Customer Reviews

Bodum Schiuma Battery-Operated Turbo Milk Frother, Black

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The first thing that caught my eyes was the design. It's sleek and affordable. I've used it almost every day for 1 month now, and it's preforming up to the standard. I use my own rechargeable batteries, which works like those expensive rechargeable frother. My advise, don't get those rechargeable one, they are very expensive. The down for this frother is that there is no instruction of how and where to put in the batteries. Well, you just have to pull out the top of it carefully and insert the batteries. It's that easy.

The Bodum Schiuma (whatever a Schiuma is) frother whips up hot or cold milk to pour over coffee, stirs in powders such as chocolate, soups, and protein mixes, and can even get a froth going in an easy margarita one containing equilla with a bottle of liquid mix). WHile Bodum recommends cold milk, I've found it works fine with warm milk too. YOu can ever get a bubbly top with coffee already mixed with milk, although you won;t get that meringue like consistency obtained through whipping the milk separately.

It's a simple appliance, running on two AA batteries, and costs less than the comparable "Bonjour" frother. The Bonjour comes with a stand, and I found this easy to knock over accidently. NO stand for the Bodum, so you'll have to keep it in a clean, airy place if you're making several cups of something. The Bodum has a slightly shorter stirring rod than the Bonjour, but this makes no difference on its functionality (it's how you use it). You can dip it deep inside a liquid for stirring, and/or submerge just the tip at a slight angle for frothing. Experimentation helps keep the froth in the cup and off the walls.

The Bodum Schiuma makes a great (and inexpensive) gift, that your giftees will appreciate, especially those unaware that there's such a device. If you don't already have one, consider buying rechargeable batteries and a battery recharger For close to three times the cost, Bonjour offers a self-recharging model. I use the frother several times a week; it's not just an "ooh" and "awww" mechanism; rather, it keeps on satisfying.

This is a quality product that really works. I heat up milk or half and half in the microwave, use the frother, pour in my espresso, and enjoy my coffee. The price is right and it's faster than using my espresso machine to steam the milk.

This product it is pretty nice, one of the thing I really don't like is that you can't separate the mixer from the base at the moment of wash it!

It gave great foam for the first six months and didn't run through batteries too quickly. Then it stopped working altogether at about 7 months out. It was getting used about three or four times a week (at most) during it's life so I'm thinking next time I'll just buy the $2 one at Ikea and say goodbye to this dude.

I owned this frother, and made frappe (coffee) with it occasionally. It worked fine at first, but then suddenly died, after 6 months of not so heavy use. I am now looking for another frother with a better motor.

I just got mine from the Target store. It works great, makes a nice thick froth from 2% Lactaid milk. I pour about 2 ounces of milk into a tall glass and it froths up to fill the whole 12 oz glass, then I just scoop the foam onto the top of my already flavored coffee, very tasty.

For the brief time I owned this frother it did a nice job of whipping up milk for latte and hot chocolate. It was made of fairly flimsy plastic, however, and after a week it stopped working. I replaced it with the Aerolatte, which is much sturdier and does an excellent job frothing.

The top is hard to get off to place in batteries. It often sticks on me when I try to turn it on, I have to wiggle the top till it turns on. Its very flimsy and I would much rather spend more money next time to get a better brand. But if your on a budget and not in a hurry it works.

You can buy a much less expensive frother at Ikea and other stores, but this one works better. The stem and spring on the end that spins is heavier duty and, because of that, or possibly a stronger motor, it whips milk and eggs better than other frothers. Also its easier to install the batteries on this frother.