Baristina Milk Frother - Foam milk perfectly​. Hot and Cold. Dairy and Non-Dairy. Easy to Clean. for Philips Baristina Espresso Machines. Milky White (BAR311/00)

The foam is excellent and unrivaled; the design is brilliant and should promote longevity and durability. This is the best non-steam frother out there. I've tried lots of frothers throughout the years. Non-steaming ones struggle to get well-formed, hot foam. And many of them also break prematurely because the container portion has openings at the bottom which can get clogged or leak and cause malfunction or short circuiting. Literally I've never had another one that has lasted more than 6 months of daily use. Although I've only had this one for a few weeks, it appears that it will last much longer with a better design that protects the electrical and motor components from liquids (I will update this review if that changes). The frothing whisk is oscillated magnetically, so the whole milk basin is isolated from the motor and electrical components unlike any other frother I’ve tried - simple and brilliant. Makes it so much easier to clean too. I had high hopes for this frother after seeing it on display, and so far it has not disappointed. It's elegant and simple. Looks amazing on the counter. Feels solid and well-made. Just one button that can serve two simple functions - hot foam (1 sec press) or cold foam (3 sec press). The foam itself is really solid and well-formed unlike many other non-steaming frothers. A couple of things to note to get the best foam: it finishes very quickly and has to be poured right away to keep the foam. It seems like the bottom layer of foam deforms back into milk quickly because if you wait even just 30 seconds after it has finished, there's a good amount of liquid milk that gets poured out. But if you pour right away after it finishes, it's all foam. The other thing is that if finishes very quickly. Faster than you'd expect. It seems to work faster than any other non-steam frother I've used. Maybe 20-30 seconds? It doesn't burn the milk, either. I haven't tried frothing other liquids, but I'm going to do that next. My only qualms are that there are no operating instructions included - just a paper with lots of warnings. And secondly, it was initially falsely advertised as having a "heating only" function which it seems is not true. I had to find a youtube review to figure out how to do the cold foam function (hold the button for 3 seconds) because there are no instructions included, for some odd reason. And also, it doesn't seem to be able to just heat up the liquids which seems like an oversight. For something so expensive already, I'd expect a simple heating function. It can make hot foam, so it couldn't have been that difficult to engineer another function to do heat-only without froth (like double-tapping the button maybe?). Maybe the next version will incorporate a heat-only function.

Mighty performance for its size. Great quality and simple to use!

I bought the Philips Baristina Milk Frother thinking it would just “froth milk.” That was cute of me. This thing didn’t just froth my milk—it elevated my entire personality. I went from “guy who drinks coffee” to “person who casually uses words like microfoam and mouthfeel” overnight. I now make lattes so good I instinctively judge coffee shops… loudly… in my own kitchen. The foam? Immaculate. Silky. Suspiciously perfect. It’s like this machine has a personal vendetta against mediocre beverages. Hot or cold, it just shows up and performs like it’s auditioning for a barista championship. I made one cappuccino and immediately started considering opening a café called “Me, Myself, and Foam.” My regular coffee now feels like a personal betrayal if I don’t use this thing. 10/10. If you’ve ever wanted to feel like a professional barista without the emotional damage of a morning rush, this is your moment

Very disappointed. Received the product defective. The cold foam mechanism didn’t work at all. Not even the first time we used it. We did all the trouble shooting techniques (that we had to Google because the product did not come with any instructions whatsoever. Nor any written trouble-shooting techniques) the product remained defective. Also, it did not come with any instructions. Instructions had to be Googled to even figure out how to use it at all upon receiving the product.

Frother function works well. That said, the protective coating of the vessel wears off over time. Hopefully the material is not toxic and/or cancer causing. As far as ergonomics: A) the unit is very rotund and hard to get small hands around - a handle would have been helpfull. B) the rim of the unit is perfectly round which causes the hot liquid and foam to spill on the unit (and base), if the unit had a bit of a pouring spout there would not be any spillage and unnecessary clean up. In summary, nice functional unit but with serious design flaws.

Does what it should !

I've only had this about a month or so, but its changed my life. It froths milk so thick and creamy. I love how easy it is to use and clean. It was worth every penny.

Best frother I've ever had. The foam is a perfect consistency, Simple control button. Super easy to clean, the center spindle is held magnectly, so removing it leaves an empty smooth surface.

Really good. Heats up the milk in 60-90 seconds

Textural finish to match Baristina espresso machine. Works extremely well, hot or cold, producing a thick and light milk foam. Easy clean and care

La texture du lait est parfaite mais trop chaud. Au mousseur manuel mon lait ne devient pas chaud come ca

excellent frother fast easy operation well made

Absolutely love it . The best purchase ever. The foam is so smooth and nice