We reviewed the original PowerLix handheld milk frother on this page, the battery-powered wand with a stand. That model isn’t available on Amazon UK any more. The good news is that the same brand makes a newer one, and it fixes the thing most people disliked about the old one: the batteries.
The pick: POWERLIX Pro 3-in-1
The POWERLIX Pro 3-in-1 Milk Frother is the obvious replacement. It’s the same idea, a slim wand you dip into a mug of milk, but it charges through USB-C instead of eating AA batteries, and it comes with three heads that snap on magnetically.
- Three heads: one for silky froth, one for thicker double-layer foam, and a whisk for egg whites
- USB-C charging, with POWERLIX quoting around 90 cups per charge
- A 10,000 RPM motor that froths milk in about 20 seconds
- It stops on its own after two minutes, so it won’t overheat if it’s left running
- About 17cm long, small enough for a drawer or a travel bag
It’s rated 4.4 stars from over 2,000 reviews on Amazon UK.
Who it suits: anyone who makes lattes, matcha or hot chocolate at home and wants café-style foam without buying a machine. It’s handy for mixing protein shakes too.
The honest downside: it’s still a handheld frother. It froths milk but doesn’t heat it, so you’ll warm the milk in the microwave or a pan first. And the separate heads are one more thing to keep track of in a drawer.
Runner-up: Zulay Milk Boss
If you’d rather keep things simple, the Zulay Kitchen Milk Frother Wand has one of the biggest review counts in the whole category, with over 120,000 reviews at 4.3 stars. It’s a single-head wand that sits in a metal stand, and Zulay backs it with a lifetime guarantee. It’s battery-powered like the old PowerLix, so it’s the closest like-for-like if you don’t mind that.
Which one?
Want to stop buying batteries and like the idea of a whisk head for baking: the POWERLIX Pro. Want the simplest, most proven frother on a stand: the Zulay.
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