The Affetto is on the expensive side, and as an automated machine it can be finicky. It produced soft and creamy café-grade froth each time. We tested the frother with dairy milk, oat milk, and soy milk.

If you're new to frothing milk, you don't even need to move the pitcher to produce a creamy and consistent microfoam. Just pour some of your favorite milk into the frothing pitcher, submerge the wand, and hit the steam button. The milk frother does a lot of the work on its own. You can brew one or two shots with just the press of a button, and there's a programmable button to create your favorite drinks (like an Americano with just the right amount of water). Because coffee production is automated, you just need to fill the water tank and put whole beans in the hopper, and you're good to go. It's very slim and fits comfortably on a small apartment countertop without having to rearrange everything. The Affetto features a built-in steaming wand, produces 20 bars of pump pressure to ensure your espresso is fully extracted, and is a slick little machine. Usually they come with a high price and some hassle. The Cafe Affetto is one of the few automated machines that we've enjoyed. (A double latte, for instance, is 15 ounces, but a double cappuccino is only 10 ounces.) The slide-out booster is nice for smaller glasses. Milk tends to come out a little foamier than I (Jeffrey) prefer for a latte, and it took me some time to understand what size glass I needed for each drink. You will have to remember to remove and refrigerate it each morning and clean it every few days or it could clog up-cleanup is easy, thankfully. Like the One-Touch Coffeehouse, this machine's integrated milk container has its pros and cons. But other than that it makes fairly rich single or double-size espressos, cappuccinos, and lattes with the push of a button. It's perfect if you want pure espresso and a machine that mixes the milk for you without much fuss, but it's also more plasticky and lightweight, which means you really have to steady the machine with your hand as you twist the portafilter into place. The Café Barista is a downgraded version of our top pick, the Mr.

Mr cappuccino milk frother