seller
- lack of soft-touch coating

Tradition

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NB! The most the main idea at the beginning, in order to cut off comments in the style of “I can’t whip anything”: the result of whipping greatly depends on the milk! Absolutely not everything will be whipped into a dense, fine, stable foam, even in the best beater. In my experience it whips better.

Quick table of contents:

I decided to expand the topic about milk frothers, they are also frothers, they are also Aerochinos, they are also electric cappuccino makers, they are also glasses for frothing milk, which I have already touched upon in the material. I’ll tell you, so to speak, in more detail, which milk frother is better to buy and why.

First, I will briefly repeat the theory. Overall, a stand-alone milk frother is a fairly simple device. They are all made according to approximately the same patterns. Yes, there is a division into a couple of groups, but general principle They have the same method: heat and mechanically beat the milk. Either we don’t heat it and beat it, or we heat it and don’t beat it. In any case, for this purpose they all have an incandescent spring and a rim in the form of several plastic rays.

First key division for classes of electric cappuccino makers - the presence or absence of a milk container

1. The cheapest frothers - without milk container

They are a hand-held electric whisk: a handle, usually rubberized for a more secure grip, from which protrudes a long sting with a whisk spring at the end. There is a small motor inside that rotates the whisk. In stores they are sometimes called mini milk mixers.

Power is supplied from batteries, usually 2 AA. The plus is that there is no wire getting in the way, yes.

These cappuccino makers cost a ridiculous amount of money – a couple of hundred rubles. The prototype was probably a similar foam frother from IKEA. In any case, they are all the same, both in appearance and functionality, and in quality.

The main disadvantage of such devices, besides the fact that you need to hold the entire process, which takes up to a minute (don’t believe the advertising about 20 seconds), is to hold it in your hands while holding down the power button - they do not heat the milk. Therefore, there are a lot of physical movements, first heat the milk (for example, in the microwave) to the desired temperature, make sure that it does not run away and is not cold, then stand holding this cappuccino maker - in short, as for me, this is hemorrhoids.

The second (or is it the third?) sad fact is the relatively low quality of such milk whippers, all of them. As a result, their service life leaves much to be desired; some work for just a couple of weeks. Or the power button fails right out of the box, which you just have to hold for the entire process. It’s good that for such a price you can buy them once a quarter or several at once, as a reserve.

Since such whisk beaters are purchased primarily because they are cheap, I see no point in dividing the selection of prices by model - here.

2. A higher quality and more expensive class of milk frothers - milk frothers with a milk container

A typical milk frother jug can both heat and froth milk.

I advise you to immediately move on to this class when considering the purchase of a milk frother for cappuccino and other dairy drinks, bypassing the previous “toys”.

Foam frothers with a container and heating of milk are also called aerocino, after the specific name of such a device from the Nespresso company - Nespresso Aeroccino. Such electric frothers are included in the set of Nespresso capsule coffee machines (for example,).

Milk frothers with a container are something like a teapot into which milk is poured, and inside the bowl there is a mechanical whisk with a spring. This mechanical whisk is set in motion, thereby whipping the contents. There is a hidden disc heating element under the bottom of the container.

As a rule, the main module is installed on a circular stand, to which power is supplied. It turns out that it can be removed without a cord. The design is the same as that of ordinary kettles for boiling water.

The advantages of such cappuccino makers are obvious: pour in milk, select the operating mode (usually with one press) and walk away, the device will do the rest itself and stop. They work very efficiently. Typically, all such devices have 3 modes:

Foaming and heating milk. The same mode can be used to make hot chocolate or cocoa!
Heating milk and other liquids. For lovers of lattes and other drinks without milk foam.
Frothing milk without heating. For cold milkshakes and the like. Let me draw your attention: cold milk is always frothed worse!

Milk frothers have a key distinction: magnetic drive or mechanical

Yes, all aerocinos are divided into two subtypes: with a magnetic whisk and with a regular one, which is driven by a mechanical shaft. Definitely the first ones are better, magnetic. They have several advantages:

Work quieter
More convenient to clean, since the bowl inside is cast, without protrusions or gaps, while the drive shaft sticks out in the center from the bottom and interferes with wiping the container.
More reliable. In the sense that all these cappuccino makers are made in China. And I have come across reviews where drive models have a siphonic shaft gasket inside the housing - one of the most common reasons for the failure of such equipment.

I think that you should take magnetic ones, if you think the same, then skip it. But because models with mechanical drive cheaper, then I'll start with them

2.1. Milk frothers with internal container and mechanical whisk drive

Oursson MF2005, Kitfort KT-709, First FA-5440

The whole trinity are the same eggs, viewed from different sides. There are other clones of this type. The capacity of First 5440 and Oursson MF-2005 is 200 ml for heating and 100 ml for foaming, which is not enough. Kitfort KT-709 has 300 and 150 ml, respectively. Power for all is 450 W. Oursson is notable for its 5 different colors to suit any kitchen interior. Efficiency is average, quality too.

Prices for Oursson MF2005, Kitfort KT-709 and First FA-5440 milk frothers:

Gastrorag DK-003, Gretti MF-11, Hurakan HKN-MF115

A more solid-looking foam frother with a steel body, which actually easily retains fingerprints and other contaminants. Volume 240 ml for heating and 120 ml for foaming, power 500 W. A normal option for price/quality in this class. Prices for these foamers:

2.2. The best milk frothers, in my opinion, are those with a magnetic whisk drive

I’m omitting the expensive “designer” models, moving on to the most balanced in terms of price/quality, and, therefore, the most popular on the Russian market.

Delonghi Distinta EMFI is the standard from Delonghi.

High-quality workmanship and materials, brushed steel case, on which dirt is not visible, stylish appearance, different colors for every taste (I know, at a minimum, black EMFI.BK, white EMFI.W, bronze EMFI.BZ and copper-colored EMFI.CP). Capacity 280 ml for heating and 140 ml for foaming, power 500 W. Good for absolutely everything except the price:

Delonghi EMF2 Alicia

Everything is the same in a plastic case, black or white, but cheaper:

CASO Fomini Jet

A very successful form factor, in my opinion. Previously, there were many clones in such a case, for example, Vitek VT-5000 or Oursson MF 2500, but now there is only one Caso left on sale, apparently. Capacity 250 ml for heating and 130 ml for foaming, power 500 W.

Prices for foam frother CASO Fomini Jet:

Clatronic MS 3654

In my opinion, this is a good, capacious foam frother with magnetic drive. It has real strengths - a capacity of up to 700 ml of heated milk and 350 ml of frothed milk. Power 650 W. Decent quality of workmanship and materials. Not the entire block with the motor is removed, but only the bowl - this is convenient, this means that it can even be washed in the dishwasher without fear of damaging the electronic filling, a real trump card. Prices for milk frother Clatronic MS 3654:

And finally... Drum roll! The best milk frother in my opinion in terms of price/quality:

Melitta Cremio

There are two versions of Cremio and Cremio II. The essence and principle, excellent quality of materials and excellent final result are similar. Differences in size: the first holds up to 400 ml of milk for heating and 200 ml for whipping, the second version is 250 and 130 ml, respectively. The first is more powerful - 600 W, the second - 450 W. And most importantly, the first Cremio comes with three nozzles for hot milk, cappuccino and latte macchiato - which affects the height of the milk foam. But it is also more expensive, starting from about 5,000 rubles, while the second Melitta Cremio can be found from 4,000. And this is almost the most affordable magnetic milk frother on the Russian market, it’s a pity that it is becoming more difficult to find on sale.

The prices on my website are collected by a robot, so in the table below they are lumped together; he could not separate these two versions.