Product DescriptionThe Bodum Shin Bistro Milk Frother features a 0.15-liter (5 oz.) glass carafe and a cork coaster. The lid and frother mechanism are made of stainless steel.
What Others Say
The cherry on top was always my favorite
The cherry on top was always my favorite part of dessert and a beautiful foam is my favorite part of a cup of coffee. Bodum Shin Bistro 5-Ounce Milk Frother makes an amazingly thick and delicious froth to top your joe. You can control how think the froth gets by the longer you pump the handle. It is a bit of a pain to clean and since it is made out of thin glass you have to be careful with it. Other than that, it is a great product.
Not worth the hassel
I found Bodum Shin Bistro 5-Ounce Milk Frother really hard to clean. The shape at the bottom of the beaker, the transition from the sides to the base isn't rounded at all. This makes it really hard to get in to the corner and clean properly. The glass beakers also crack easily. I have just gone through my second beaker. The second one lasted a week before heat fractures were evident. I'm sure there is a better design out there.
Excellent frother, convenient and reliable
I have had my Bodum frother for about three years (older model than this one, black plastic top) and have had no problems with it other than my husband hitting the top rim with something and chipping the glass. I smoothed it out with an emery board nail file and it is fine, but that prompted me to look on Amazon to see if they still sold them so that I could order a backup but they are a little pricey now; I think I paid only about $10 for mine.
Many people have criticized Bodum Shin Bistro 5-Ounce Milk Frother because the glass broke and it seems many people are using metal spoons with it. To me it is common sense when dealing with a thin glass product such as this to use a plastic utensil if you need one. One of those long handled plastic spoons like ... Read More
two cracked
I cracked two of these be simply applying too much pressure to the glass. I would not buy another.
Excellent
Bodum Shin Bistro 5-Ounce Milk Frother
Superb frother - easy to use, makes great froth for cappucino coffee
