Nanofoamer Pro

tompoland

I think @MattH had one of these on the way.

Mine arrived and had a quick play with it today. It shows promise but I’m going to have to use it daily for a few weeks to get the best out of it.

Anyone else tried it? Like it? Or not?

MattH

tompoland I did have an order in - but ended up cancelling it all as I bought the Micra 😂

Still have the hand held version though which worked quite well.

Platypus

tompoland
Watching this with interest, I’ll be very interested to hear your thoughts.

Alex_L

I’ve had mine a few weeks from kickstarter. I like it so far vs the Bianca but only used 10-20 times so still getting the hang of it.

I mainly backed it for two linked reasons - babycinnos for the kids and lattes for the wife when I’m out at work in both cases. The common theme in both is my wife’s never got the hang of steaming on the Bianca. For both those it’s absolutely brilliant, add milk, setting ⅔ and 90 seconds later it’s done.

Versus my own steaming skills it’s pretty comparable and less prone to inconsistency and is genuinely hands free once filled. I’ve mainly be using setting 2 and found that if I fill to the max line the texture is a bit thin vs the texture from filling a bit below the max line. I think this means I need to play with the other programmes with a longer aeration period and it’s quite sensitive to volumes of milk. Overall though it honestly it produces a latte with as good microfoam as I can manage. I suspect it’s also more energy efficient vs leaving the Bianca running all day.

Negatives so far:

It’s not great for pouring latte art directly from (but I’m terrible anyway so no loss)
It doesn’t get milk as hot - I’ve found I need to let it get nearer the second beep before using it
The design means milk burns on a touch on the base inside which isn’t a massive issue but needs cleaning immediately
Cleaning is a bit more of a faff vs. a milk jug and obviously it isn’t water proof so you can’t just throw it under the tap to rinse.
Really only good for two smallish drinks.

Overall quality is good though and glad I backed it albeit I note other automatic milk steamers have appeared on kickstarter since….

tompoland

Similar findings.

So far, using oat milk and the blue attachment (for non dairy) its been a breeze to use.

The issue of being hard to clean, as reported by some reviewers, becomes a non issue so long as I rinse if immediately. One of the quirks that needs managing is that the base should remain dry when rinsing but that’s no biggie. A little splash won’t hurt it, but it shouldn’t be immersed.

I am currently filling to just below the max line, select ‘2’ and it automatically goes to work. Very easy, simple workflow. And genuinely hands free.

The milk is not the same as when I use the WPM steamer or a steam wand. I’m not sure how to describe the difference. Perhaps more aerated and not as dry? It may just be a bit too aerated so I’ll need to experiment or perhaps because it doesn’t use steam that’s just the way it is. Either way, its pretty darned good for the price point and the fact that it is hands free.

It takes a good two minutes to complete the job so I set it going, then go and grind, WDT and pour the espresso. The timing is pretty spot on in terms of finishing the espresso pour and the milk being ready.

I have a Morning Dream milk frother on pre-order which is expect June (so maybe September?) and I’ll keep playing with the Nanofoarmer Pro for a while. Once the MD arrives I’ll compare the three units (WPM, MD and Nanofoamer Pro) and keep one and move the other two on.