Dualit Milk Frother | Hot milk, hot & cold frothed milk | Ideal for lattes, cappuccinos, flat whites, hot chocolate & milkshakes | 84135

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Testers completed a blind taste test of oat milk and semi-skimmed cappuccinos and scored them on appearance, taste, foam formation and creaminess. Overall: ★★☆☆☆. This one falls down on taste as the chocolate doesn't blend as well as in a larger saucepan mixed with a whisk. It doesn't really make life that much easier either. Effortlessness: ★★☆☆☆. Making hot chocolate and cleaning-up afterwards just feels like hard work. It's a labour-intensive method, too. It’s officially hot chocolate season. And when it comes to creamy, indulgent hot chocolates at home, there’s one product that’s been making a serious splash online.

When it comes to looks, little beats the offerings from Hotel Chocolat and Nespresso. These are beautiful kitchen appliances that you'll want to show off. Overall: ★★☆☆☆. The red design might suit your kitchen, but the chief limitation that it can't handle flaked or cubed chocolate means this is limited solely to making cups of instant hot chocolate, one at a time.Smeg Milk Frother and Hot Chocolate Maker - a great gift idea, a huge talking point and eye-catching centre piece on the kitchen counter. Choose from four colours, including charcoal, copper, platinum and the stellar white. The Velvetiser has a great handle so whether you’re right or left handed, you can pour drinks easily. It’s extremely stylish and takes up minimal space in your kitchen. It can sit next to your kettle or you can tidy it away neatly and compactly. Effortlessness: ★★★★☆. It's a doddle to use, and clean-up is breezy as most parts are dishwasher-safe. The Bluetooth-connected app helps make crafting beverages easier too. Cons: Its design won't suit every kitchen; it's chunky; it can't handle chocolate other than in powdered form. Effortlessness: ★★★★☆. This manual kitchen gadget requires about 10 seconds of shaking. It's nowhere near as vigorous as I imagined when I read up about the product, but there's still movement required which may mean some people with arm and shoulder weaknesses or injuries might struggle with the motion.

This piece of kitchen equipment usually sits in a corner, looking a bit forlorn. It's a clever bit of kit but is often seldom used by many households. Versatility: ★★★★★. This can handle pretty much any liquid and chocolate combination and the results are pretty consistent. It emulsifies and froths the liquid in a mere 10 seconds.Chocolate needed: It can only handle flaked chocolate, and obviously, Hotel Chocolat recommends using their own range.

The method is very similar too, although it's easier to get going. Fill a microwaveable cup with milk. Don't fill it too high as it'll bubble up if you heat it long enough. Set the microwave for a few minutes. I find half a cup takes around 3 to 4 minutes while a full cup of milk takes around 7 to 10 minutes to boil. Remove from the microwave and add the chocolate, using the residual heat to melt the chocolate. Now, the shape of your cup will determine how much stirring you can do to mix everything up, but one thing's for sure, you'll struggle to get a smooth, well-mixed result. Overall: ★★★★☆. Every tech addict will want one of these devices in their kitchen. The Bluetooth-enabled hot chocolate machine is on the pricey side, but it has a bank of delicious-looking hot and cold coffee and chocolate recipes to work through. For barista-grade hot chocolate, the Velvetiser Hot Chocolate Maker makes indulgent hot chocolate in just 2 and a half minutes. Using flakes of real chocolate from Hotel Chocolat, add this and your choice of milk or water to the Velvetiser and let it do its thing! The innovative velvetising process whips up your drink to make rich and fluffy cloud-like drinks. Gadget: The Nespresso Barista. Optionally pair with a Nespresso coffee pod machine to get the most out of it. Taste: ★★★★☆. You can make hot chocolate to your individual preferences, but there's a risk of burning the milk and chocolate.Overall: ★★★★☆. It's a good value option that can make two cups of hot chocolate at a time. The colour might not be to everyone's taste though. The Velvetiser Hot Chocolate Maker from Hotel Chocolat is the best machine to make delicious, smooth and luxurious hot chocolate. Since it's release in 2018, the Velvetiser has been in high demand ever since it's launch and we can see why as we gave it 5 stars in our Hotel Chocolat Velvetiser review. This bold red gadget sits in Gourmet Gadgetry's range of retro diner-themed products. If you've already got red appliances in your home, this will blend in nicely. Otherwise, it might stand out more than others in this list. Hot chocolate makers come in various shapes, sizes, colours, and even names, with some called hot chocolate machines or makers, others a velvetiser, chocolatiere or milk frother. Ease of use: 4/5 (No extra washing up, easy to clean, easy and near-silent to operate – but branded chocolate flakes are expensive)