Dualit Milk Frother | Hot milk, hot & cold frothed milk | Ideal for lattes, cappuccinos, flat whites, hot chocolate & milkshakes | 84135

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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:

And ta-dah! In just two-and-a-half minutes, you’ll have a rich, luxurious hot chocolate ready to drink. Can I put any hot chocolate in a Velvetiser? Scoring a best-in-class 92/100 overall, here’s how the Velvetiser performed during testing. The pros Effortlessness: ★★☆☆☆. Making hot chocolate and cleaning-up afterwards just feels like hard work. It's a labour-intensive method, too. A microwave can heat up milk to boiling point, but much like the saucepan above, it needs constant supervision so as not to make a right royal mess.Lynsey says: "Less than a third of the price of the Hotel Chocolat machine so I wasn't expecting much, but happy to report I was pleasantly surprised. Pop the lid on and start the machine. After about a minute, take the lid off while the machine is in action and add cocoa powder. There's no guidance on how much so you'll need to try various quantities to find the right blend for your favourite drink. I'd suggest starting with around 15g of Cadbury Drinking Chocolate ° (or similar) to get an idea of blends. From there you could try making your own drinking chocolate by mixing cocoa powder with sugar, or try other drinking chocolate. Unsurprisingly, given Dualit's work on Hotel Chocolat's Velvetiser (see below), there are some similarities between the two models. The whisk, for instance, is magnetically held in place to avoid making a splash when pouring. The second is that it too boasts a heating time of just 2 minutes. But there are companies out there looking to make our lives easier by creating new tech that can be used (or repurposed) to produce great hot chocolate every time. I bought myself one of these after seeing a demonstration and think it's a fantastically easy-to-use kitchen gadget that will get a lot of use in my house. It's as easy to make a hot chocolate as it is to make a cup of tea.

Taste: ★★☆☆☆. It's hard to blend the milk and chocolate into a smooth emulsion, especially so in tall, narrow mugs. Gadget: The Nespresso Barista. Optionally pair with a Nespresso coffee pod machine to get the most out of it. When it comes to looks, little beats the offerings from Hotel Chocolat and Nespresso. These are beautiful kitchen appliances that you'll want to show off.As for clean-up, Rob praised the Dualit for being "fairly easy" - the device just needs a rinse and the whisk and lid can go in the dishwasher. Gourmet Gadgetry Retro Diner Milk Frother and Hot Chocolate Maker Gourmet Gadgetry Retro Diner Milk Frother and Hot Chocolate Maker (Photo credit to IWOOT) Versatility: ★★★★☆. This machine can make frothed milk for various coffees as well as hot chocolate. It can only make one cup at a time, though. The Homgeek Milk Frother makes use of a Strix temperature control which regulates the temperature to a range of between 60℃ and 70℃, seeking to land at 65℃ in the process. The Velvetiser (see below) pegs the optimum hot chocolate temperature at between 68°C and 70°C, so this is pretty close.

Pros: Like the Dualit (above), it can heat milk or can froth it; can froth cold milk; and it can make hot chocolate. It’s officially hot chocolate season. And when it comes to creamy, indulgent hot chocolates at home, there’s one product that’s been making a serious splash online.

There are two paddles supplied with this machine - one for creating froth and one for stirring. The drum can cope with up to 300ml of milk when stirring or 150ml when frothing, so you'll need to find the sweet spot for your recipe. You'll get one cup at a time out of this machine. Enter: our guide to the best hot chocolate makers that make epic Christmas gift ideas – for her, for him or for yourself. Sure, they're something of a luxury gadget – and you can make hot chocolate on the stove. But trust us when we say that the hot cocoa that comes out of a countertop hot chocolate maker is softer, creamier and more delicious than anything you'd whip up in a saucepan. Plus, you can make it at the touch of a button. Best hot chocolate makers at a glance: This bold red gadget sits in Gourmet Gadgetry's range of retro diner-themed products. If you've already got red appliances in your home, this will blend in nicely. Otherwise, it might stand out more than others in this list. Designed to make perfect hot chocolate at the touch of a button in 2½ minutes, the grated chocolate pouch is melted to the precise temperature before being whisked and folded into the milk, perfectly velvetising your drink.

Chocolate needed: I've tried powders, flakes, beads, and pieces of chocolate bar and they all melt smoothly. You'll need to break up large chunks of chocolate into easy-to-melt pieces but you can turn pretty much any chocolate bar into a hot chocolate! You can use this to make cappuccinos and lattes as well as hot chocolate which is a bonus and it can be used for cold milk if you want an iced coffee in the summer. Taste: ★★★★☆. This gadget makes a nice, creamy textured hot chocolate. It might not be as hot as you'd like, though. Here's another red machine that'll either blend or jar with your kitchen décor. The machine, from Italian coffee wizards Lavazza, is noticeably bulkier than other gadgets on this list. Effortlessness: ★★★★★. It's a doddle to use, and clean-up is relatively breezy. The best bit? It makes two cups in one go, saving time.Glamour: ★★★★☆. This isn't a gadget you'd proudly put on display but it is incredibly practical and easy-to-use. It stows away in a cupboard without taking up much space at all. Overall: ★★★★☆. A great value hot chocolate kitchen gadget that focuses on science to produce a wonderfully smooth and frothy hot chocolate. Heat the liquid separately, add it and the chocolate to the beaker, twist on the special expansion lid, and shake for 10 seconds. It's no more difficult to make than a cup of tea, meaning you'll find yourself making hot chocolate much more frequently.