B&D Mr Cuppacino Cappuccino Milk Frother
How do you make a good frothed cappuccino with the B&D Mr Cuppacino maker?
This milk frother can be a little hard to use if you’ve never frothed milk before. Sometimes it’s because the right attachment is not being used and sometimes it’s the person’s skill level.
Firstly, make sure you wait until the red light goes out as this indicates that the chamber is full of steam (please note that only WATER should be in the chamber as that is what is needed to create the steam).
Secondly, be sure to press the lever down only slightly. There is no need to push it all the way down otherwise you will boil the milk instead of steaming it. Make sure your 600ml VERY COLD stainless steel jug is approximately one-third full of VERY COLD skim milk (full milk will be tastier but won’t froth as well as milk with less fat).
Next, put the steaming wand into the jug of milk so the wand is just off the bottom of the jug tilting the jug on an angle. Press the level only slightly and hold the jug steady. When the milk reaches approximately 150f it is ready (if you don’t have a thermometer you can usually tell when the milk is hot enough when the condensation is at least half way up the jug. If you allow the milk to get hotter than this you will boil the milk (you’ll know if this has happened because the milk will start to bubble up uncontrollably).
Milk Frothing Attachment
If your machine does not have the right frothing attachment or you get the frothing right, the attachment shown here is excellent. It is from Sunbeam and fits the Mr Cuppacino wand quite well. If you do want to buy one of these try some online coffee suppliers or even Ebay.
Another good place to buy milk frothers from is Amazon