Yoghurt makers

[shirley]

I would like to make my own yoghurt. I have looked at Lakeland and they are selling 2 kits. One is the easiyo which seems to need sachets. The other is an electric one which I assume takes milk along with live yoghurt as a starter.
Help... Have any of you tried either of these or do another method?

[Earthbabe]

Hi Shirley

We have the easiyo yogurt maker and it does what it says on the tin. It is extremely easy to use. You just mix the sachet with cold water in the 1kg tub and put it into boiling water in the large white thing. I would recommend the organic mix and the Bio-life one. Very creamy delish yogurt. My mum used to have an electric one which made six pots and you needed a starter yogurt and evaporated milk. This was fiddly by comparison and the yogurt was nowhere near as nice. The sachets and kits are also available from Julian Graves so you can try odd ones before you buy packets of six from lakeland. Costs work out similar.

Hope that helps.

[JennieAtkinson]

Hi Shirley
After years of making yogurt with an electric yogurt machine and using a live yoghurt and ordinary milk I treated myself to the Lakeland Easiyo last Christmas. And I find its great! Previously the yogurt would come out runny, with lumps, never managed to get it right, but the Easiyo is always consistent very easy to do (like filling a thermos) and lasts me the week. The satchets are good too, although I only use the Low Fat Bio now. I even manage to get the satchets at a shop here in town. And they don't seem to work out too expensive either £1.60 for a good size portion of yogurt for the week (22p a day).

Good luck!

[Lesley Jay]

I have an electric yoghurt maker and always get great results but you need to heat the milk to a set temperature before you start the mix and it takes a long time to make the pots of yoghurt.

[Bibliobeck]

I also have the Easiyo Shirley and we really love it. The yoghurt tastes way better than the stuff in the shops and keeps well too (not that it gets much of a chance). I buy sachets in bulk from www.yoghurtdirect.co.uk who often have special offers on - sometimes on the kits too! As we're an all-diabetic household, I get the sugar free which is also low fat (have you seen the sugar content of some big brands )

[Earthbabe]

The thing I like about the plain Easiyo yogs is that you add what sugar you want. We don't add any to either of the ones we regularly use and they are so delicious you don't miss it. I don't generally make a point of buying "low fat" as yogurt is a low fat food anyway.

[nick the grief]

My Wife won an electric jobby that you made 6 pots at a time, trouble is it only lasted a day at best so we gave up with it as it was such a fiddle. Cracking yogz though. (note to self - Buy Mrs Grief a bigger one for Christmas)

[JennieAtkinson]

Thanks for the link Bibliobeck .......... and Nick, buy her the Easiyo! You will be able to manage it yourself!

[Bibliobeck]

No problem Jennie - I see they have an offer on the starter kits at the moment

I've used them for a while now and always found them quick and reliable. If you don't mind buying a few packs at a time they can also work out quite cheap - I usually share an order with my mother-in-law.

[shirley]

Thanks Bibliobeck for the link. I shall take the plunge and order as they are cheaper than Lakeland. Thanks everyone for advice.

[nick the grief]

Chees Guys, Where can this Easyo thang be found?

[valmarg]

If I have a glut of milk, I use the Madhur Jaffrey method of making yoghourt. You bring two pints of milk to the boil, and let go cool. Put two tablespoons of natural yoghurt in a basin, and whisk in the cooled milk (skin and all). Cover with clingfilm and leave in a warm place for 24-48 hours. I then sieve through muslin to make 'Greek-style' yoghurt.

I have been tempted by the Lakeland electric yoghourt maker, but at nearly £20.00 it is an expensive piece of equipment, when I can get the same result with little or no effort, with equipment I already have.

Never been tempted by Easy-yo.

valmarg

[hils]

I have had a Easy-yo for a couple of years now and really swear by it. The sachets are a tad expensive but look at the quantity of yummy yoghurt that you get. Also you do not have the added effort of sterilising utensiles etc.
Try their custard yog....to die for; if you pour a slug of Sloe gin (preferably homemade) even better.....

[shirley]

Sloe gin yoghurt now that sounds great

[shirley]

Yipppeeeee my easiyo has arrived. How quick was that?. Ordered it through Yoghurt direct as advised by Bibliobeck. Can't wait to get started now. The sloe gin yoghurt will have to wait untill christmas.