Milk foam to DIE for!

Last weekend I drove from Boise, Idaho to the Portland, Oregon in an ice storm to buy “stuff” at the local IKEA store. I know this seems strange to risk one's life for furniture you have to spend hours putting together, but my sister and I considered it a road trip. We planned to see with my daughter and grand-daughter for a bit while there AND we were totally jazzed about sampling the famous IKEA $2.99 Swedish Meatballs.  I know... not too bright.

We barely made it back alive with a truck full of Swedish treasures—minus the meatballs. When I was able to pry my white knuckles off the steering wheel in the driveway at home, I swore I would never do it again.  Particularly, since the only things that I purchased were two packs of napkins and a milk frother/foamer.  You see my sister had a basement to furnish and I had payday around the corner.

Anyway, it's been a week since the adventure.  Every day since, I have had morning coffee and evening cocoa with big peaks of frothy delicious milk foam.  These creamy good hot drinks together with my “over-50” failing memory made the trip one of the best ever taken.   That was until I realized, while searching on the web this today, you can buy the thing online: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10076320/

What kitchen gadget would you drive through an ice storm to buy?