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Best cheap hot chocolate velvetisers and frothers
Why would anyone need a velvetiser or milk frother?
If you have ever had a hot chocolate from a coffee shop and wondered how they made it so silky and smooth, chances are they use a velvetiser or a milk frother when making thier hot drinks. These machines can cost hundreds or even thousands of pounds/dollars to buy but they dont have to. We have compiled a small list of the best cheap hot drink velvetisers and frothers for home use.
Are velevetisers the same as milk frothers?
So what is the difference between velvetisers and milk frothers, velvetisers are specificaly designed to change the texture of hot drinks to create the silky velvet texture. Milk frothers are a little bit cheaper and are also good for making your hot drinks thicker and frothier so its down to personal prefferance which you prefer. In my opinion velvetisers give the better texture to your hot drinks, a milk frother can make a 8/10 hot drink but the velvetisers can make a 10/10 hot drink but like i say its personal opinion i prefer the velvelty silky hot drinks.
This is by far the most popular hot drinks velvetiser on the market and possibly the best hot chocolate maker you can buy for your home without spending a fortune. It has over 3000 reviews with an almost perfect 5 star rating.
Milk Frother Electric, 4 in 1 Milk Heater & Warmer, 350ml Hot & Cold Milk Foamer hot chocolate frother. £50.99
The best hot chocolate milk frother with good reviews and half the price of the velvetiser and can make hot or cold frothy milk perfect for making milkshakes and hot chocolates. Many people use these as a milkshake maker for the kids and use the hot functions for hot chocolates.
how do velvetisers work?
So how do velvetisers actually work? the reason velvetisers are able to make extra smooth and silky velvelty hot chocolates is all in the technique. The hot chocolate velvetiser whisks and beats the hot chocolate at the same time as heating gradually creating a texture that gives us the perfect mouth feel every time. The hot chocolate that is made in a velvetiser will have a rich creamy texture not too thick but very silky coating the mouth and tongue in a milky melted hot chocolate drink that you wont be able to get enough of.
how do milk frothers work?
Milk frothers are often used as hot chocolate or coffee makers and work in a different way to velvetisers. A milk frothers primary function is to aerate the milk, often milk frother machines will have multiple functions and are able to heat the milk too. Milk frothers are not the same as velvetisers many people confuse the two but milk frothers are cheaper because they do not gradually melt the cocoa into the milk they only whisk the milk in a certain way to incorporate air into the milk creating a nice thick frothy milk. In my opinion a milk frother makes a nice texture to the milk but does not create the silky velvet texture that is created by velvetisers.