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

zippychick

Hi Shezza:j

There is a thread about Lactose intolerant yoghurt - which discusses soya milk and other options . Do let us know how you get on.

I'll add this to the main easiyo thread later

thanks
Zip

shezza

Thanks everyone, I think I will try the soya milk as I like the idea of it being vanilla flavoured, will let you know if it works :rotfl:

NoAddedSugar

Just wanted to say I love my EasiYo. At first I had trouble with it being too runny, but now I use less liquid and works pretty well. I like my yoghurt quite thick.

I use the skimmers so it's fat/sugar free and then use the no added sugar strawberry krusha and splenda (I'm a diabetic). I mix the sache with about 500ml of cold water. The the rest is the krusha and splenda, maybe a slight top of water to get it over the 1000ml mark.

Works pretty well if you want completely sugar free/fat free yoghurt which is nearly impossible to buy.

My only gripe is the base is a bit expensive. I get 6 saches from Lakeland at about £10. I love the yoghurt so much I probably eat half the tub in one day. Ah well it's better than eating cake!

veronarona

NoAddedSugar wrote: »

I use the skimmers so it's fat/sugar free and then use the no added sugar strawberry krusha and splenda

Splenda is great stuff, although it doesn't taste exactly like sugar it doesn't have the strange bitter hint that other sweeteners do.

Ah well it's better than eating cake!

Ice cream was my downfall. I wish I could make my Easiyo really thick and fatty.

veronarona

rolleypolleypud

Hi everyone:)

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this but here goes anyway.

I few months ago I bought an easi-yo yogurt maker which had a couple of flavours that came with it to try.
The first one I used was strawberry which turned out great but everyone I've made since has turned out with a horrible like wallpaper paste consistancy which ends up getting thrown away.
The yogurt sachets aren't cheap and I feel like I am just throwing my money down the sink.

If anyone could offer me any advice I would be really grateful:o

Many thanks in advance:)

Gigervamp

I have an easy-yo and I use it to make yoghurt from scratch rather than use the sachets. There's a long thread on here somewhere about the easy-yo, so I'm sure one of the board guides will find it for you.

wssla00

Take a look here https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/717089 it might help

I use one but if it's too thick its usually because it's too warm- which if the weather here is anything to go by might be the case- Why not move it to a cooler room and leave it for slightly less time? It should set less thick and be watery for you?

HTH

rolleypolleypud

Thank you for your replies. I'm going to have a look through that thread now see if I can pick up anymore hints and tips.
It could be because of the temprature I do leave it in my kitchen to set and it does get pretty hot in there.

Many thanks again:)

Pink.

Hi rolleypolleypud,

Now that your thread has fallen from the front page of the Old Style board, I've added it to the main easiyo thread as your question may be helpful to others.

Pink

thunderchild

Hello all!

I want to give this yoghurt making lark a try next week but don't have the cash for any equipment. Now I have a Bubba Grub food keg (nice wide mouth) and was going to try the uht + yoghurt + skimmed milk powder recipe. The keg will keep hot food hot for 5 hours, if I pre-heat this and warm the milk to a bit more than blood temperature, wrap it all up in a towel and leave it in my boiler cupboard for 24ish hours does it have a hope in hell of working?

And one more thing, will this have the sour / tart "twang" that shop brought natural yoghurt has? That's the bit I don't like so have been buying soya natural yoghurt which does not have the "twang"

Sorry for all the questions!