Capresso Froth TEC Automatic Milk Frother

An excellent frother. Simple and easy to operate. Comes with a frothing and heating disk. It has three temperature selections: a hot, warm, and cold depending on your intended beverage. Hot is best for froth. Warm is especially nice with a hot chocolate preparation using heating disk, cold for iced lattes or coffees. The unit is aesthetically appealing on the countertop and makes nice, thick meringue-like froth; best froth is made with 1% or 2% milk as higher fat content milks do not froth as well. Soy and almond milks will produce a much less dense froth with bubbles. Milks must be cold. Very pleased with the unit's operation which makes a slight whirring sound in use. Allow about 4 minutes to produce froth and be sure to put enough milk at or above the minimum line on the glass pitcher, but not to exceed pitcher markings which would cause overflow. With first use it is especially difficult to separate the frothing piece from the its mounting device into the glass pitcher; a strong tug will remove it for more thorough cleaning after use. Jura manufacturer Customer Service was excellent for addressing any questions or replacing parts if found defective. Glass pitcher has a slight design flaw; any milk that drips down the exterior of pitcher when pouring catches between where the glass and side metal rim of the bottom heating plate of the pitcher meet, making this a difficult place to reach to clean but it is not a significant problem and does not affect operation. Extra rinsing generally cleans this if milk is not left to dry. Similarly, recommend cleaning the interior of glass pitcher promptly so that milk does not dry on the interior non-stick surface as otherwise it is more difficult to clean.

I enjoy this easy to use frother very much. The foam is rich, creamy, and long lasting; in humid Southern Florida that's saying something. I find it very easy to clean, but as someone else mentioned, a little milk gets scalded to the bottom of the pot, but a 5 minute soak makes that a snap. The wee grumble? The put should have one of those little dimpled spouts to keep the milk from running down the front of the pitcher. Well, I told you it was just a small gripe! It does take longer to heat up than others I've tried, but I love that the actual electronics/heating elements are in the base, not in the pitcher. Remember, the higher the fat content of the milk, the less froth. I use 2% for an almost whip cream type froth. You can always splash in a little half-and-half! (Heated of course.)

The TEC made good froth in the beginning but the odd shape of the bottom made it difficult to clean. After 30 days of use it is starting to make loud noises and is not heating properly.This one is going back

I bought one of these for my home and one for the office. Both worked well for awhile. I used the one for home daily for less than a year. I rarely use the one at the office. Cleaning is a major issue. The one at home simply fell apart. I think there are better products producing froth and properly heated milk.

The Froth Tec froths better than the froth pro. However, after a few weeks, the froth part does not work on the heat settings, only the cold setting. To bypass this I have to heat the milk in the microwave prior to frothing.

Last year I purchased two Capresso Froth Pro machines (one for home, one for work). About two months ago one of them stopped working. I sent it back to the factory (had to pay the shipping myself) and they replaced the unit. Shortly thereafter, the second Froth Pro started making worrying noises. Then I saw the Froth TEC and decided to buy one to see (I"m not generally this compulsive about milk froth, but the mailing was about 1/3 the cost of the unit.) Anyway, the TEC arrived a couple of weeks ago and over-all I have to say it is a better machine. The froth it produces is close to the texture of meringue. Ideal in my book! The Froth Pro never did produce such a dense texture. The TEC does so every time. There are two things, however, that keep me from giving this machine five stars. First, it takes quite a bit longer than the Pro to do its job. For me, the quality is worth the wait, but others may not care to wait. My second reservation has to do with cleaning. About the fourth day in, the machine turned on and then turned immediately off. Several times. Oh no, said I, a poor product. So I took it apart and noticed that there was still some milk left over under the gizmo that actually does the frothing. I think what happens is that milk, which has some sugar in it, sticks to the bottom of the unit, which then heats up right away, and the temperature sensing device thinks it is finished. It was nasty to clean up that first time, I must admit. But my suspicion was right enough that a good cleaning with a little non-scratching scrubber fixed that problem. Since then, using a long-handled brush, I have cleaned out the remaining milk thoroughly before enjoying my latte, and, so far at least, it has been easy to do, and the froth perfect. I have yet to put the container in the dishwasher, as this instant cleaning works just fine. I guess it's akin to the barista wiping down the steam spout at the coffee shop--just a bit more complicated is all. So, bottom line.... If you put in the little effort to keep things cleaned up, and don't mind waiting a tad longer, the TEC is about perfect. The next thing I'll be watching is how long a life it has. Check back in a year.

I bought this because I wanted a frother but did not want to spend the money on an espresso maker. I am primarily frothing half and half, vanilla creamer and skim milk to make tea lattes. The machine takes about 2 minutes to heat and froth dairy right out of the fridge and does a great job of frothing. Easy to wash- just pop out heating/frothing coil and put in dishwasher. I am very impressed with this frother and would recommend to anyone who wants a frother but doesn't need the espresso machine.

Me parece que un excelente producto para hacer leche espumosa, preperar diversos tipos de cafe con leche, lo que mas me encanta es que al ser transparente se puede apreciar perfecto el proceso y como va quedando, y uno pude decidir si darle mas tiempo o apagarlo cuando uno considere que ya esta bien, lo mejor que he visto de este tipo de productos, y muy facil de limpiar.

うちでは牛乳を買ってもコーヒーに入れる以外には使う事がなく、そのまま飲むほど好きでもなく…ク○ープ等はよく溶けて使いやすいのですが、あまり身体に良くないとか？？そこで日持ちもする、粉のスキムミルクに辿り着きました。しかしそのままコーヒーに入れるとダマになるし、茶漉し等でチャレンジするも、やっぱりだめで。うー。どうすればスキムミルクでも美味しくコーヒーが飲めるのか…そこで、フローサーの存在を知りました。最初は簡素なハンドタイプや日本製を検討していましたが、どれも見た目が好きではなくて、デザインがカッコいい外国製を物色してたどり着きました。デザインは勿論、実用性もあり大変気に入っています。スキムミルクと水を入れてスイッチオン、しっかり混ざり合ってダマにならず、ふんわりとした泡が作れました！泡泡にしたくなければ早めに止めると普通のサラッとした液体ミルクにも出来ます。スイッチオンして1分経つと自動的にオフになりますので、放置したまま他の事が出来るのが良いです。再度ボタンを押すと、またすぐに回り始めます。ただ、スキムミルクの量が多いとブレードの回転が重くなるのか、ヴー！と音がして止まったりするので、粉の入れ過ぎには注意が必要です。操作も説明書いらずな簡単さで、ボタンは冷・温1・温2の3つがマークで描かれています。日本製で漢字でもろに「冷」「温」と描かれているのは正直テンション下がりますので…部品も中央にある小さなブレードを外すだけ、蓋は本体一体型ではなく載せるだけ、パッキンも外せるので洗うのも楽です。替えのブレードが本体の小さな引き出しに入っているのが可愛いです(^-^)コンテナ外側の底は全面ステンレスみたいな感じになっていて、洗うと通電に影響があるかも…と心配でしたが、普通に洗剤で洗って乾かした後には使えているので大丈夫だと思います。ビアレッティでエスプレッソを作って、泡泡のミルクを乗せてみました……はあ～幸せ！～追記～これは完全無欠コーヒーにも使えるかも！？と思い、まずはフレンチプレスでコーヒーを淹れ、グラスフェッドバター＆MCTオイルと一緒に入れて回してみたところ撹拌はできましたが、しっかり「ミセル化」させる為には回転が遅いかも知れません。しかも中で回転するためのブレードのカバー(樹脂？)がグレーから見事な茶色に染まってしまいました…漂白剤に浸け置きしても戻りませんでした。今後使うのに、匂いは影響無さそうです。ハンドタイプのフローサーも購入してみましたら、こちらは回転が早く勢いが良い分、結構深めなコップでないと周りに飛び散るのがストレスでした…しかも片手で持っていないといけないのは、忙しい朝には致命的…バターコーヒーを作る際は、結局バイタミックスに落ち着きました。やはり餅は餅屋で、こちらのミルク泡立て器はミルク専用フローサーとして使っていきます。

Excelente. Hace muy buena espuma para todo tipo de bebidas con leche.