By far the biggest seller online, is the aerolatte handheld frother and for just short of $20, this little number is an excellent addition to the kitchen.  It froths milk for coffees in just twenty to thirty seconds, works with both hot and cold milk and is easy to clean.

The fantastic design, the aa battery power and 5 year warrenty also make this a great little number, but ultimately, those are all selling points and what you really want to know is what are people saying about this gadget.

Here are a few of the best and worse reviews that we have found online at Amazon

5.0 out of 5 stars This works so well, it’s INSANE  January 2, 2008

By   Jonathan Sabin (Ellenton, FL USA)

This review is from: Aerolatte Milk Frother, Satin Finish (Kitchen)

I just got the box from Amazon, pulled out my new Aerolatte, removed the protective cover from the battery compartment (yeah, it even comes pre-loaded with a pair of “aerolatte” double A’s!), and put about 2 oz of NON-FAT (skim) milk in a glass.

I nuked the milk for about 20 seconds, pulled it from the microwave, stuck the aerolatte in the glass and pushed the switch.

DANG!

Nearly INSTANT foam. GOBS of it. It formed PEAKS!! You could make small milk-animals out of it. I really can’t believe how well this thing works. The only thing that would ruin it for me is if it simply fell apart after a few uses, but frankly, with a little bit of care, it looks like it’ll hold up. We’ll see. But in the meantime, call me Doctor Foam.

UPDATE ***9 MONTHS LATER***

Notwithstanding the complaints of people who claim that their aerolatte lasted about 5 minutes, I just replaced the batteries for the first time since buying it back in January. (Yes, it still works, but I was disappointed that I was no longer able to make foam-animals!)Well a couple of fresh Duracells later, and I sound like a deranged dentist with this thing in my hand. The “buzz” I had become accustomed to, is now a high-pitched whizzing sound, that actually made my molars uncomfortable.

But I’m back to making some seriously decent foam again!

While this is a very good review, there is a reference to the machines not lasting very long by other members of the public and there were also a number of customers who felt that it just didn’t froth the milk as well as it should have.  Overall, we have found that 10% (calculated from a variety of sources including Amazon votes) were not happy with this particular model.