Yogourmet Electric Yogurt Maker
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Product Reviews of Yogourmet Electric Yogurt Maker
Product Review: Makes Delicious Homemade Yogurt
Summary: 5 Stars
This maker is great because it makes two quarts at a time, saving energy and time. We figure that we save about $3 each time we make a batch and we make it twice a week, that's about $300 a year and no plastic tubs that we could not recycle!
The maker is great because it surrounds the yogurt tub in water which keeps the temperature even throughout.
There are no fancy gadgets to break: it is just a tub with a heating element, a thermostat and a light telling you that it is on.
I can see why others feel it is overpriced, because it probably cost $10 to manufacture, but how much energy will you waste making yogurt in your oven? Our Yogourmet has already paid for itself.
Product Review: May Need a Little Babysitting
Summary: 4 Stars
If you're looking for a yogurt maker, here are my experiences with the Yogourmet and a side note on the Tribest Yolife yogurt maker.
Between my yogurt-making expert friend and I, we have discovered that this is quite a handy machine, however, it may need some babysitting as it does tend to run a bit on the hot side--and I'm not talking ambient temperatures either. I keep my house at 67-68° during the winter and it still ran hot. I would double check the thermometer that comes with the machine. I'm not sure that I trust it.
One possible recommendation, so you don't have to stand by to unplug and replug in the unit to keep maintain a viable temperature, is to get one of those vacation timers--four hours seems to be the breaking point of where it starts to get too hot. If you want it tangier, then set it to restart up again in another couple of hours, but don't let it stay on longer than 4 hours. Of course, as it is with all things, you need to experiment on your own.
If I were to buy a yogurt maker over again, I would go with the Tribest Yolife YL-210 because you can make at least 3 quarts at a time. You use your own quart jar containers or you can use the individual glass sizes provided. Another friend of mine has three of his own and he makes perfect yogurt every time. He cultures his for 4 hours at a time and has never had a problem. He apparently lends out the other two machines so his friends and neighbors can learn how to do yogurt on their own. Never had a problem with them.
Final analysis: Yogourmet is a fine machine, but if you are short on money and/or want a larger batch at one time, Tribest Yolife might be the better machine for you.
Product Review: More work than I expected, but happy with the results
Summary: 5 Stars
Prior to purchasing the Yogourmet Electric Yogurt Maker, I had never made yogurt before. I saw this on sale at Amazon and decided now was the time to get started. My first batch turned out well, and I am anxious to start trying out adding fruit and other extras.
However...I was slightly disappointed because I thought buying a yogurt maker would mean that all I would need to do is dump together the ingredients in the yogurt maker, turn it on, and wait. Instead, there turned out to be several steps: heat the milk on the stovetop to 180F, wait for the milk to cool down to 112F, and add some kind of thickener to the milk if desired (such as powdered milk or unflavored gelatin). None of these steps were hinted at in the product description. The purpose of the yogurt maker, apparently, is to then keep this mixture held at the appropriate temperature for several hours to allow the yogurt to form.
Now, I'm not complaining that I needed to do a little work in the kitchen...I certainly don't mind spending the time. My point is simply this: If you are buying this yogurt maker thinking that it does all the work for you, note that it does not. It IS very useful...I would not want to figure out another way to maintain the desired temperature for 4 or 5 hours. I DO recommend it. Just know that it's not a "put-in-the-ingredients-and-forget-about-it" kind of device.
Product Review: Mostly awesome
Summary: 4 Stars
This yogurt maker is awesome. It lost one star only because it's a little splashy sometimes removing the yogurt from the resevoir. But the final product is great. Get one now! Now!Product Review: My favorite
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the third yogurt machine I've owned and by far my favorite. It's simple, no nonsense, no special features like timers or indicators, you just turn it on, pour in the boiled and then cooled milk + starter mixture, and wait. The plastic makes it easy to clean, and the bucket-inside-bucket design is both clever and functional.
It could be improved a little ergonomically in terms of hand grips, lids, and such, but it's not bad there either. I really like having such a big pot - you can make a lot of yogurt at a time, then decide what to do with it.
I've owned it for a couple weeks and I'm on my fifth or sixth batch already. You can save a lot of money, be healthy, and get much better product than you buy at the stores (choose your favorite tasting yogurt for a starter culture, then get some high quality milk, and it's going to be even better than the store version).