Threw $60 at a cheap milk frother and got lukewarm foam for 2 months

Bought this no-name frother off an Amazon flash sale back in February thinking I was being smart. Turned out the heating element barely works past 90 degrees, so my milk never got hot enough to actually froth right. Waited too long past the return window because I kept thinking maybe I was doing it wrong. Tried three different oat milks and even whole milk, but the foam collapsed in like 30 seconds every time. Ended up tossing it in the trash last weekend. Has anyone else gotten burned by those budget frothers with the misleading reviews?

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patel.daniel1mo ago

Honestly I think you're being a little too harsh on the cheap ones (I've had decent luck with a $25 frother from a brand nobody's heard of). The heating elements can vary a ton batch to batch, and the return window thing is on you for waiting so long to test it properly. Not every no-name product is a scam, sometimes you just get a dud in the pile.

julia_burns91mo ago

Cheap no-name stuff on Amazon is a total crapshoot. Got one of those sub-twenty dollar hand frothers that died after the third use, motor just seized up. The reviews are probably fake or bought, these sellers game the system all the time. Milk frothing is one of those things where spending a little more upfront actually saves money in the long run. Did you check the reviews on Fakespot before you bought?