That aeroccino hot chocolate looks so sad! I promise it can be so much better (I don’t know what model I have, had it for years, but it looks just like yours!) - here are some tips from many experiments! 1) throw away the lid, you need air! I’ve decided the lid is only there for people who overfill their aeroccinos not for people who want nice silky frothed milk - and definitely use the spring! 2) you have to let the milk start to warm up before you add the chocolate (I also use flakes/small pieces) and add a teaspoon at a time so it can start to melt in (now you’ll be glad you threw that lid away!) - not sure how much I add ‘cause I judge it on colour! 3) when it’s done, lift the aeroccino off its base and tap it on the counter to knock out any big bubbles on the surface and give it a quick swirl before pouring it into a (pre-warmed!) cup. Would love to know what you think if you give it a try :D
A good tip with the velvetiser (might help with the other two) is that the lower the amount of milk used the more frothy the drink. I like to pour most of it out and leaving just enough to cover the whisk (or whatever you want to call the rotatey thing) and then switch it on for a few more seconds to make a nice 'head' to put on top. Surprised tha t the Barista has a lower capcity considering how much bigger it is than the velvetiser.
I have a velvetiser and I can say that it makes drinking hot chocolate so luxurious. It’s really a texture that it’s hard to find even in cafes due to how it’s made.
I am like Abi, a bigger size drink every time! They all looked delicious but the Velvitiser looked like the one for me. Thanks very much and I hope all three drinks were enjoyed.
Yeah none of the hot chocolates lasted long 😅 but yeah I have to say the Velvetiser added a little something extra to the texture of the milk and think that's the machine I'd go for if I was just looking for a hot chocolate maker.
U can make your drink hotter using the velvetiser by putting some boiled water on the side in a cup while the velvetiser is mixing your hot choco and when the velvdtiser is done jist discard the boiled watdr and add your hot c from the velvdtiser to your cup and ul have a much hotter cup of hc😀
I was wondering if Hotel Chocolat adds some special emulsifier or stabiliser to their sachets to improve their own drinks' texture - but at least their 70% classic sachets only contain soy lecithin as an additive (which is common in chocolate). Additives aside, these frothers aim to whip up the milk proteins such that they can stabilise very tiny air bubbles inside the drink. Agitation and temperature should both help with that, but I'm curious to know what else the pricey Velvetiser is doing to get a leg up over the competition. Thanks for this comparison video. There's too little impartial information on hot chocolate frothing on the internet.
@@A2BProductions I'd be interested to see a comparison between these and just regular whisked stove-top hot chocolate. The point being to find if the Velvetiser or a milk frother does something magical that you couldn't achieve easily with conventional equipment.
The review mentioned that the temperature was higher on the Barista machine which was seen as a plus but in the blurb for the Velvetiser they say a common error in making hot chocolate is makimg the milk too warm so I think having a slightly lower temperature actually helps the velvetising and prevents from 'scalding' the chocolate. They do recommend preheating the mug(s) which can easily be done by carefully swilling some boiled water round the mug and chucking it out just prior to pouring the chocolate in. This means it doesn't cool down as quickly as it would when poured in a cold mug.
Soy is bad for you..especially men. I buy the HC 85% chocolate shavings which has nothing else added. I then just add a couple of stevie drops. Nut milk seems to froth more I noticed too. The Jord oat&hemp is nice and adds a little sweetness.
Makes 2 to 3 pints - I make in bulk in a jar Best in a pan, but works well in a milk frother - I have a Nespresso aerochino 4. I use 1tbs per max line of milk. Can be edited if like less sweet, use less sugar and so on. 2 tablespoons malted milk powder/Horlicks 2 tablespoons cornflour 3 tablespoons icing sugar 4 tablespoons quality cocoa powder 1 pinch ground cinnamon 100g dark chocolate grated
I have the velvitiser and I use it just for milk if I’m using powder chocolate and if I want it warmer I microwave the milk before it goes in the machine. I love mine but find the hotel chocolate expensive but I’m paying less than £2 per drink so way better than any cafe!!!!
Very interesting video. So the Barista machine produced a hotter drink eh? I think you should update this comparative test and use a thermometer. Why? Because the Velvetiser reaches the optimum temperature to melt chocolate and not burn the chocolate. My concern is that the Barista machine may well go that bit beyond optimum. As for the Aerechino (sorry bad spell I know) if I recall correctly it doesn't get close to the optimum temperature to melt chocolate as can clearly be seen looking in the base of it. Funnily I have both the Velvetiser and the Aerochino as I have the Nespresso Vertuo coffee machine 👌
Yes, came here to say this. If you're spending that much on lovely hot chocolate flakes, you don't want to be burning it! Around *68º* is what you're aiming for. Random fact - the reasons most people find *green tea* bitter is because they pour boiling water on it, when really it's meant to have *85º* water. It's the boiling water that releases the bitter compounds.
How is the temperature comparrison? I have a Nespresso coffee maker and I have to heat the milk up in a pan because the frother gizmo heats it to luke warm at best so I need to drink it within 10 mins or it's really cold. Also have you tried plant milks? Also can you use high quality cacao powder or does it need to be solid choc chips? Thanks for any help. I'm thinking of getting this as an xmas pressie but I don't want to land them with something that's expensive to use or heats it to luke warm.
Which one are you thinking of getting? As far as heat goes the barista recipe maker is the hottest hot chocolate I’ve had from a hot chocolate maker by far. No reason why you can’t use powder and we did a video using chocolate callets in the Aeroccino too, my wife also uses those in the velvetiser regularly and have proved good value. On the plant milks question we have a few videos on the channel testing plant milks in the Nespresso frothers but need to do one to test in the velvetizer really. Hope some of this helps you to decide.
@@A2BProductions It is helpful yes. Thanks. I'll admit this only came to my attention when I saw the Velvetizer and thought ooo pretty gadget AND it involved chocolate. Then I saw the price so I started looking for reviews. My Nespresso coffee maker makes barely warm milk but your review says the temp is fine so that's okay. I've shopped around for choc chips but they're quite expensive too & if you want organic...eek. Thanks again.
I can say that the velvetizer makes a hot drink not boiling hot but hot enough to warm u up if that makes sense. Best thing to do is pop into a hotel chocolat store if u have one in your area. They demonstrated the machine to me and let me taste the chocolate also they have got a special offer on at the moment
As I commented in an earlier post, if you preheat the mugs using boiling water (a little swilled around the mug will do) then the velvetiser chocolate is definitely warm enough. The lower temperature keeps the quality of the chocolate and helps the frothing of the milk but becuase it's lowert then pouring it into a cold mug will mean it will go from warm/hot enough to drink without nurning your tongue to a bit too cold too quickly.
@@A2BProductions can u tell me why is it so hard to find a machine that makes a 220-250ml of good hot milk with a rich, silky and creamy froth(all i see is bubble bath foam/small ml amount)? i'm looking to buy one for 2 things, the one i wrote up and for hot chocolate but in an adult mug lol, not 110ml. i had my eye on the barista but the ml amount is to small, the jura looked great but they stopped making it. help?
@@A2BProductions as an owner of a velvetiser and an aeroccino I can say that MAYBE with a frother wand you MIGHT get something approaching aeroccino quality but defenitiely wouldn't get anything close to the velvetiser.
we have an aeroccino and have used it for hotel chocolat sachets - works ok but not the hottest. Heating the cup in advance is better but still you have to drink quite quickly. Have you compared the temperature of the velvetiser vs the aeroccino?
I have a friend who'd not had the best year so I actually gave them my Citiz and aeroccino 4 as a gift as I have the Creatista for everyday use now. Still love both of those machines though and do miss them 😭
Yeah they love it and use it everyday, say they can't go back to instant coffee now 😂 Thankfully they've had a much better 2021 than they had 2020 too.
I make hot chocolate with my Creatista Plus. I just dissolve the powder with a tiny bit of boiling water and then put in the milk. I just use the milk setting and it turns out nice and creamy. Of course you have control over temperature and froth levels.
Really helpful video which I’ve shared with a friend too. Has anyone compared the hotel chocolate pod coffee machine against the a nespresso? The combined deal to get a velvitiser for £49 seems very good, which I’m considering as the barista recipe maker isn’t available anywhere at the moment, so wondered what people felt about the quality of coffee from their machine. Thanks in advance.
Please be aware everyone the Aeroccino was never made for making hot chocolate. Therefore it will never make a hot chocolate as good as dedicated other machines or the old fashioned way in a pan. As well as not turning out as good, it is far harder to clean out as well.
@@A2BProductions - Will you be reviewing La Cumplida Refinada capsules? Nespresso are currently offering two free sleeves with all orders of 100 capsules (selected accounts). Thanks.
Let me see what I can do. Feel bad as I said I'd review those for another subscriber too but was mega busy at the time, think I have another pack though so will try and locate them.
You seriously must have got a duff one. Mine consistently worked for frothy milk or chocolate and was much easier to clean than our previous Aeroccino 3.
Sorry. That would never work. for decent hot chocolate you need to melt actual chocolate or use very fine cocoa. Neither chocolate nor cocoa would work well with any pod based machine worth buying. Even if it did you'd want to add said drink to boiling milk in order to make it to the taste of the average cocoa enthusiast. At which point you'd have to ask yourself why you aren'tjust adding chocolate flakes to any of the 6+ devices already available for frothing milk (Aeroccino 1&2, the 3 reviewed here and Aeroccino 4 - plus multiple other company's milk frothers).
That aeroccino hot chocolate looks so sad! I promise it can be so much better (I don’t know what model I have, had it for years, but it looks just like yours!) - here are some tips from many experiments! 1) throw away the lid, you need air! I’ve decided the lid is only there for people who overfill their aeroccinos not for people who want nice silky frothed milk - and definitely use the spring! 2) you have to let the milk start to warm up before you add the chocolate (I also use flakes/small pieces) and add a teaspoon at a time so it can start to melt in (now you’ll be glad you threw that lid away!) - not sure how much I add ‘cause I judge it on colour! 3) when it’s done, lift the aeroccino off its base and tap it on the counter to knock out any big bubbles on the surface and give it a quick swirl before pouring it into a (pre-warmed!) cup. Would love to know what you think if you give it a try :D
Good to know the Velvitiser does lives up to it's name. Thanks for taking the time to review and compare for us 😊
Our pleasure 😊 Glad you enjoyed it 👍🏼
A good tip with the velvetiser (might help with the other two) is that the lower the amount of milk used the more frothy the drink. I like to pour most of it out and leaving just enough to cover the whisk (or whatever you want to call the rotatey thing) and then switch it on for a few more seconds to make a nice 'head' to put on top. Surprised tha t the Barista has a lower capcity considering how much bigger it is than the velvetiser.
I have a velvetiser and I can say that it makes drinking hot chocolate so luxurious. It’s really a texture that it’s hard to find even in cafes due to how it’s made.
Yeah it really is a different texture from the others 👍
I am like Abi, a bigger size drink every time! They all looked delicious but the Velvitiser looked like the one for me. Thanks very much and I hope all three drinks were enjoyed.
Yeah none of the hot chocolates lasted long 😅 but yeah I have to say the Velvetiser added a little something extra to the texture of the milk and think that's the machine I'd go for if I was just looking for a hot chocolate maker.
U can make your drink hotter using the velvetiser by putting some boiled water on the side in a cup while the velvetiser is mixing your hot choco and when the velvdtiser is done jist discard the boiled watdr and add your hot c from the velvdtiser to your cup and ul have a much hotter cup of hc😀
I was wondering if Hotel Chocolat adds some special emulsifier or stabiliser to their sachets to improve their own drinks' texture - but at least their 70% classic sachets only contain soy lecithin as an additive (which is common in chocolate). Additives aside, these frothers aim to whip up the milk proteins such that they can stabilise very tiny air bubbles inside the drink. Agitation and temperature should both help with that, but I'm curious to know what else the pricey Velvetiser is doing to get a leg up over the competition.
Thanks for this comparison video. There's too little impartial information on hot chocolate frothing on the internet.
Thanks for that, we value honesty on the channel so really glad that comes through 😁 Thanks for sharing your thoughts too 👍🏼
@@A2BProductions I'd be interested to see a comparison between these and just regular whisked stove-top hot chocolate. The point being to find if the Velvetiser or a milk frother does something magical that you couldn't achieve easily with conventional equipment.
The review mentioned that the temperature was higher on the Barista machine which was seen as a plus but in the blurb for the Velvetiser they say a common error in making hot chocolate is makimg the milk too warm so I think having a slightly lower temperature actually helps the velvetising and prevents from 'scalding' the chocolate. They do recommend preheating the mug(s) which can easily be done by carefully swilling some boiled water round the mug and chucking it out just prior to pouring the chocolate in. This means it doesn't cool down as quickly as it would when poured in a cold mug.
Soy is bad for you..especially men. I buy the HC 85% chocolate shavings which has nothing else added. I then just add a couple of stevie drops. Nut milk seems to froth more I noticed too. The Jord oat&hemp is nice and adds a little sweetness.
@@papaspears5035 Lol nut milk. I'm juvenile I know.
Makes 2 to 3 pints - I make in bulk in a jar
Best in a pan, but works well in a milk frother - I have a Nespresso aerochino 4. I use 1tbs per max line of milk.
Can be edited if like less sweet, use less sugar and so on.
2 tablespoons malted milk powder/Horlicks
2 tablespoons cornflour
3 tablespoons icing sugar
4 tablespoons quality cocoa powder
1 pinch ground cinnamon
100g dark chocolate grated
Thanks for sharing 😁👍🏼
I have the velvitiser and I use it just for milk if I’m using powder chocolate and if I want it warmer I microwave the milk before it goes in the machine. I love mine but find the hotel chocolate expensive but I’m paying less than £2 per drink so way better than any cafe!!!!
My velvetizer came in today. Haven’t tried it yet. Looking forward to it!
Be great to hear how you get on with it 👍
How was it? I'm thinking of buying one!
How hot are these drinks when made please?
Very interesting video. So the Barista machine produced a hotter drink eh? I think you should update this comparative test and use a thermometer. Why? Because the Velvetiser reaches the optimum temperature to melt chocolate and not burn the chocolate. My concern is that the Barista machine may well go that bit beyond optimum. As for the Aerechino (sorry bad spell I know) if I recall correctly it doesn't get close to the optimum temperature to melt chocolate as can clearly be seen looking in the base of it.
Funnily I have both the Velvetiser and the Aerochino as I have the Nespresso Vertuo coffee machine 👌
Yes, came here to say this. If you're spending that much on lovely hot chocolate flakes, you don't want to be burning it! Around *68º* is what you're aiming for.
Random fact - the reasons most people find *green tea* bitter is because they pour boiling water on it, when really it's meant to have *85º* water. It's the boiling water that releases the bitter compounds.
I know she mentioned the Nespresso makes the hottest chocolate, but has anyone actually measured how hot the chocolate gets with these three machines?
How is the temperature comparrison? I have a Nespresso coffee maker and I have to heat the milk up in a pan because the frother gizmo heats it to luke warm at best so I need to drink it within 10 mins or it's really cold. Also have you tried plant milks? Also can you use high quality cacao powder or does it need to be solid choc chips? Thanks for any help. I'm thinking of getting this as an xmas pressie but I don't want to land them with something that's expensive to use or heats it to luke warm.
Which one are you thinking of getting? As far as heat goes the barista recipe maker is the hottest hot chocolate I’ve had from a hot chocolate maker by far. No reason why you can’t use powder and we did a video using chocolate callets in the Aeroccino too, my wife also uses those in the velvetiser regularly and have proved good value. On the plant milks question we have a few videos on the channel testing plant milks in the Nespresso frothers but need to do one to test in the velvetizer really. Hope some of this helps you to decide.
@@A2BProductions It is helpful yes. Thanks. I'll admit this only came to my attention when I saw the Velvetizer and thought ooo pretty gadget AND it involved chocolate. Then I saw the price so I started looking for reviews. My Nespresso coffee maker makes barely warm milk but your review says the temp is fine so that's okay. I've shopped around for choc chips but they're quite expensive too & if you want organic...eek. Thanks again.
The one thing that concerns me is the temperature because I like a hot drink to be HOT . Reports say these machines only make a warm drink !
I can say that the velvetizer makes a hot drink not boiling hot but hot enough to warm u up if that makes sense. Best thing to do is pop into a hotel chocolat store if u have one in your area. They demonstrated the machine to me and let me taste the chocolate also they have got a special offer on at the moment
As I commented in an earlier post, if you preheat the mugs using boiling water (a little swilled around the mug will do) then the velvetiser chocolate is definitely warm enough. The lower temperature keeps the quality of the chocolate and helps the frothing of the milk but becuase it's lowert then pouring it into a cold mug will mean it will go from warm/hot enough to drink without nurning your tongue to a bit too cold too quickly.
One thing I would say, the velvetiser does have double the froth but it was double the milk amount too. So bear that in mind.
Yeah it would be interesting to try the Velvetiser with less milk to see how that comes out.
@@A2BProductions can u tell me why is it so hard to find a machine that makes a 220-250ml of good hot milk with a rich, silky and creamy froth(all i see is bubble bath foam/small ml amount)? i'm looking to buy one for 2 things, the one i wrote up and for hot chocolate but in an adult mug lol, not 110ml. i had my eye on the barista but the ml amount is to small, the jura looked great but they stopped making it. help?
What about heating milk in a saucepan/microwave & frothing it with a stick frothier?
I have tried this before but found the froth way too airy, maybe a better quality handheld frother would have helped 🤔
@@A2BProductions as an owner of a velvetiser and an aeroccino I can say that MAYBE with a frother wand you MIGHT get something approaching aeroccino quality but defenitiely wouldn't get anything close to the velvetiser.
I'm wondering would you be able to make a Milo using a Aeroccno 3
I’d never heard of that but just looked it up and available in the uk so will see if I can pick some up.
I’ve made Milo successfully in the Barista. I won’t try it in the Aeroccino as it is not designed to make it in a frothy way like other machines.
we have an aeroccino and have used it for hotel chocolat sachets - works ok but not the hottest. Heating the cup in advance is better but still you have to drink quite quickly. Have you compared the temperature of the velvetiser vs the aeroccino?
Good stuff guy's thank you...
Thanks for watching!
What happened to your aeroccino 4? Do you prefer the 3?
I have a friend who'd not had the best year so I actually gave them my Citiz and aeroccino 4 as a gift as I have the Creatista for everyday use now. Still love both of those machines though and do miss them 😭
@@A2BProductions - What a nice gesture. 👍🏻 Bet they appreciated that?
Yeah they love it and use it everyday, say they can't go back to instant coffee now 😂 Thankfully they've had a much better 2021 than they had 2020 too.
I make hot chocolate with my Creatista Plus. I just dissolve the powder with a tiny bit of boiling water and then put in the milk. I just use the milk setting and it turns out nice and creamy. Of course you have control over temperature and froth levels.
I keep meaning to try this on the pro but have always worried it would clog up the steam wand. Need to be brave and give it a go I think 😅
Really helpful video which I’ve shared with a friend too.
Has anyone compared the hotel chocolate pod coffee machine against the a nespresso? The combined deal to get a velvitiser for £49 seems very good, which I’m considering as the barista recipe maker isn’t available anywhere at the moment, so wondered what people felt about the quality of coffee from their machine. Thanks in advance.
Please be aware everyone the Aeroccino was never made for making hot chocolate. Therefore it will never make a hot chocolate as good as dedicated other machines or the old fashioned way in a pan. As well as not turning out as good, it is far harder to clean out as well.
Thanks for this video.
No problem, thanks for the continued support 👍
@@A2BProductions - Will you be reviewing La Cumplida Refinada capsules? Nespresso are currently offering two free sleeves with all orders of 100 capsules (selected accounts).
Thanks.
Let me see what I can do. Feel bad as I said I'd review those for another subscriber too but was mega busy at the time, think I have another pack though so will try and locate them.
youre not supposed to add anything to the milk when using the nespresso aeroccino!!
Coffee machine ok velvetiser only works intermittently probably the biggest waste of £70 I’ve ever spent
You seriously must have got a duff one. Mine consistently worked for frothy milk or chocolate and was much easier to clean than our previous Aeroccino 3.
Have you thought about buying a big bar of chocolate and grating it? That's probably cheaper than buying the flakes from those companies...
Yeah it'd be interesting to try and find a good quality bar at a good price and see how much it saved 👍
like if you agree nespresso should make hot chocolate pods
Sorry. That would never work. for decent hot chocolate you need to melt actual chocolate or use very fine cocoa. Neither chocolate nor cocoa would work well with any pod based machine worth buying. Even if it did you'd want to add said drink to boiling milk in order to make it to the taste of the average cocoa enthusiast. At which point you'd have to ask yourself why you aren'tjust adding chocolate flakes to any of the 6+ devices already available for frothing milk (Aeroccino 1&2, the 3 reviewed here and Aeroccino 4 - plus multiple other company's milk frothers).