Aeroccino XL Milk Frother

I was gifted this frother for Christmas and it worked great along with my nespresso vertuo pop machine which still works perfectly. In February, the Aeroccino XL frother stopped frothing my milk as well and wouldn't froth anymore, it just makes my milk warm and runny. This never happened beforehand and always frothed perfectly, so I am very disappointed as it has only been two months. I've called Nespresso twice and didn't receive much help but finally received a new whisk after I asked to purchase one. The whisk was not the issue and my milk still froths terribly and runny. I wouldn't recommended purchasing this Aeroccino model, as the older Aeroccino model is probably better but at this point I'm not sure if that frother is the best choice either.

This frother is the worst one I've had from Nespresso - it keeps failing every time we try to get the froth and sometimes it takes 5 or 6 tries to get one to to finish. It is extremely frustrating especially in the morning when we are short on time and rushing but. The button of the frother fails to recognize pressure applied when touched, therefore causing the instrument to malfunction. In the rare cases when the frother's tech system recognizes the touch, it will turn on for a brief moment- no longer than five seconds- and flash red lights continuously while producing a beeping noise; whereafter this ordeal it is close to impossible to prompt the frother in a working state again.

9 times out of 10 this milk frother only works for a few seconds before stopping and beeping the error code. I have to try 3 or 4 times before the frother will finally work and warm/froth the milk. I upgraded from the original aeroccino frother and sadly the original one worked way better

If you’re going to purchase a Nespresso milk frother, the Aeroccion XL is probably your best option, as it will allow catering to a wider Cappuccino/Latte audience, especially folks like me who like a little more frothed milk (for me, even this one is a little light on capacity). The Caveats 1. If you have been using a traditional stem wand frother (with success 😊 ), any of these types of devices will fall short. Using a traditional steam wand frother is better. 2. The device is very quiet, too quiet. Most of the time this is a good thing, however, the beeps it does emit when done has been mostly inaudible to me unless I am within a foot or so of the device. Why is this important? Well, if you do not pour the frothed milk within a few seconds of the end, it’s suboptimal. That said, I do think Nespresso has optimized their devices capacities to someone’s “perfect” blend. I admit, a few are really, good, though most of those had a bit more milk, at least for me.

Horrible. Not a practical size for a cup of coffee. Horrible button that’s hard to see and turns off frequently if not pressed a certain way. Returning.