Just Four Say the Best Coffee Maker With Milk Frother Heats Milk

1. Nespresso Vertuo Pop+ Deluxe Coffee Machine with Aeroccino3 Frother — Best Overall

The one listing that pairs a separate heating jug with hot and cold foam, in a single sentence.

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This is the clearest frother statement on the page. The second bullet reads: “AEROCCINO MILK FROTHER INCLUDED: The Nespresso Aeroccino3 provides smooth hot or cold milk frother for your cappuccinos and lattes in a few seconds with one touch.” In one line, it names the frother, says it is a separate unit in the box, and says it does both hot and cold. Of the ten listings here, only this one and the Keurig name a cold setting, and only this one ships the frother as its own jug. That matters for the first question a latte drinker should ask: does the milk come out warm? Here the listing says yes, in writing.

A separate jug changes the routine. Milk goes into the Aeroccino3, not into your cup under a whisk on the machine. The listing does not give the jug’s capacity, so you cannot tell from the page how many lattes’ worth of milk it takes at once. What a separate jug does give you is independence: you can froth while the coffee brews, carry the jug to the sink, and froth milk for hot chocolate without running the coffee machine at all. The phrase “in a few seconds” is the listing’s, and it gives no time in seconds for hot milk, which takes longer to heat than to foam.

The brew side is capsules only, and one kind of capsule. “Compatible with Nespresso Vertuo and Starbucks by Nespresso Vertuo capsules.” The listing repeats that the capsules are “exclusively compatible with Nespresso Vertuo machines”. There is no grounds option, no K-Cup adapter and no carafe. If you already buy K-Cups or Original-line Nespresso capsules, this machine starts you on a new supply. In return you get six cup sizes, from a single espresso to an 18 oz coffee, and “over 40” permanent Vertuo blends to choose from, according to the listing.

The espresso sizes are what make the latte. A latte is espresso plus milk, and this listing names “single and double espressos” alongside the coffees. Several machines on this page brew a concentrated coffee and call it a latte base; this one says espresso. The listing does not give a pump pressure, and we do not add one. The 30 second heat-up and the one-touch controls are stated, along with a descaling alert and an adjustable drip tray.

It is compact, with one practical limit. The tank is “removable 25 fl. oz” and sits on the side. That is the smallest reservoir stated on the page, less than half of the 56 oz Ninja, so a household brewing several large coffees a day will refill often. The machine measures 10.4 inches high, the shortest here, which helps under low wall cabinets. The listed weight of 10.3 pounds may include the Aeroccino3 and the starter capsules; the listing does not say.

What to weigh. It is sold by Amazon.com and ranks #1,320 overall and #8 in Single-Serve Brewers, the third-best overall rank here behind the two fold-away Ninjas. It is the pick for anyone who wants warm or cold foam, an espresso base and the least guesswork about the milk, and who is happy to buy Vertuo capsules. The listing notes that the aluminium capsules are recyclable through a free Nespresso programme. No warranty is stated. For other ways into single-serve brewing, our single serve coffee maker guide compares pod and grounds machines more broadly.

Best for: A latte drinker who wants warm or cold foam from a separate jug and is happy to buy Vertuo capsules.

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2. Ninja Single Serve Coffee Maker, K-Cup Pods and Grounds, PB051 — Best Value

The best seller on the page, with a fold-away frother whose listing never says it heats milk.

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The most popular coffee maker with a milk frother on this page is a pod-and-grounds brewer with a fold-away frother on the side. At #635 overall and #4 in Single-Serve Brewers, the Ninja PB051 holds the best rank of the ten. Its frother bullet reads: “MILK FROTHER: Use the Specialty brew style to create a rich coffee concentrate, then add creamy frothed milk for cafe-style lattes, mochas, cappuccinos, and more. The built-in milk frother easily folds away for a convenient, space-saving profile.” That is the whole of what the listing says about the milk.

Notice what the bullet leaves out. It says frothed, not heated. It names no hot setting, no cold setting and no speeds. The frother is described as something that folds away against the machine, not as a jug, and the listing does not describe any heating element. The practical reading is that you warm the milk first, in a microwave or a pan, and then froth it, or froth it cold for an iced drink. The listing calls the result “creamy frothed milk”, and we leave it at that: nothing in the copy claims the fine, glossy foam a steam wand makes, and you should not expect it.

The latte base is a concentrate, not espresso. The listing is honest about this. The Specialty style makes “a rich coffee concentrate”, and the brew styles run “from medium to bold and concentrated”. There is no pump pressure and no espresso size. For a milky drink that tastes of coffee rather than of warm milk, a strong concentrate is what you want, and the Specialty setting exists for exactly that. Just do not buy it expecting an espresso machine.

The brewing is the most flexible on the page for one cup. “Compatible with both pods and grounds”, with a pod adapter, a removable brew basket and a permanent filter in the box, plus a scoop. Four brew styles, including “Over Ice”, and cups from 6 to 24 oz. The 56 oz reservoir is removable and the drip tray adjusts for travel mugs. At 5.51 inches wide it is also the slimmest machine here, tied with its XL sibling. Our pods and grounds coffee maker guide covers the wider choice of machines that take both.

What to weigh. It is sold by Amazon.com, released in June 2024 according to its listing, and ranks #635 overall. If you drink iced lattes and are happy to warm milk separately for hot ones, it does the most for the least counter space. If you want the machine to heat the milk for you, the Nespresso, the Keurig or one of the two steam wands is a better match, because those are the four listings that say so. No warranty is stated.

Best for: A one-cup household that wants pods or grounds, iced lattes, and is happy to warm milk separately.

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3. De’Longhi All-in-One Espresso & Coffee Maker with Steam Wand, COM532M — Best With a Steam Wand

The only listing on the page that says micro-foam, and it backs the word with a steam wand.

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This is the one machine here that describes the milk the way a café would. “ADVANCED STEAM WAND: Choose the micro-foam setting to steam milk for lattes, or treat yourself to authentic cappuccinos with the Cappuccino setting on the Advanced Steam Wand.” Two things in that sentence matter. It says steam, which heats milk as it aerates it, so there is no separate warming step. And it says micro-foam, the dense, fine-bubbled milk that pours into a latte. No other listing on the page uses that word.

A steam wand is a different tool from a whisk. A fold-away or detachable frother typically spins a small whisk in milk that is already in your cup or jug. A steam wand blows steam from the machine’s boiler into milk in a pitcher you hold, so the milk heats and foams at once and you control the texture by where you hold the pitcher. That takes a little practice. The listing’s two named settings, micro-foam for lattes and Cappuccino for a drier, taller foam, suggest the machine does some of that work for you, but the listing does not say how. It does not mention a milk pitcher in the box, and it does not mention cold foam, which a steam wand cannot make.

The espresso is pump-driven. “ITALIAN 15 BAR PRESSURE PUMP: Experience authentic espressos brewed at the optimal pressure for rich flavor.” Of the ten listings, two give a pump pressure: this one at 15 bar and the Ninja Espresso & Coffee Maker at 19 bar. That makes this one of the few machines here whose latte base is espresso in the conventional sense rather than a concentrate or a capsule shot of unstated pressure.

The pot is the other half. The title names a 10-cup pot, and the listing says the “DUAL HEATING SYSTEM: Allows you to brew coffee and espresso simultaneously.” In practice that means a latte for one person and drip coffee for the table in the same few minutes, from a single machine. The 24-hour timer and touchscreen let you wake to the pot. The listing does not use the word grounds, but it names no pods or capsules either, and it is the only listing here that pairs a pump espresso side naming no capsules with a drip pot.

What to weigh. It was sold by Esquared Trading, not Amazon.com, at capture, with a 1-year manufacturer warranty listed. It ranks #3,424 overall and #10 in Espresso Machine & Coffeemaker Combos. The listing’s first bullet is a sales claim, “#1 Worldwide Espresso Machine Maker”, attributed to an unnamed research institute; it says nothing about this machine. At 13.54 pounds and over 14 inches long, it needs real counter space. For the person who wants hot, steamed milk and a pot of coffee in one appliance, it is the clearest listing on the page.

Best for: A household that wants steamed lattes for one and a pot of drip coffee for everyone else.

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4. Ninja XL Single Serve Coffee Maker, K-Cup Pods and Grounds, PB055 — Best for Fewer Refills

The PB051 again, with a bigger tank and the same unanswered question about warm milk.

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Read the two Ninja single-serve listings side by side and they differ in two numbers. The PB055 has a “68 oz removable reservoir” where the PB051 has 56 oz, and it stands 13.64 inches high instead of 13.31. Its listed weight is 6.56 pounds against 6.23. Every bullet about brewing and the frother is otherwise word for word the same, including “The built-in milk frother easily folds away for a convenient, space-saving profile.”

So the frother verdict is the same. The listing promises “creamy frothed milk” for “cafe-style lattes, mochas, cappuccinos, and more”, and it does not say the frother warms milk or names a cold setting. Plan on warming milk separately for hot drinks. For iced drinks, frothing cold milk straight from the fridge needs no extra step, and the Over Ice brew style is there to pour onto. Nothing in the copy describes steamed or microfoamed milk, and a fold-away frother is not a steam wand.

The extra 12 ounces of water is the reason to choose it. That is our arithmetic from the two listed reservoirs, and it amounts to about half of one 24 oz travel mug. If you brew two or three large cups a day, the XL saves you a refill now and then; if you brew one small cup, the PB051 does the same job in a slightly shorter body. Both are 5.51 inches wide, the slimmest machines on the page, and both include the same scoop, brew basket, pod adapter and permanent filter.

The brewing and the latte base match the PB051. Four brew styles, Classic, Rich, Over Ice and Specialty, with the Specialty style making “a rich coffee concentrate” as the base for milky drinks. Cups run from 6 to 24 oz. The “Thermal Flavor Extraction” system is described in the same words on both listings. Pods or grounds, one cup at a time; there is no carafe.

What to weigh. Sold by Amazon.com, released in November 2024 according to its listing, and ranked #653 overall and #5 in Single-Serve Brewers, a whisker behind the PB051. The two together hold the two best ranks on the page, which tells you how many people buy a coffee maker with a fold-away frother rather than a jug or a wand. Buy this one if refills annoy you more than height does. No warranty is stated.

Best for: The PB051 buyer who brews several large cups a day and wants fewer trips to the tap.

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5. Keurig K-Café SMART Single Serve Coffee Maker with Hot and Cold Frother — Best for K-Cup Lattes

The only K-Cup machine here that says its frother does hot and cold, with three speeds.

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For a K-Cup drinker who wants the machine to warm the milk, this is the listing that says it will. “HOT AND COLD MILK FROTHER: Features three speeds and one cold setting to froth using milk or dairy alternative.” It is the only frother on the page that gives speeds, and one of two that name a cold setting. Read with the title, which calls the machine a “Latte and Cappuccino Machine with Built-In Frother”, it is the K-Cup counterpart to the Nespresso’s Aeroccino3.

The listing does not describe the frother’s form. It says built-in, and it says hot and cold, but it does not say whether the frother is a jug, how much milk it holds or whether it lifts off for cleaning. We record it exactly as stated. What the listing does tell you is that dairy alternatives are expected, which is useful if you froth oat or soy milk, and that the hot setting exists, so you do not need a separate warming step for a hot latte.

The latte base is a coffee shot from a K-Cup. “SIX BREW SIZES: 2 oz and 4 oz coffee shots, plus 6, 8, 10, and 12 oz cups.” The shots are the latte sizes: a small, strong brew to put under milk. They are coffee shots, not espresso, and the listing does not claim otherwise. Five strength settings, “from Balanced to Intense”, and six temperatures, “from Warm to Max Hot”, give more control over that base than any other pod machine here. Brew Over Ice is stated for iced coffee.

The smart features are extensive and optional. WiFi lets you brew and schedule from the Keurig app, and BrewID “recognizes your specific K-Cup pod and customizes brew settings”. The app has a Barista Mode with step-by-step drink directions, and the machine works with Alexa or Google Home. None of that changes the milk, but the scheduling is the only programmable brew on a pod-only machine here. If scheduled brewing is the main draw, our programmable coffee maker roundup covers machines built around it.

What to weigh. It is sold by Amazon.com and ranks #37,407 overall and #53 in Single-Serve Brewers. The listing does not state the reservoir size. Its weight field gives a figure too low to describe a coffee maker 17.2 inches tall, so we leave it out. It is K-Cup only: no grounds adapter is mentioned and there is no carafe. For a household already on K-Cups that wants hot and cold foam without a steam wand, it is the most specific listing on the page.

Best for: A K-Cup household that wants hot and cold foam from the machine itself.

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6. Cuisinart Coffee Center Barista Bar 4-in-1 with Steam Wand, SS-4N1TNAS — Best for Every Format

A steam wand, a 10-cup thermal carafe, K-Cups and Original-style capsules in one body.

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This is the only machine here that covers every brew format on the page and adds a steam wand. The capsule bullet ends: “Get creative with hot water, steamed, or frothed milk using the steam wand.” Steamed milk is heated milk, so the Cuisinart is one of the four listings that say the machine warms the milk for you, and one of two that do it with steam. It also offers hot water from the same wand, which is handy for tea or an Americano.

The steam wand is described in less detail than De’Longhi’s. Cuisinart names no settings, no micro-foam and no cappuccino mode; it says steamed or frothed. A steam wand can make fine latte foam in practised hands, because that is what steam wands do, but this listing does not claim any particular texture, and we do not add one. It does not mention a milk pitcher, and like every steam wand it cannot make cold foam.

Then come the four brewing functions. “DRIP COFFEE: Experience convenience with fully automatic brewing and 24-hour programmability and enjoy up to 10 cups of coffee with the 10-cup insulated thermal carafe.” A single-serve brewer takes “Keurig K-Cup* or other pods” in 6, 8 and 10 oz sizes. And a capsule brewer takes “Nespresso Original Line-style capsules”, with “both single and double espresso sizes” named. The listing does not give a pump pressure for the espresso. A gold-tone permanent filter and a charcoal water filter are included, and brew strength is adjustable.

A thermal carafe matters on a latte machine. If one person makes a steamed latte while the pot sits, a hotplate would keep cooking the coffee; an insulated carafe keeps it hot without heat. The Cuisinart is the only machine here that pairs a steam wand with a thermal carafe; the De’Longhi’s pot is not described as thermal. For more on keeping a full pot hot, our 12-cup coffee maker guide covers carafe machines in detail.

What to weigh. It was sold by Amazon.com but flagged as scarce stock at capture. It ranks #27,711 overall and #37 in Single-Serve Brewers. At 16.0 pounds, 16.75 inches high and 12.88 inches wide, it is the heaviest machine here and one of the largest, so measure under your cabinets. No warranty is stated. For a household split between K-Cups, Nespresso capsules and a morning pot, with someone who wants a steamed latte, nothing else on the page does all of it.

Best for: A mixed household that wants pods, capsules, a pot and steamed milk from one appliance.

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7. Ninja Espresso & Coffee Maker, Nespresso Capsule Compatible, CFN601 — Best Capsule Espresso and Carafe

19-bar capsule espresso and a 12-cup carafe, with a fold-away frother that does not say it heats.

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This is the combination machine for a capsule-espresso latte and a full pot. “BARISTA PLUS TECHNOLOGY: The 19-bar pressure system delivers ultra-flavorful espresso with a silky-smooth crema.” It is the highest pressure stated on the page. On the other side, grounds brew into a 12-cup glass carafe, in nine sizes from a cup to the full pot. At #1,413 overall and #5 in Coffee Machines, it is the fourth-best seller here.

The frother is fold-away, like the single-serve Ninjas. “COFFEEHOUSE DRINKS AT HOME: The built-in, fold-away frother allows you to create espresso-based cappuccinos, lattes, flat whites, and more.” That bullet names flat whites, a drink usually made with fine, velvety steamed milk. The listing does not say the frother heats milk, does not describe the foam’s texture and does not name a cold setting. So read flat white as the listing’s drink name, not a promise of steamed microfoam: a fold-away frother aerates milk, and if the milk needs to be hot, plan to warm it first.

The capsule side is short and specific. “Choose your favorite espresso capsule and brew up to 3 styles: Espresso (1.35 oz), Lungo (3.75 oz), and Over Ice (1 oz).” The title says Nespresso capsule compatible; the listing does not name Vertuo, and the Vertuo machine on this page says its capsules work only in Vertuo machines, so plan on Original-style capsules. “Espresso capsules are sold separately.” A used-capsule bin holds up to 20.

The carafe side is a full drip machine. Classic, Rich or Over Ice brews from grounds, with Delay Brew, Keep Warm and Clean functions, a warming plate and a paper filter kit. Keep Warm on a hotplate is convenient for a slow morning, though the glass carafe and plate keep coffee hot by heating it, not by insulation. For drip-first buyers, our drip coffee maker roundup weighs carafe machines without a frother.

What to weigh. Sold by Amazon.com, released in 2022 according to its listing, it measures 17.4 inches high and 14.84 inches wide, the widest machine here, and lists 13.63 pounds. No warranty is stated. Choose it over the De’Longhi if you prefer capsule espresso to a pump machine that names no capsules and are happy to warm milk yourself; choose the De’Longhi if you want steam and the word micro-foam in writing.

Best for: A home that wants capsule espresso for lattes and a 12-cup pot, and will warm milk separately.

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8. Tastyle Single Serve Coffee Maker with Detachable Milk Frother, K330MF — Best Detachable Frother

The only frother here that lifts off the machine and charges by USB-C.

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The Tastyle’s frother is the most portable on the page. “Built-in Detachable Milk Frother: The milk frother can be connected to the coffee maker or detached for individual use. And it can be charged via coffee maker or Type-C interface.” Every other built-in frother here stays on the machine. This one docks there, charges there, and comes off to froth milk in whatever jug or mug you like, or to charge from a USB-C cable on its own.

It is a frother, not a heater. The listing does not mention warming milk, a hot setting or a cold setting. A rechargeable handheld frother of this kind typically spins a whisk in milk you have already poured, so plan to warm milk first for a hot latte. The listing makes no claim about foam texture, and we do not suggest it produces the steamed microfoam of a steam wand. What it adds is freedom: you can froth in a tall glass for an iced latte, in a small jug for two cups, or away from the machine altogether.

The brewer follows the Ninja pattern closely. Four brew styles, “Hot Brew, Bold, Over Ice, or Specialty Brew”, pods or grounds, and six cup sizes from 6 to 24 oz. The listing says it “features a capsule holder and a big reusable ground filter” but does not name K-Cup, so check that your pods fit before you buy. It does not describe what the Specialty style makes, though on similar machines it is a concentrate for milk drinks.

The tank is smaller and easy to read. The “40oz Visual Removable Water Reservoir” is transparent, so you can see the level, and it is smaller than either Ninja’s. A 24 oz cup takes most of it in one go. Travel mugs up to 7.3 inches tall fit; the only other mug-height figure on the page is the Ninja CFN601’s 8-in travel mug. The listed weight is 4.0 pounds, the lightest credible figure here.

What to weigh. It is sold by Tastyle Flagship Store, not Amazon.com, and ranks #15,577 overall and #29 in Single-Serve Brewers. No warranty is stated. Choose it over the Ninja PB051 if you want to froth away from the machine and like a frother that charges like a phone; choose the Ninja for its larger tank, named K-Cup compatibility and Amazon.com fulfilment. For iced drinks, our iced coffee maker roundup covers machines built around brewing over ice.

Best for: A single-cup brewer who wants a frother that comes off the machine for any glass or jug.

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9. Braun OptiBrew Pro Drip Coffee Maker with Milk Frother, KF9650SI — Best for Cold Brew

Single cup to 12-cup carafe, five brew styles and a frother described in a single sentence.

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The Braun’s frother gets one line. “Integrated Milk Frother: Easily create café-quality foam using your favorite milk or alternatives with the integrated milk frother.” That is all. The listing does not say what form the frother takes, whether it heats milk, or whether it has a cold setting. “Café-quality” is the listing’s phrase, and it is a claim, not a description of steamed milk. Plan to warm milk yourself until the listing says otherwise.

The brewing is described far more fully. “Choose from 5 signature styles—Regular, Bold, Over Ice, Cold Brew, and Coffee Shot.” The Coffee Shot is the latte base: a small, strong drip brew to put under milk. Seven brew sizes, hot or cold, run from a single cup to a full 12-cup carafe, and “ExactBrew Technology” is said to calibrate time and temperature. No other carafe machine on the page offers a coffee shot and a 12-cup pot from the same brew head.

Cold brew is its distinct feature. “Cold Brew in Minutes: Enjoy smooth, refreshing cold brew in minutes—no overnight waiting required.” The listing gives no number of minutes. A cold-brew-style coffee with frothed milk on top is a reasonable use for this machine, but note that the cold foam itself is not promised: the frother has no stated cold setting, so you would froth cold milk and take what you get.

It is new and well covered. The listing gives a release date of August 2026, the newest machine on the page, and a “3 Year Manufacturer Warranty”, the longest stated here. At 6.75 inches wide it is slim for a carafe machine, though 14.75 inches high. The listing does not mention pods or capsules, and it does not use the word grounds, though a drip machine with a 12-cup carafe brews from ground coffee.

What to weigh. Sold by Amazon.com and ranked #36,297 overall and #48 in Coffee Machines, a modest rank for a machine released weeks before capture. Buy it for its brew range, its cold brew and its warranty, and treat the frother as a bonus whose details you should confirm with the seller.

Best for: A drip-and-cold-brew household that wants a coffee shot for occasional milky drinks.

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10. Mr. Coffee 4-in-1 Single-Serve Latte, Iced and Hot Coffee Maker with Milk Frother — Least Documented

A latte machine by title, with no bullet points to say what the frother does.

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The Mr. Coffee listing has a title and a spec table, and nothing else. The title reads “Mr. Coffee 4-in-1 Single-Serve Latte, Iced, and Hot Coffee Maker with Milk Frother and Tumbler”. There are no bullet points and no description. Everything we can say about the frother comes from those words: there is one, and the machine is sold for lattes.

So every frother question is unanswered. The listing does not say whether the frother is a jug, a whisk or a wand, whether it heats milk, or whether it makes cold foam. It does not say whether the machine takes pods, grounds or both. We mark all of it not stated. Amazon files it under Milk Frothers, at #357, rather than under coffee makers, which suggests the frother is a prominent part of the design, but a category is not a spec.

What the spec table does give. It measures 15.2 inches high, 11.89 inches long and 12.68 inches wide, and lists 7.85 pounds, a credible figure for a single-serve machine. The title adds a tumbler in the box. The model field reads NWL0001311939, which is not a model number we can match to anything in the listing.

The selling conditions are weak. It was sold by hqstore1994, a third-party seller, and flagged as scarce stock at capture. Its overall rank, #426,033, is by far the lowest here. Without bullets, there is no stated warranty, reservoir, cup size or brew style to compare with the other nine.

What to weigh. Buy it only if you already know this machine and simply need another. Otherwise, every question this page asks of a coffee maker with a milk frother is answered better by one of the other nine listings. If a seller will confirm the frother type, whether it heats, and the brew format, the decision gets easier; until then, it is the least documented machine on the page.

Best for: Only a buyer replacing the same machine who already knows how its frother works.

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