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Have you tried a manual stovetop frother? It's made of metal, and it has a plunger with a frothing head (looks like a coil-type whisk) on the end.
You fill it with milk, put it on a gas burner or electric hot plate, warm it until the milk is hot enough (around 60-65C). Then you take it off the heat and push the frother up and down until the milk is sufficiently aerated. Here's the one I have:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000X7GF40
It produces microfoam that is at least good as those electric frothers from Nespresso etc. Not as good as a steamer wand, but close.
Regarding milk, in my opinion no consumer machine will give you enough steam pressure to create good microfoam.
There are electric milk frothers from Breville and Nespresso that rotate a metal frother to run air through the milk. The result is sort of microfoamy (but usually more like soap-foamy), but doesn't have the particular flavour that you get from steamed milk.
I'm (notoriously, among my friends, and probably obnoxiously too) finicky about milk froth quality, and the best solution I have found is a stovetop frother.
You have to heat the milk to the right temperature (the steam wand actually works great for this), and then use the plunger for 10-15 seconds. Weirdly enough, the result is almost perfect microfoam. This one is great:
http://www.amazon.com/HIC-Stainless-Steel-Frother-14-Ounce/d...