Yogourmet Electric Yogurt Maker
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Product Reviews of Yogourmet Electric Yogurt Maker
Product Review: Good product. Happy to have this in winter.
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this few months ago. ( summer) so just started using this as days are getting colder.
I make my own yogurt (south Indian from India)
hate to buy plastic containers and contaminate the earth with all those plastic containers.
I recommend this to anyone.
I also use this for Idli dough to raise properly.
no need to heat the entire oven as I used to do (energy savings)
South Indian's have to have their Idli and Dosa dough
to rest and ferment it is hard to make that work in winter. this is a good product for that.
it does get a bit too hot. I have to turn off after 4 or 5 hrs. I only make half the container each time.
may be it is designed to have the full container full so the heat is not too much. but if we only fill half or less it does feel it is getting too hot.
I would love to see a smaller one for households with smaller needs as well as couple of more degrees less temperature.
overall I am happy with the product.
Product Review: Great Product
Summary: 5 Stars
Love it. Makes great yogurt but the amount is the bonus. I strain my yogurt to make Greek-style so of course you lose volume. I eat plain every day but I also use to make 'sour cream', frozen yogurt and in anything I can. Saves me from making two or more batches a week (smaller machines). Would recommend to anyone who loves fresh, home-made yogurt.Product Review: Great Product
Summary: 5 Stars
I've owned one of these products for years and use it all the time. I use a few spoons of store bought yogurt or some from the previous batch as the starter and it makes great yogurt. Near foolproof. I have also made cheese with it. I just purchased another one for a gift--the only change is the inside container is no longer made of glass.Product Review: Great but not perfect
Summary: 4 Stars
My first batch used soy milk and it didn't turn out. Stunk bad and didn't thicken. If you use milk powder it is supposed to help.
Used whole milk the 2nd time and it turned out. I heated 2 quarts of milk in the microwave. Three 5 minute intervals and stirred after each interval...I'm not sure if this step is really necessary but they say it is for purity. Reached 160 degrees...supposed to be 180 but I called it good.
After cooling (40 min), used yogurt maker for 4 1/2 hours. It turned out sour and good but it is plain yogurt. I did use a starter that I bought in a health food store for $5.00. You get 3 starters to make 2 quarts each. As an update I can not find this any longer, I've been using the Danon Greek yogurt as starter and it is very good.
All in all it's okay. It is work like any other kitchen appliance but it has potential. I've discovered 1% milk works great with a little gelatin.
A perfect product would be you dump everything in a container and it comes out as strawberry yogurt!
Also I think a con is the price. Didn't even come with the starter. A crock pot has a lot more involved and half the price. As an update, I've never used a crock for making yogurt, I just meant there is more to a crockpot appliance and 1/2 the price
Update: I paid 30 something...the price of this has skyrocketed.
Product Review: Great little machine, don't pay more
Summary: 4 Stars
You really don't need a yogurt maker--all you need is something to keep your yogurt at the same warm temperature. Some people use a warm oven, others a heating pad or the top of the fridge. That said, I like having a yogurt maker, it makes things easier. But the complicated part of yogurt making is heating the milk to a particular temperature then cooling it again. As far as I can see there is no need to spend more on a yogurt maker. I love the fact that this one makes two quarts--I eat a lot of yogurt and I don't want it in little 6oz containers.
The directions that come with this maker tell you to buy their starter--you don't need to. Just use yogurt. I recommend following yogurt making instructions you find on the internet instead of their instructions. Good luck!