Stainless Steel Milk Frothing Pitcher

Why it exists

Milk for espresso drinks is easy to scorch, over-pour, or guess at when you are working from a small stove or a kitchen counter. Froth it in a mug and you get no control over the pour; eyeball the amount and you either waste milk or run short halfway through the second latte. This pitcher is a 304 stainless vessel with a pointed spout so you can steam and pour with a controlled stream, whether the cup is on a picnic table or at home, and the two larger sizes carry inside measuring marks so the dose is the same every morning.

How it works

Pour cold milk to the mark you need, or to the level that suits your drink in the 100 ml size. If you have an espresso machine, steam the milk with the wand in the pitcher, then swirl and tap to knock out the big bubbles. With a moka pot or a portable espresso maker at camp, heat the milk separately and use a manual milk frother in the pitcher to build texture. Either way, the pointed spout lets you pour a thin, controlled stream, which is what a clean latte or cappuccino needs and what a mug or a measuring cup cannot give you.

Choose by how many drinks you make at once. The 100 ml (3.4 fl oz) size works as a milk or cream jug at the table and for a single small pour. The 350 ml (12 fl oz) size covers one or two drinks and is the all-round pick. The 600 ml (20 fl oz) size suits a few cups at once when the whole site wants a latte.

Built for the trail

• 304 stainless steel body that takes knocks in a kitchen box and will not crack like glass or hold flavors like plastic.
• Pointed spout for a controlled milk pour, so you can direct the stream and cut it off cleanly.
• Three sizes, 100 ml (3.4 fl oz), 350 ml (12 fl oz), and 600 ml (20 fl oz), so you carry only the capacity you use.
• Inside measuring marks on the 350 ml and 600 ml sizes take the guesswork out of dosing milk for one, two, or several drinks.
• Works with espresso-machine steam wands, manual milk frothers, and moka-pot or portable-espresso setups.
• Listed with no high-concerned chemicals.
• Rinses clean in a wash basin at camp; no parts to take apart.

Best for

Home and van baristas pouring lattes or cappuccinos from a moka pot, a portable espresso maker, or a steam wand; cabin kitchens with a small espresso machine; and car campers who have graduated from black coffee to milk drinks at the picnic table. Pick 350 ml, with scale if you make one or two drinks at a time; 600 ml, with scale if you serve a group; and 100 ml if you mainly want a tidy cream or milk jug for the table. If you drink your coffee black, you do not need this; put the budget toward a better grinder or kettle.

Honest limits

Steel transfers heat, so the body gets hot when you steam in it; mind your grip. The 100 ml size has no measuring marks, so it is a pouring jug rather than a dosing tool. Milk dries fast and sticks, so rinse the pitcher right after use and hand wash it rather than leaving it in the kit until the next morning. It does not froth on its own; you still need a steam wand or a manual frother.

Specs

What's covered

• 30-day returns for unused items in original packaging; anything that arrives defective or damaged is replaced.
• Free shipping on every order.