Breville Milk Café BMF600XL vs Nespresso Aeroccino 4

The jug is full stainless steel with no interior coating, so there's nothing that can chip, flake, or degrade into your milk over time. Hot milk sits directly against inert metal — a material that doesn't react at frothing temperatures. Milk can stick slightly if you let it sit, but a quick rinse clears it completely.

The jug interior is stainless steel with no coating, so there's nothing to chip, flake, or wear off into your milk. Hot milk sits against inert metal the entire time — no PTFE, no ceramic layer, no plastic lining. Milk can stick slightly with thicker drinks like hot chocolate, but a quick rinse or a run through the dishwasher clears it.

ETL Listed means the frother passed electrical safety testing — it won't shock you or start a fire. It doesn't tell you anything about the materials touching your food. There's no food-contact certification (like NSF or FDA compliance declaration) listed for this product.

The Aeroccino 4 carries a UL Listed certification, which confirms it meets electrical safety standards for US use. That covers fire and shock risk — it doesn't say anything about the materials your milk contacts. No food-contact safety certification (like NSF or FDA-compliant materials testing) is listed.

Five modes covers every format you'd actually make: dense cappuccino foam, latte microfoam, cold foam, hot milk, and hot chocolate. You won't need to work around the frother to get the drink you want. First-time setup takes a few extra minutes to learn which disc and setting to use for each drink.

You get four modes: hot foam, cold foam, hot milk, and hot chocolate. That covers the full daily coffee routine for most households — lattes, cappuccinos, iced drinks, and cocoa. There's no dedicated low-temperature mode for oat or almond milk, which can scorch at standard settings.

You get adjustable temperature control, which no basic frother offers. That matters for plant-based milks, which scorch at dairy temps, and for anyone who prefers a cooler latte. The presets get you close — for most drinks, a few degrees off your ideal temperature is undetectable.

Temperature is fixed — you can't adjust it. The frother heats to one preset level and stops. If you regularly make drinks with oat milk or want precise control for latte art, this will frustrate you.

At 17oz, you can froth enough milk for two drinks in a single cycle. That covers most households through the morning routine without waiting for a second batch. If three or more people all want frothed drinks at once, you're running a second cycle — about 3-4 extra minutes.

At 12.5 oz, this comfortably serves one drink and can stretch to two smaller ones. For a single coffee drinker, you'll never feel constrained. If you're making two full lattes back-to-back, you'll need to run two cycles.

The jug is dishwasher-safe, so cleanup is done when you load the machine. No hand-scrubbing milk residue out of a coated jug. With stainless steel, you don't have to worry about dishwasher cycles wearing down a coating.

The jug is dishwasher-safe, which makes daily cleanup effortless. Since there's no coating to protect, you don't have to hand-wash it carefully — just put it in and forget it.

You get a 1-year warranty — the industry standard, and the minimum. It covers manufacturing defects but nothing beyond that. At $99.95 and used daily, any motor or heating failure in year two comes out of your pocket.

The warranty is one year, which is standard for this price range. It covers manufacturing defects, but if the motor or heating element fails in year two from normal daily use, you're buying a replacement. At $80 and daily use, that's a realistic scenario to plan for.

Auto-shutoff means the frother turns itself off when the cycle finishes or the milk reaches temperature. You don't have to stand over it, and there's no risk of scorched milk if you get distracted. It's a basic safety feature, but one you should expect on any frother at this price.

The Aeroccino 4 shuts off automatically when the cycle finishes. You don't have to watch it or worry about it overheating if you get distracted — it's done when it's done.