BonJour Caffe Froth Maximus Milk Frother

Know the tricks!
This frother works extremely well. If you buy it, just make sure you know the following tricks, in order to get the perfect foam:

1. ZERO fat milk. Not 1%....zero.

2. Heat the milk up in a microwave, inside the frother, for 1 minute

3. Pump the milk gently, being sure to bring the plunger ABOVE the level of the milk/froth with each stroke. This forces more air into the milk.

Enjoy!

This brother works very well and I am very happy with it.
I love my morning capuccino and like a lot of thick froth on it. I purchased this frother as a replacement for a BonJour frother I have had and used for about 10 years. The plastic on the bottom of the "plunger" finally broke, but it still functioned until the screen tore. Then I taped it on and continued to use it for a couple of weeks. I then (foolishly!) purchased another brand and it is far inferior to the BonJour. The "plunger" does not fit tightly enough in the glass carafe and the milk does not froth well, either hot or cold. Also it is extremely light-weight as opposed to the BonJour. I ordered another BonJour which came today and they have even made some improvements in it since I bought my old one, having replaced the plastic part on the bottom of the plunger (which is what broke on my old one) with metal - a VERY good idea! In addition, the "coaster" is now made of silicone and the carafe sits tightly in it, as opposed to the old model where the coaster was plastic...

awesome, with extra heat!
Manual frothers work so much better than the battery powered ones... for getting thick foam for my morning lattes. This versions is a much nicer milk frother than the bodum version (which I owed). The actual frothing screen on the bodum torn itself apart - after three years though (so a good run) but once the plastic cracked, it was game over. The mechanism on the BonJour is held in place with a metal retainer. Sleek stainless steel top, has it's drawbacks. One it's top heavy (duh), and second the top gets pretty hot while frothing the milk.

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