Oldie Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 Does anyone own one of these? I eat half a dozen yoghurts a day and thought that it might be worthwhile purchasing a machine instead. Has anyone any experience of using one, and how easy is it to ontain the basic ingredients?Any advice welcome please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 I've owned both, and chucked both away. Says it all.Should you be eating half a dozen yogurts a day? Are they sugar-free? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldie Posted May 27, 2006 Author Share Posted May 27, 2006 Yes - low fat and sugar free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 What make and model are your yogurts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyC Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 The ingredients are milk and yogurt. You put them together, keep at the right temperature and the mixture turns into more yogurt. Pretty simple really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 Not quite. The yogurt has to be 'live'. You then wait and wait...Quite honestly, you are better off buying it. You get more variety, apart from anything else.Still want to know what the low-sugar or sugar-free yogurt is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldie Posted May 27, 2006 Author Share Posted May 27, 2006 Made by a local organic farm which produces it's own goods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hastobe Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 I have a counter top ice cream maker and use it all the time. Thecounter top ones are quite expensive so you have to be a bit of afoodie / ice cream enthusiast (and eat a lot of ice cream) - buthaving three kids that's not a problem! We have the MagimixGelato 2200 - which retails at £285 - though we got our for a lot lessthan that! The counter top ones need no pre-freezing and have afar more powerful motor. Before we bought the Magimix, we had one youhad to prefreeze - and, tbh, it was a complete waste of time. Youhave to remember to pre- freeze it (for, I think 24 hours, beforeusing), the motor was pathetic and gave up while the ice cream wasstill runny - and it hardly held any ice-cream. It took a daysplanning and another days effort / freezing to make a small tub of icecream - which was demolished in 30 seconds by the kids! It was easierto just use a plastic container and a beat well by hand! (theice-cream not the kids that is!) With regard to how easy it is to use them - I guess it depends on thetype of ice-cream. Our two family favourites: banana rippled withtoffee and lemon & lime ice-cream are very easy to make. Themost difficult are probably those that use a creme anglais base. Thereare so many different types - custard based, syrup based, sorbets, milkices, sherbets etc...Kathie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 France or UK? You don't say where you are in your profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 I agree with hastobe. As a diabetic I wanted to try some sugar-free sorbets, but the freezer type was a complete waste of space (I think it was also a Magimix) and I can't justify £200+ for an occasional luxury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hastobe Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 That's one advantage of making it yourself - you know what goesinto it. Mum has to have a virtually fat free diet so ice-creamis usually not an option for her. It wouldn't be worth her buyingan ice-cream maker for the amount she would eat so we keep her suppliedwith frozen yoghurt icecreams, sherberts and sorbets etc.It always pays to keep on the good side of your mum [;-)]Kathie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyC Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 [quote user="Dick Smith"]The yogurt has to be 'live'. You then wait and wait...Quite honestly, you are better off buying it. You get more variety, apart from anything else.[/quote]Have to disagree on this one, Dick. Depending on the machine it takes 4 - 8 hours which is ok once you get into a routine with it and live yogurt is readily available theses days. Seeing you can add anything you like to it, I can't see how you can get less variety than from shop bought ( carrot yogurt anyone?). If you eat 6 a day then you're bound to save money. We got rid of ours because we don't eat six a week between us and it wasn't earning its space. For a yogurt addict it could be worth a go and you can pick them up pretty cheaply, both new and secondhand. I'd agree that you need to be really keen on yogurt for it to be worthwhile, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 Ours used to take at least 24 hours. Even with 3 kids it wasn't really worth the effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldie Posted May 28, 2006 Author Share Posted May 28, 2006 Many many thanks to all that replied. Still think it might be worthwhile so will take more time to check out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 I think it is if you buy a machine with a refrigeration unit, as described above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beryl Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 Lakeland plastics do a whole range of yoghurt making kits. I haven't tried these kits but I do like their website [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PossumGirl Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 Frankly, their website is nothing but an evil temptation to spend money!!! I placed an order yesterday and it has already been sent out! I'm supposed to have it before the end of the week.I will not go there again to browse, I will not!!!PG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldie Posted May 28, 2006 Author Share Posted May 28, 2006 Thanks beryl - I'm going to check their site now.PossumGirl - I know exactly how you feel. That type of site is fatal for me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 You don't need a machine now-a-days. Try the EasiYo system. http://www.easiyo.com/ It started in New Zealand where a large percentage of the population make their own yoghurt and ice cream. It is catching on big time in the UK.You shake a yoghurt mix with cold water in a plastic container, place into a thermos container filled with hot water and just put it in the fridge overnight. Hey presto, yoghurt for breakfast everyday. It's not expensive. The original pack is less than £15 and the mixes are about £2. They also do ice cream mixes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derf Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 Still want to know what the low-sugar or sugar-free yogurt is.Danone make a 0% fat & 0% added sugar, called Taillefine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 Taillefine sounds groovy - is it available in the UK do you know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris pp Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 We have a yogurt making "machine" made by SEB in France, use it all the time and have done so for years and years. It makes 8 jars and to enable us to have a steady supply we bought another 8 jars which you can buy separately. Once you have some live yog you're of and away. One jar of yogurt from the current batch gets mixed with a litre of milk and whisked and poured into the next 8 jars, the jars go in the machine, switched on and left overnight, it doesn't have to be overnight as the machine switches of after an hour and maintains enough heat to finish the process and so it goes on....Simple, and in our case organic yogurt, no sugar, just milk. Have it plain, mix fruit in after, have it on fruit, the choice is yours. Only thing it can't be is low fat, you need a factory and a few other things to throw in to make that..Almost all of the shop yogurts use milk powders and proteins to bind them.Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 [quote user="Cathy"]Try the EasiYo system. http://www.easiyo.com [/quote]Thanks for that timely reminder [:)]I have a Lakeland yogurt maker and used to buy EasiYo mixes when in England. So easy: just mix, plug and leave overnight. So tasty too!Having just visited the EasiYo website, I see they now deliver all over and quote in Euros! -------------------------Edit: having just added up my order, I now realise the delivery charge is much much more than anticipated [blink]... Lakeland it is then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derf Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 "Taillefine sounds groovy - is it available in the UK do you know?"Sorry, I don't know the answer to that but it's available in most of the supermarkets in our part of SW France, normally sold in a pack of various fruits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 I've looked it up - it seems to be sold in the UK by Danone under the name 'Shape'. I'll give it a try - I was distressed recently to discover the Muller Light now has loads of sugar in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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