Nespresso Aeroccino 4 vs Secura 4-in-1 Automatic Milk Frother 17oz

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.

The jug interior is 304 stainless steel with no coating — nothing to chip, flake, or wear off into your milk over time. Hot milk sits against inert metal from pour to finish. The tradeoff: milk can stick slightly with hot chocolate or high-fat dairy, but a quick rinse handles it completely.

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.

ETL Listed means the frother meets US and Canadian electrical safety standards — it's been tested by an independent lab for things like overheating and electrical faults. You won't find food-contact material certifications (like PFAS-free testing) on this one. For a $40 frother, ETL is the baseline you want to see.

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.

Four modes covers the standard family coffee routine: hot foam, cold foam, hot milk, and a specialty mode (typically hot chocolate). You won't find a dedicated microfoam setting for latte art or a low-temperature mode tuned for oat or almond milk. For straight lattes and cappuccinos, four modes is plenty.

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.

Temperature is fixed — you can't lower it for plant-based milks, which scorch more easily than whole milk at high heat. If oat or almond milk is your daily driver, expect occasional scorching and more frequent cleaning. Whole milk and 2% work fine at a fixed temperature.

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.

At 17oz, you can froth two drinks per cycle without refilling — practical for a household of two. If three or more people want frothed drinks at the same time, you're running a second cycle, which adds 3-4 minutes. For most families, one cycle covers the morning routine.

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.

The jug is dishwasher-safe, so cleanup is hands-off. Stainless steel holds up to repeated dishwasher cycles without any coating to worry about degrading. This is one less thing to hand-wash.

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.

Two years covers the most common failure window for daily-use frothers — motor wear and heating element issues typically show up in year one or two. After the warranty expires, repair costs on budget frothers usually exceed the cost of a replacement. It's better than a one-year warranty, but don't expect it to cover year three of daily use.

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.

Auto-shutoff means the frother turns itself off when frothing is complete — no scorched milk if you step away, no safety risk if you forget it's running. This is standard on quality frothers and worth confirming before you buy.