Wait, All Frothed Milk Isn't the Same? These Are the Methods for Different Coffee Types, and the Piece of Kit I'd Always Choose as an Ex-Barista

Image of a modern kitchen with cream cabinets and tan marble countertops. There are two blush pink barstools in front of the kitchen island and on the back counter there is a coffee station with an espresso maker.

So, you've recently become a coffee connoisseur, and you want to ensure you have everything you need to create the perfect morning caffeination station. A quality espresso machine or coffee maker is, of course, a good place to start, but that alone might not complete the set. Not if you put milk (or an alternative) in your coffee.

A coffee without velvety smooth steamed milk just isn't the same — a steaming wand is essential to achieving fabulously frothed milk, but are all milk frothing techniques the same?