Dreo BaristaMaker – a milk frother that makes latte-art foam without a steam wand
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Every home latte maker has tried to pour a heart. Most of us end up with a blob. A brown, foamy blob that looks like a weather map.
Usually the milk is to blame. Latte art needs microfoam, the shiny, paint-like milk a barista gets from a steam wand. The Dreo BaristaMaker is an automatic milk frother built to make that kind of foam at the push of a button, no steam wand or skills needed.
I like that it targets the one thing home lattes get wrong. Most frothers just make hot milk with bubbles.
What is the Dreo BaristaMaker?
It’s a 15 oz stainless steel jug on a heated base, with a screen and a few buttons. Dreo, an appliance brand best known for its fans and heaters, launched it in 2024 at about 100 bucks. Its marketing name-drops three World Barista Champions, which is a bold move for a milk jug.
Dreo says it offers more than 30 foam choices across dairy and plant-based milks. The facts, from Dreo and a hands-on test by Barista Magazine:
- Milk settings for milk, half-and-half, almond, oat, soy and coconut
- Cappuccino, latte and flat white modes, plus hot and cold foam
- Low and high speed, and a stir mode that heats drinks up to 170°F
- Two tips: an impeller for microfoam and a disc for cold foam and stirring
- Jug, lid and tips are dishwasher safe
- Dreo claims bubbles of 0.5 mm for its microfoam
How does it work?
Pour milk up to the marked line, pick your milk type and drink, and press start. The impeller spins while the base heats, and a countdown on the screen tells you when it’s done. That takes about three and a half minutes, which is a nice hint to pull your espresso shot meanwhile.
Then you pour. Tanya Nanetti at Barista Magazine got glossy, smooth foam that she compared to a pro steam wand, and found hearts easy to pour from the jug. She said her budget espresso machine was the real limit, not the milk.
The good and the not-so-good
What I like:
- Hands-off foam. Press a button and walk away, no hissing wand or burnt fingers.
- It handles plant milks with their own settings, which cheap frothers often don’t.
- Cold foam and a stir mode make it useful for iced coffee, chai and hot chocolate too.
- Easy cleanup, since the jug goes in the dishwasher.
What could be better:
- It’s slow. TechRadar found it took longer than steaming, and the foam was less fine than properly steamed milk.
- The jug isn’t a great pouring pitcher. Testers at Kaffeemacher used their own pitcher for latte art because of the bulky handle and spout.
- It’s big for a frother. This is a counter appliance, not a drawer gadget.
- Your latte art still depends on a good shot of espresso underneath.
Who is the Dreo BaristaMaker for?
People with an espresso machine but no steam wand (or a wand they’re scared of), pod-machine owners who want a real latte, and anyone who drinks oat milk. It’s a nice gift under 100 bucks for the coffee person who already has the machine.
If you already steam milk like a pro, skip it. You’ll get better foam faster with your wand. Need the espresso part first? Our OutIn Mino is a fun small one, and there are more ideas in our gifts for coffee lovers.
Where can I buy the Dreo BaristaMaker?
Dreo sells the BaristaMaker on Amazon. It was about 95 bucks at the time of writing (October 2026). There’s also a smaller BaristaMaker Air with fewer settings, if counter space is tight.
Fewer blobs, more hearts. That’s the dream.