Duronic Digital Yoghurt Maker YM1 Electric Yoghurt Making Machine with Large 1.5 Litre Ceramic Pot Make Fresh Homemade Bio-Active Yoghurt

The yoghurt maker doesn’t take up a lot of space and is so easy to use. You do your yoghurt mix put it in the maker and set the timer. Wait for the beep and you have perfect yoghurt. I hope there will be a spare ceramic bowl in the future. I bought the jars as a spare choice but they are on the small size. However, a spare bowl would be a great add on option. Great price, quality and arrived vey quickly. Would thoroughly recommend.

My first attempts produced curdled, runny yoghurt and I found the little containers fiddly. On my third attempt a) I used a pyrex measuring jug with handle and pouring lip and heated the milk in the jug in the microwave b) I measured and made sure milk was heated above 85 degrees centigrade and c) I increased the time to 10 hours in the Duronic yoghurt maker (had tried 8 and 9 hours with poor results). Using the measuring jug meant I could cool the milk in the jug in an ice bowl and pour it into the containers very easily. The 'Bulgarian' strain yoghurt, with some time in the fridge, came out thick and creamy with a slight but delicious sourness. There was no separation and it looked perfect.

I would have given it 5 stars if the eight jars were of any use. It is tiny. I did expect a small size, but it is tiny. Secondly, in the absence of temperature control, I knew this. Having said this, I am keeping the machine because I can use my casserole to make the yoghurt. I did the 12-hour setting, and the yoghurt was Greek Yogurt consistency; I didn't have to strain at all. So, I am happy with that. This is going to be my secondary for non-speciality yoghurt. I have ordered one of those fancy ones from Downunder. If this is your main one for those speciality yoghurts that need more time and maintain the right temperature, please consider other units or go with electric flask-looking units where you can control the temperature, but you only get plastic containers. Good Machine and value for money if you are going to do traditional yogurt.

UPDATE: Still delighted with this and very happy with yogurt it makes. As I live in France, I was able to order another eight ceramic pots from the French arm of the company. If you eat a lot of yogurt, as I do, it’s really good to be able to make a full new batch of eight while you still have eight left. I think it’s well worth the extra.Good luck with your yogurt making!—————————I wanted to start eating live yogurt after reading Michael Mosley’s book: ‘The Clever Guts Diet’. He recommends fermenting yogurt for 24 hours and this was the only yogurt maker I could find with a 24 hour timer. It’s made of quite delicate plastic but works well and produces a superb yogurt. The manufacturer is planning to sell additional pots in the near future so you can have a culture on the go and a batch in the fridge. I bought a Greek Yogurt culture to get started elsewhere on Amazon.

I bought this machine to cultivate L. Reuteri and specifically because Duronic says it's operating temperature is 38c,' low and slow' is their strap-line on that. My machine operated consistently at 45c, which made it unsuitable for cultivating L. Reuteri, the only reason I bought the machine and which is killed at that temperature. However, 45c is suitable for making other types of yoghurt and this is advertised as a yoghurt machine, so it does fulfil that function. On the plus side, it's a lovely looking machine, is lightweight but feels like a quality item and the ceramic bowl is a delight and so much better than metal or plastic. I was going to send this back but it's great for general yoghurt making and even for cheese making, so I'm going to keep it. For those who want to cultivate L.Reuteri without the outlay of expensive equipment get yourself a temperature controller (used for reptile heat mats) and a cheap non-digital i.e. manual control slow cooker and you're in business! It has to be a manual slow cooker otherwise the slow cooker will not come back on again when the temperature controller turns the power on and off to regulate the temperature.

I don't normally write reviews, but other reviews including tips to compensate for the lack of recipes helped me, so here goes.I have now made two batches of lactose free yoghurt and both have been excellent. I have the version with 8 little pots.I'm in the UK. I used Waitrose lactose free yoghurt as a starter (which I can get, but they've stopped stocking it in my local store so it's a drive, hence buying a yoghurt maker) with Arla Lacto Free milk.900ml milk and 90ml starter is perfect for filling the 8 pots just below the lids level. (2nd batch was 900ml measured and one little pot from the 1st batch just as it was, not measured).1st batch I used semi-skimmed, 2nd batch full fat. neither were UHT so I heated the milk to around 84C for 5 minutes and cooled below 40C before adding the (room temperature) starter. I whisked the milk occasionally because I read that helps the yoghurt be thicker.I had read that longer times also create thicker and tarter yoghurt and so I had the yoghurt maker on for 13 hours (overnight). I turned it on when I started heating the milk, so by the time the pots went in they had about 12h.And, as if by magic... set yoghurt in the morning. Jury is still out, but I think the semi-skimmed is slightly winning. The yoghurt kept well in the fridge for a week (after which time it had all gone, so it may have kept longer).

It’s a good yoghurt maker. First I THOUGHT I had issues with the green light not showing up but it takes a while and then it does. You can put the milk with cultures in at room temp m. and the yoghurt comes out fantastic! I wouldn’t want to live without it. I use YEO organic blue milk and use 2 ‘bio kult’ pre biotic capsules for one liter. Fantastic yoghurt. I have bought the small pots additional and am happy with both. Thank you Seller!

So looking forward to my yoghurt machine, good packaging, good looking device with lovely pots, two set cables, very good thought but didn’t work, tried to heat up for hours but never passed the red light, what a shame,