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I bought this because my wife & I wanted to add frothed milk to our coffee, but we didn't want to buy or use a full-on espresso machine and its steam wand. We use it in conjuction with our Cuisinox Roma 6-cup Stainless Steel Stovetop Espresso Maker. I was skeptical at first. I'd never seen nor heard of a device like this. After unpacking and cleaning, it was ready to go. Very simple usage, very simple instructions. It's so easy to make frothed milk now! It uses a silent, magnetically driven spinner to mix the milk inside of a container that simultaneously warms up the milk. It uses a whisk-type spinner for frothing or a smoother spinner for simply stirring the milk. It does not heat/cook the milk like a steam wand, it simply warms it up. The whisk-type stirrer gives the milk foam. The combination of heat and whisking provides for a very good milk froth that's firm and won't break down in minutes. Here's a quick breakdown: Pros: * Warm, frothy milk is attained in about 1 minute. * It is very consistent. * It makes enough froth for one or two servings, depending on your preferences. * It is very easily cleaned. * It is very quiet, almost silent. You can now froth while your partner sleeps! * It can be used to make warm or cool milk & coffee drinks. * One stirring device for froth, one for latté. Cons: * It does not heat the milk to the same temperature as a steam wand. * It does not caramelize the milk sugars as efficiently as a steam wand. * It cannot froth heavy cream. The magnetic spinner does not have that much torque. * It cannot caramelize skim milk. Guidelines: * Use whole milk for best results. * Use half & half when more cream is needed. * Rice milk, soy milk and skim milk won't work well.