nespresso aerochino

[Anonymous]

I received this (milk warmer/frother) as a christmas gift. I’m intrigued but finding it not as intuitive to use as I’d have expected, and the directions are crap. So for those who own one, here go my questions.

How do you know how much milk to add to the machine? I believe there are “low” and “high” lines inside the pot, but they are very difficult to see and I can find no indication of how many ounces of liquid each line designates. I’ve been estimating and turn out with a slightly different peoduct each day, which is counter to my normal precise coffee making methods

Each morning, I like to warm/froth milk for my 2 consecutively cups of morning coffee (not espresso, straight coffee). So I try to warm enough milk for those 2 cups at the same time. When pouring the warmed/frothed milk, how can you tell how much milk/froth to pour out - the issue is that the froth blocks my visual of the milk so I can’t see how much I’m actually pouring.

When I get coffee drinks at Sbux, the coffee/espresso to milk/foam ratio is so consistent. I guess I’m wondering how to replicate that with the aerochino because I feel like mine have been inconsistent for the above reasons.

Thanks.

[Anonymous]

I agree the lines inside are impossible to see. I measure milk into a measuring cup (I’ve experimented with how many ounces I like best) and then pour into the aerocino for heating.

I also only make milk for one cup of coffee at a time, so when it is ready I pour all of the milk into my coffee cup and use a spoon to scoop out the froth and put it on top of the milked coffee.

I think the machines at starbucks are a lot more detailed than the aerocino. I think the aerocino is a rip off and any cheap milk warmer-frother does the trick as well.