Bodum Schiuma Battery-Operated Turbo Milk Frother, Black

• Bodum Schiuma battery-operated turbo milk whip in black
• Lightweight design with flexible steel wand and ergonomic plastic handle
• Spiral frothing tip quickly whips milk into a healthy lather; also blends dressings, shakes, and more
• Simple on/off button for easy operation
• Wash by hand; requires two AA batteries

Amazon.com Review:
Give life to a latte or concoct a classic cappuccino in seconds. This handy Schiuma turbo milk whip by Bodum features a flexible steel frothing wand with an efficient spiral tip to quickly transform ho-hum milk into a luscious lather. (For best results, Bodum recommends whipping milk when it's cold.) The ergonomic black plastic handle sits snugly in the palm for steady, assured blending, and a wide base supports the whip tidily on its end to keep countertops clean. With an easy on/off button, this lightweight tool is simple to operate and has so much potential--blend dressings, gravies, shakes, eggs, and more. To clean, rinse the wand by hand. The whip measures approximately 9 inches long and requires two AA batteries. Bodum's cheerful red logo appears near the base. --Kara Karll

Stopped working after 6 months:
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.

Tricky to froth soy milk but figured it out:
I originally rated this one star and would like to change it, but Amazon's edit feature won't let me. Anyway.. at the time I gave it one star, i could not get it to froth my soy milk. Turns out, you have to froth it in a completely different way from the manual press frother: 1. Get cup/mug/beaker of COLD soy milk. 2. Insert electric frother and turn on, moving frother up and down in and out of the soy milk. 3. You will quickly get large head of decent foam. Don't get too much, because... 4. Put in microwave and heat as desired. Foam will QUICKLY GO CRAZY IN MICROWAVE, DOUBLING YOUR AMOUNT OF FOAM. 5. Use as desired. I give this a 4 star foam experience. :-)

Worked great! Until it didn't.:
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.

Serviceable, but not Bodum's best work:
I just took delivery of this frother, as part of the set including a beaker. It does the job of frothing milk well enough. But taken as a complete product package, instructions and all, I found it to be lacking. As with other Bodum products I've bought, there were step-by-step instructions for use, each step having some text and a little photograph. However, there was no mention of how to power the thing: how to remove the cap for the battery compartment, what size batteries to use, whether rechargeable batteries were compatible, etc. Neither was there any mention of how to care for it. Yes, common sense should dictate some details (for example, that you should not immerse the unit in water), but the omission of such basic instructions is baffling, especially from such an experienced consumer product maker as Bodum.

Does the job at a good price:
I bought one of these at Target and was about to return it because it didn't seem to work for me. When I saw other good reviews in Amazon, I put in another set of AA batteries, and it worked wonderfully. It's superior to the frothing nozzles that came with my two expresso makers, and a lot safer too because no hot steam is needed.