The frothing discs supplied give you either a lot of froth or none. If you want only a little froth you can end up wasting some down the sink. But its very easy to use and keep clean. Also if you like your drink piping hot then look elsewhere as this machine stops at I think 80 degrees the optimum temp but it means the drink cools too quickly for my tastes. I like to savour and sip a somewhat hot drink for a while. But overall it's still a good machine.