Subminimal Nanofoamer Review - I Was Surprised!

0:00 all right welcome back to another video today we are looking at this the subminimal nanof foer and this is a video that I've been really excited to make I've wanted to do it for a long time cuz I was very curious whether this thing could live up to the claims they were making in their advertising that this handheld whisking stirring device could create true latte art quality microphone and today that is exactly what we're going to be doing now as a quick disclaimer this unit was sent to me by sub minimal to take a look at however as always that will have zero impact on the contents of this video or the opinions expressed in it if you do want to check out this device I will have it linked down in the description below so the first question that really comes to mind with something like this

0:46 is why does it even exist you can create lattes on an espresso machine or you can use something like a $10 whisk from Amazon if you want to get foam cheaper the price difference between these systems is not insignificant not to mention there also are other systems like espressos foaming whipping capsules that they also make and they do a good enough job they create foam you can put them in your Lattes or cappuccinos and it adds texture and it's pretty much good enough for I would say 95% of people however if you've ever tried one of those systems which I have it kind of just makes Blobby coarse foam some are better than others but but in general I have yet to find a system that can make

1:32 true latte art quality microphone and that is what this is claiming to do now if it can live up to those claims it really opens a wide world of possibilities for other great machines that don't have steaming capabilities like that one the flare 58 is one of my personal favorite and in my opinion still one of the best bang for your buck espresso systems out there you can make incredible quality espresso with that but obviously you cannot foam so if you're someone who mainly drinks espresso but wants the occasional milk-based drink or has a guest coming over that might want a latte then something like this comes into play not to mention this is also completely portable so if you have something very small like a Pico presso for camping you

2:19 can also throw this in the bag as well and in the Box it actually comes with a little protective sleeve so that you won't go bending the shaft or damaging it in any way kind of like an electric toothbrush also in the Box you get a little mounting sleeve if you want to put it up in your kitchen you can have it hanging on a wall which is kind of nice and you also get a shockingly short USBC cable because the newest versions of the Nano foer are rechargeable however all of that is really good for nothing if this doesn't do what it says so why is this any different than this a 10 $10 frother the first difference and the one that you will notice when you turn it on for the first time is this thing spins

3:09 fast it has two settings but even in the lowest one it is hustling so that's one difference but the way bigger difference and if you take one thing away from this video what I really want to get through is that this is using a fundamentally different technique for foaming than this and that is why they are able to make the claims that they do this is a whisk I'm sure some of you have used this and it essentially brings air in in a very coarse fashion and it spins milk outwards the Nano foer is not doing that it actually has blades which are forcing milk outward in this direction through a fine screen and that technique is patented and they actually include two screens in the Box a fine screen and a

3:56 super fine screen in my opinion I have only use a super fine screen it is the one that I would recommend you guys use if you truly want to make latte art so it has a fundamentally different method does it work the answer is yes from the very first time that I us this it made pretty darn good foam and what surprised me right off the bat is that the technique for steaming or well not steaming foaming using the Nano foer is very similar to if you were steaming you do a short air introduction phase and then you bury the whole device and simply create a Vortex now you don't have to do this for nearly as long as steaming because you aren't handling the actual heating portion you just need to get the air in get it integrated and

4:43 then you can stop which takes really only about 15 or 20 seconds now obviously the one big difference is that that milk has to be heated beforehand you need to be using hot milk and then steaming it and there are kind of two downsides to this one you obviously need some way to heat this so you can either use their milk pitcher and put it on a stove or a camp stove or something to warm that or you can do what I did which was microwave milk and then put it into the pitcher for steaming now obviously be careful microwaving liquids to make them hot can be dangerous there are ways to do it safely but just a quick disclaimer there however you decide to heat your milk and get it into the pitcher is one caveat and the other part is is that as you are integrating air

5:28 using this device you are going to lose temperature so the initial temperature that you heat your milk to needs to be slightly hotter than the end drinking temperature that you want so it is not unmanageable you're not going to make cold drinks with this but you do have to adjust so with those two notable downsides the nanofer actually comes with one pretty notable upside that I don't hear many people talking about and that is that this is obviously creating completely dry foam there is no added moisture or water being added in like you sometimes get on lower and espresso machines that aren't creating perfectly dry steam so once you learn the technique for this this foam you are getting is fantastic and I am no latte art expert but the results that I

6:16 was able to get are essentially equal to what I was getting steaming on the best espresso machines that I own that is not to say that this is some magic device just like using a fulls size espresso machine you need to learn the technique it is somewhat manual it's not like those Nespresso for authors where you put your milk in press a button and walk away there is some manipulation that you have to do to make this thing work however at the end of the day is the subminimal nanofer worth it I think absolutely yes if you are someone who falls into that subcategory of people that would utilize this meaning that you need a portable frothing solution or you have some kind of analog machine that

7:01 doesn't have steaming capabilities then this is an awesome device for you you can pull it out occasionally or you can pull it out daily it completely works for either of those scenarios also if you have someone who has something like an espresso or a simple espresso system with poor steaming I think this would make an awesome gift I would genuinely rather use this than some very low-end espresso machine steaming setups it makes better foam and in in the end the workflow is maybe actually faster because like I said you don't have to heat the milk when using this so once again if you want to check out the nanof foer I will have it linked down in the description below if you've enjoyed this video please leave us a like and even consider subscribing if you want to see some more like it in the future thanks

7:47 for watching and I will see you in the next one [Music]