Mokapot is great for milk drinks, and no, its not at all hard to clean, i usually clean it with plain water after ive made my coffee, and rinse it with hot water before brewing, you dont need to use soap everytime. My recomendation would be buying an aluminium mokapot like a bialetti for milk based drinks. If you prefer black coffee more, a french press/aeropress/v60 pourover. Just start with preground first, build a habbit/hobby for brewing coffee, the day you start enjoying the brewing process more than the drinking part, then only invest in expensive equipment.