easiyo yogurt maker any good? or make your own? (merged)

As hubby likes his yogurt unsweetened and I like mine semi-sweet, I buy all unsweetened Easyio and add a little Splenda to mine.

kyle wrote:

been reading this thread with interst, we go through loads of yoghurts a week:eek: kids obv:rotfl:

So my question is, is the easyio worth getting, how much is it and what else do i need to make yoghurt, bearing in mind mine will have to be lowfat:rolleyes:

Kyle

I think the "kit" (yogurt maker/container to store in fridge) is about £14 ... either online or at Julian Graves.

Each sachet varies for about £1.40 to £1.85 (depending on whether you want plain or flavoured). Each sachet makes one litre of yogurt. If you buy bulk on line, you get far more choice and free postage.

You only have to add water to the powder and boiling water to the container you house the yogurt in to set (I leave it overnight, though you can leave it for up to 24 hours).

Yes, I think it's well worth buying personally. The ingredients are great and good for you and, if you're worried about the sugar content, just buy unsweetened and add your own substitute if you wish. They're also very tasty, last for up to 2 weeks in the fridge and are extremely easy and quick to make ... even hubby can manage it and he flatly refuses to try anything in the kitchen usually:rolleyes:.

We had our kit for Christmas last year and it's constantly in use. Probably the best and most useful pressie we've ever had.

We get our yogurt online from www.yogurtdirect.co.uk.

Hope this helps.

Hi all,

This is my first post on here although I have been reading the hints and tips for some weeks now.On Friday I took the plunge and bought an easiyo yohurt maker and made up the sachet of starter yogurt that can with the kit. It worked ok but I have to say I don't like the flavour - it's so sharp. I then made a batch using UHT milk etc, again it has come out fine but I don't like the taste. Am I doing something wrong? The first batch tasted much better when I whisked in a tin of strawberries and some sugar but I didn't want to add loads of sugar.

By the way I have been addicted to Tesco healthy living strawberry yogurts for some months so maybe it's just a case of my taste buds adjusting!!

many thanks for any advice you can offer.

Thanks mimijane I'll try adding some sweetner and look out for xylitol next time I'm in Holland and Barret. The yogurt I used was unsweetened so that was probably the problem.

Thank you for your quick reply - I don't feel like I've wasted my money now!

kittiwoz wrote:

Yeah. I've strained yoghurt through a clean jay-cloth before now too.


I think you'd end up with yeuchy raw cornflower in your yog if you did that. I'd think you'd have better luck if you made up thin custard and then tried to yog that. Just a guess mind. I think if you wanted to be able to bung all powdered ingredients together rather than making up custard I'd guess powdered egg might have more potential than custard powder.

Just adding to the HM yog a bit of vanilla essence and yellow food colouring (which only simulates the presence of egg in real custard anyway) plus sweetening to taste would probably work.