This takes all of the difficulty out of trying to get the prefect frothy milk for my cappuccinos.  It's really easy to set up and to use.  This would be great if you were going to be making lots of drinks at a time.  For me, I found that it was too much of a pain to have to wash the reservoir and to try to pour the extra milk back in my jug to make it worth making the couple cups in the morning that I need.  It is possible to use without the milk reservoir in the back and to just stick the tube in your milk container, but I have yet to find a container that it works well with it.  Cleaning the tubing out after you are done only takes a minute.  I will definitely get this out when making coffee for friends but will probably just stick with the steamer on the espresso machine when it's just for me.