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

Whitefiver

Hi folks,

I recently been taking a pot of Greek Yoghurt, with fruit to work as part of my lunch. (Nice with honey too - of course.)

However, I was thinking of buying an Easiyo system to make it at home. After buying the kit this then works out at £1.59 per litre (or kilo?) of yoghurt, and is supposed to be idiot proof.

Before I spash out, please does anyone have a *foolproof* method of making greek-style yoghurt with ordinary domestic equipment that they would like to share? I really would like to start making my own...

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Regards,

White.

Ember999

Whitefiver wrote:

Hi folks,

I recently been taking a pot of Greek Yoghurt, with fruit to work as part of my lunch. (Nice with honey too - of course.)

However, I was thinking of buying an Easiyo system to make it at home. After buying the kit this then works out at £1.59 per litre (or kilo?) of yoghurt, and is supposed to be idiot proof.

Before I spash out, please does anyone have a *foolproof* method of making greek-style yoghurt with ordinary domestic equipment that they would like to share? I really would like to start making my own...

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Regards,

White.

I have the Easiyo Yoghurt maker and its invaluable to me. I bought it from a shopping TV channel about 6 months ago and I have fresh home made yoghurt daily now. It is idiot proof, it never goes wrong and the greek yoghurt I make is the thickest, most delicious yoghurt you can imagine. To get an idea of the taste, think of the yoghurt in the corner pot of a Muller yoghurt, it's just like that. My Easiyo yoghurt maker makes 1 ltr at a time and I also have 2 small easiyo pots to take yoghurt travelling.
Buy one, its cheaper, better and also has the live cultures to aid your digestive system. You will love it! I love mine

apprentice_tycoon

There has been a lot of yogging discussed recently, here is the link to the last thread, which has a link to earlier ones . Personally I would use a widemouth flask and strain it, much cheaper!

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=70368

Whitefiver

apprentice_tycoon wrote:

There has been a lot of yogging discussed recently, here is the link to the last thread, which has a link to earlier ones . Personally I would use a widemouth flask and strain it, much cheaper!

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=70368

Thanks for you help, but I am locked out of the first link, and the second one is mainly about the salton maker - which also involves buying kit, and in my experience, (I used to own one *many* years ago), is not reliable, as it depends on saving some from a previous batch to make a starter. With the Easiyo, the culture (and precious little else, apart from dried milk), is in the packet.

Regards,

White.

Whitefiver

Ember999 wrote:

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Buy one, its cheaper, better and also has the live cultures to aid your digestive system. You will love it! I love mine

Sounds like a winner to me - many thanks. I was kind of hoping for a home-made solution, but if it works, I'll probably give it a go.

Many thanks for your advice.

Regards,

White

squeaky

Whitefiver wrote:

Thanks for you help, but I am locked out of the first link, and the second one is mainly about the salton maker - which also involves buying kit, and in my experience, (I used to own one *many* years ago), is not reliable, as it depends on saving some from a previous batch to make a starter. With the Easiyo, the culture (and precious little else, apart from dried milk), is in the packet.

Regards,

White.

Actually the first link was OK - it was the second one that was faulty - and that because it was to A-T's own edit posts, which you are clearly not allowed to join

I've edited to remove it.

Ember999

I tried to go into that link also and got told it was a no-go area...I wondered what I had done wrong! Thanks for explaining the bad link :j

apprentice_tycoon

Just when I think that I can work the technology! Squeaky - tell me what I did wrong then I'll know for next time....

Cas

Ember999 wrote:

I have the Easiyo Yoghurt maker and its invaluable to me. I bought it from a shopping TV channel about 6 months ago and I have fresh home made yoghurt daily now. It is idiot proof, it never goes wrong and the greek yoghurt I make is the thickest, most delicious yoghurt you can imagine. To get an idea of the taste, think of the yoghurt in the corner pot of a Muller yoghurt, it's just like that. My Easiyo yoghurt maker makes 1 ltr at a time and I also have 2 small easiyo pots to take yoghurt travelling.
Buy one, its cheaper, better and also has the live cultures to aid your digestive system. You will love it! I love mine

I second that! I bought one about 6 weeks ago and I wouldn't be without mine either. I take 2 of the small travel pots to work with me every day and I fill them both to the brim with yogurt and fruit, usually raspberries, strawberries or peaches. Yum!! :drool:

I bought my Easiyo from Lakeland, we used to go through a lot of yogurts/yogurt drinks and this is so much cheaper. And the tubs are dishwasher proof, another bonus!

calleyw

I thought long and hard about an easiyo but did not because of the cost of the mixes.

There are not to hard to get hold of as I am am lucky and with about 7 miles I have two Julian Graves so can get the packet mixes.

But it is the cost as to make yoghurt all you need is a pint of milk and starter and from then you only need milk.

These mixes are expensive when you can get a starter from supermarket for about 40p and the mixes are like a £1+ to buy.

But I might have another think about it though. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yours

Calley

savingmum

calleyw wrote:

I thought long and hard about an easiyo but did not because of the cost of the mixes.

There are not to hard to get hold of as I am am lucky and with about 7 miles I have two Julian Graves so can get the packet mixes.

But it is the cost as to make yoghurt all you need is a pint of milk and starter and from then you only need milk.

These mixes are expensive when you can get a starter from supermarket for about 40p and the mixes are like a £1+ to buy.

But I might have another think about it though. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yours

Calley

You don't have to use the mixes each time - I have one and if i do use a mix then you just take a couple of tbps of the yogurt and mix with uht milk and start again. I do this about 5 times before having to use a new starter as thenit becomes a bit sour.

You can use some live yogurt as starter and your uht milk or scalded pasteurised each time if you want.

I just find the principle easy as you just mix in the container and put it in the maker with the boiling water and hey presto 6 - 8 hrs later - yogurt!!!