Kenwood Frothie Maker lives up to its name (Kenwood Frothie CL428)

Member Name: wanty

Product:	Kenwood Frothie CL428
Date:	01/10/08 (473 review reads)
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Advantages: Hot or cold frothie drinks on tap with no fuss

Disadvantages: Sometimes its hard to wait 6 minutes, but it's worth the wait.

I remember seeing this a while ago and thinking that it was quite gimmicky and so was obviously going to be pretty naff, yet I still kind of wanted it, I admit it, I am a hot chocolate addict, it's nothing to be ashamed of and I have come to terms with it.

Now that its coming into winter I've bought myself an insulated cup to have a hot choccie on the way to work, but whilst shopping at Morrisons today I saw they had the Kenwood Frothie Maker reduced to £16. After a little ummm-ing and ahhh-ing I bought it, for £16, if it doesn't do hot chocolate well then at least the kids can use it for milkshakes.

As soon as I got it home I plugged it in, threw the milk and chocolate powder in and set it off on the "heat and mix" setting whist I put the shopping away. After about 6 minutes it shut itself off and was surprisingly hot, a lot hotter than I expected. The best thing was my goodness does it live up to its name, my hot choc stayed frothie till I emptied my cup.

The unit itself seems very well built, I thought it was going to be quite flimsy but seems like it will cope with my 2 kids well enough and their demands of milk shake. Its going to be perfect for me in the mornings, set it off while I am getting ready and then will be ready for me to have a cup not long after, I can see the "keep warm" function coming in handy as well.

As for cleaning, everything comes apart so it can be thrown in the sink and given a clean nice and easily.

I'm really glad I bought this. I'm looking forward to doing some of the cocktails in it as well.

Summary: If this is something you think you would use, buy it, its great!