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

Wornoutmom

Have decided to create a frozen yoghurt with some summer fruits I have in the freezer and am going to use it to top some meringue nests cause I have some egg whites in the freezer too so hopefully will make a nice pud tonight out of my error!!

zippychick

ive merged this wtih an older thread which may help

Zip

gayleygoo

I've just started using our slow cooker to make yogurt with full fat fresh milk, and it works brilliantly! Yogurt comes out lovely and thick. I heat the milk up to quite warm, and whisk in a few tbsp of ready-made/HM yogurt. and pour into a litre flip-top jar (or several smaller jars that fit in the SC). I fill up the SC to near the rims of the jars with warm water, put the lid on the slow cooker (leave the lids off the jars of milk) and wrap it in a couple of towels (this might not be necessary but ti works for me.) Leave for 8 hours or overnight, then put the jars in the fridge to chill.

I like my yogurt strained, through a muslin cloth in a sieve.

I looked into buying an Easiyo maker but it seemed to be just a flask. The sachets look expensive for what they are but I've not tried them so can't comment on their tastes or texture!

katep23

If anyone has an Easiyo and likes the sachets, my Lakeland store (Reading) had them reduced to £10.50 - £12 ish depending on type then £3 off if you buy 2 boxes. I got 2 boxes of 6 of the reduced fat type for £18 so about £1.50 a sachet. Not sure if other branches will have them but worth checking out.

boredjellybean

can anyone tell me the easiest/cheapest way of making low fat yogurt using my easiyo ??

glitterkitty

Hello,

I have an easiyo that i've had for years, and i have always just used the sachets, but now I want to try making it myself. I have a greek yoghurt currently in my easiyo (from a sachet) but I just wanted some tips... (ive gotten myself confused reading through this thread!)
If i use 2tbsps of my greek yoghurt and 1litre of full fat UHT (plus some powdered milk for thickness) do I need to heat the UHT milk up if i'm putting it in the boiling water in my easiyo, or do I just use it at room temp?

Primrose

Katep - if you've got a number of EasiYo sachets, make sure you use them all up within the Use By dates shown on the sachets. I've had some I've temporarily forgotten about and when I've used them after this date the yoghurt hasn't set. Some products you can take liberties with over the Use By date, but this doesn't seem to be one of them.

Aaron

glitterkitty wrote: »

If i use 2tbsps of my greek yoghurt and 1litre of full fat UHT (plus some powdered milk for thickness) do I need to heat the UHT milk up if i'm putting it in the boiling water in my easiyo, or do I just use it at room temp?

From dim memory of when I last did some without sachets, I found heating the UHT milk up worked better and I didn't need powdered milk as long as the UHT is a half-decent sort (not Tesco Value/half-horse).

jap200

I did try EasyYo a while ago but found them to be quite revolting - obviously just personal taste though. I can't see the point of the EasyYo maker without the powders either.

I use this 'bulk' yogurt maker from Lakeland: http://www.lakeland.co.uk/3440/Electric-Yoghurt-Maker

It is basically like an upright slow cooker with a large pot that fits nicely inside which you make the yogurt in. You then take the central pot out and put it in the fridge.

The pot holds 1L which is great because I buy 1L size UHT semi-skimmed milk which I leave on a radiator to warm up before putting into the pot with a couple of tablespoons of the previous batch of yog (or any live mild-tasting yog from the supermarket). I then leave it switched on overnight or for 12 hours. Hey presto 1L of lovely creamy smooth yogurt.

And it appears to be on offer for £14.99 until the end of Feb (usually £9.99).

Aaron

jap200 wrote: »

I did try EasyYo a while ago but found them to be quite revolting - obviously just personal taste though. I can't see the point of the EasyYo maker without the powders either.

It's just an insulated flask - what's there to not see the point of?

I quite like the low fat yoghurts from the powders - each to their own!