Milk frother

[Anonymous]

I recently got a milk frother, but I've noticed that some milk doesn't really froth. It just spins around and then the bubbles pop. We always get whole milk, but is it normal for some milk to froth really well and other milk not froth, or am i doing something wrong?

[Anonymous]

Really thin milk like skim or watery almond milk won’t froth as well as whole milk. I use nutpods and it froths decently well. Half and half does nicely.

Does your frother go fast? It should be high powered

[Anonymous]

I use a battery operated one and if the battery is getting low it does a worse job. I have also noticed that very fresh milk froths much better. Which is annoying because most milk is super pasteurized and lasts for awhile in the fridge, meaning out of every 2 weeks I only get a few days with fresh milk.

It also means I just use the little frother stick less.

[Anonymous]

I bought a simple mechanical stainless steel frother on Amazon, because I don't need yet another electrical gadget, and it frothes really well. The froth is more stable if I use warmed whole milk and pump the frother for *one entire minute*.

This leads me to surmise that you're not frothing long enough.

[Anonymous]

I have the same issue with certain brands (silk brand never froths for me) It is such a bummer, but I just use the rest of the carton for oatmeal. It’s not you or the frother!

[Anonymous]

I’ve read that sometimes the age of the milk impacts froth - the older the milk, less froth. I’ve had good luck with Mom’s milk, and Organic Valley 2 percent. Trader Joe’s and WF organic milks have not frothed for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve read that sometimes the age of the milk impacts froth - the older the milk, less froth. I’ve had good luck with Mom’s milk, and Organic Valley 2 percent. Trader Joe’s and WF organic milks have not frothed for me.

10:05 here and the organic whole milk at TJ and WF are the only ones I buy!

[Anonymous]

I use a battery frother from ikea. Very easy to froth oat and pistachio milk.
My daughter is a barista. She says hold cup at angle and froth from top of cup, then tap the cup on counter and keep frothing. Never touch your froth wand to bottom of cup. It helps if you froth in a stainless steel container.