Cuisipro Donvier Electronic Yogurt Maker
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Cuisipro Donvier Electronic Yogurt Maker
Customer Review: tried it 3 different ways. wanted to keep it. it's going back
Summary: 2 Stars
i was super excited to find out about this product and purchased it right away due to the high ratings.
first, the packaging it came in looked like hell. but that's not important. the inside was nice and clean, so i opened it right away. i had already purchased 2% milk and plain yogurt, so i was ready to start the moment i got it.
read the instructions, heated the milk to 187F, waited until it came back down to around 107 and put 2 heaping tablespoons of plain yogurt. waited 11 hrs (the instructions said start with 10) and when i looked at it, it was very, very liquid. very watery. turned it on again for 3 more hrs, but that did not help.
so, went to the store, got 2% organic milk and talked to my mom. she is from the old country and said "put 5 heaping tablespoons this time". so, i repeated the steps, put 5 tablespoons and put it for 13 hrs.
got up, looked at and it looked like yogurt. dipped my spoon in it and it was very watery on the inside. it looked like i opened a container of store bought yogurt, took out 1/4 of it and put water. then mixed it up. thats how it looked.
damn, i really wanted to keep it. i was tired of not knowing what's in my yogurt.
Customer Review: Dissapointed
Summary: 2 Stars
I really wanted to love this machine but made three batches and was dissapointed. The first two batches I made with Fage yogurt as starter both failed. Fage only uses two bacteria that need at least 110F to culture. The third batch I used a stronger starter (Tillamook) which uses four bacteria and that one did take. However, after 13 hours in the machine, the yogurt came out thin showing that the culture barely took hold. I did a little investagation and started taking the temp of the machine. I was unhappy to find that the Donvier was only keeping the temperature around 95F in the center and 90F at the edges. Yogurt is best cultured 110-115F, at only 90-95F the bacteria will struggle to populate making culture times very long. Also, because the heating was uneven the yogurt at the edges of the machine was thinner than the ones in the center. I called the manufacturer to find out if the machine was defective but the ONE service rep they had was out of town for a week. Apparently no one else was available to discuss the issue. I've decided to send the machine back and try a EuroCuisine instead.
Two stars because it will make yogurt, but not good quality yogurt and manufacturer customer service is lacking.
Customer Review: A repeat buyer's review
Summary: 5 Stars
I just ordered my second yogurt maker after the first one was no longer performing as expected. This is normal after some 3 years of operation.
I believe the other reviews have already established that you should be able to get yogurt out of this device. I confirm it. Over the past few years, I must have consumed more than one jar of home-made yogurt per day, on average. There were a few batches that failed but 'few' is the operative word here. The failures are probably in the low single digits. Given that there is agreement on the positives, I only want to point to some wear-and-tear that's to be expected:
- The plastic lids will not last forever. Half-way through my using this product, after one or 2 years, I had to buy a set of spare jars with lids. The jars were okay but some of the lids had cracked.
- The plastic cover may break, eventually. Mine broke but I used it as a tray for keeping the yogurt jars in the fridge.
- The thermometer may break, eventually. Mine did break a few months ago and that's what prompted me to buy this second yogurt maker.
I was leaning toward 4-stars but the fact is that there's nothing better out there so... it gets my high-five.
Customer Review: surprisingly pleased
Summary: 5 Stars
I cannot say enough good things about this item, even though I purchased it somewhat tentatively and my husband thought it would be the next big white elephant. I decided on this product as it seemed to offer a few extras for slightly more cost (thermometer, timer, etc.). I have been making yogurt every week since however and it could not be easier, fresher or better tasting. I have followed the directions included with the maker and have not had any problems (organic skim milk, organic milk powder and yogurt as starter. Heat milk in microwave 8 minutes, "cook" in maker for 10 1/2 hours). The yogurt is firm, I think comparable to American store versions. My four year old eats it on his cereal instead of milk and asks for it for snacks, eating right out of the container. I also purchased the additional set of yogurt cups so I could make a new batch while still eating the rest.
I would like to add I am not an organic go-getter. We've recently been making some changes based on a general concern for how often we are exposed to chemicals, etc. in our and our children's lives. The yogurt maker has given us one more way to feel secure in and expand our choices. Enjoy!
Customer Review: Easy and tasty yogurt, the way you want it!
Summary: 5 Stars
A friend told me last year about her yogurt machine and I was so enticed, but as a procastinator I just thought about how neat it was for a very long time. I grabbed this the other day on sale at a discount store and made my first batch the night before last. HOW COOL! I "cooked" it for the suggested 10 hours and it has a nice creamy consistency.
It tastes great plain, but I added some honey and lime zest/juice and it was heavenly! In future batches, I'm going to play around with the time, and also adding powdered milk, and see how that affects it.
I agree with another poster who wishes that the thermometer had numbers and notches on it, just for general information purposes. But I guess I'll get out my digital thermometer and see what the milk temp is when it gets to the marked spot. It would also be nice if the thermometer beeped to let you know that it was at the right temp -- I have a fear that I'll get distracted and forget it until it's too cool! 'Course, I can use the digital to let me know that, too, and I'm sure the more you do it the more you get used to the time frame.