Salton YM9 1-Quart Yogurt Maker
by Salton
Our Price: $129.99
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Category: Kitchen
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: SaltonBrand: Salton
Model: YM9
Product features:
- Makes up to 1 quart; temperature controlled
- Power cord storage on the base's bottom
- Internal container is freezer-safe
- Clean container and lid with hot soapy water, base with warm cloth
- Measures 9 by 5-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches; 1 year limited warranty
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Salton YM9 1-Quart Yogurt Maker
Customer Review: Plug it into an anti-burglar light timer if you want it to shut off on its own
Summary: 2 Stars
I just bought this machine and I am making my first batch as I type, so I don't know how it will turn out. My aim is to get good Greek yogurt so I also bought a yogurt strainer with this machine. Seems like a lot of work to make yogurt, when you actually have to buy a new container of commercial yogurt anyway to make each batch (for the starter), but I do go through a lot of yogurt and I want to have full-fat, organic, Greek yogurt which is very hard to find in the Midwest (normally you can get yogurt with one or two of the characteristics, but not all three.)
My dream is to make my own yogurt that tastes like the best tasting yogurt I have ever had, which is sold in the UK and is called Rachel's Dairy Organic Greek Yogurt -- my favorite is the coconut kind. It tastes like gorgeous ice cream that is not quite frozen.
Anyway, I have read about 20 pages here of the 40 pages of buyer comments. I have really appreciated everyone's time and effort to list the steps they used, the best recipes, their tips and tricks. It is obvious that people who want to make their own yogurt share a kind of helpfulness, health-awareness, and rationality. :-) My kinda folks.
A lot of people are complaining that this machine does not come with a timer. I can see that a timer would have 2 uses -- to alert you that the yogurt is done (with a buzzer) and to turn off the machine so that the yogurt does not go on being 'processed'. But you can use other timers you probably already have (on stove, on microwave, on watch, on heart rate monitor, etc.) to set to ring when you need them to. And if you want the machine to shut off at a certain time, just hook it into one of those light timers (anti-burglar things) that I used to buy for a few dollars about 15 years ago and hook some of my lights into them when I was going away on business trips and didn't want the house to stay dark all the time as a tip-off that no one was home. I don't know if they are still made but they probably are. You can plug any electrical device into them, and set them to go on and off when you want them to.
However, even if the yogurt maker could turn itself off, what is going to happen to the yogurt that is sitting there in a turned-off machine at room temperature? Surely it will begin to spoil if it is not refrigerated after a while. So I am not sure what advantage a self-timing machine would really offer, except for people who are very precise about how long their yogurt needs to process at 110 degrees.
I've got high hopes for my first batch, even though I didn't think to sterilize the glass jar, spoon, wisk, thermometer before I used them. However, next time around I will do that.
By the way, I know someone who got this for less than a tenner and I've seen it as high as the mid 20s. I got mine for the low teens. The price fluctuates often, so you might want to time it right to get a good deal.
Best wishes with your yogurt maker! (I know you'll get one -- how can you resist about 375 positive reviews on Amazon - this little thing really stirs peoples' passions!)
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update about my first batch:
I made my first batch of yogurt last night and something went wrong. I only got ever-so-slightly-thicker milk after 12 hours of processing in the machine and then 2 hours (and then 5 more hours) in the fridge. It is disappointing. Thinking that maybe since I am used to very thick Greek yogurt that this consistency might actually be normal for regular yogurt, I poured it into my yogurt cheese strainer and it all went streaming through!
I follow directions pretty carefully so I don't know quite what went wrong, but I have 4 thoughts --
-I didn't sterilize the equipment before using (with boiling water), I just washed things with soap and water. The Salton booklet says to wash everything (obviously) but here some people say to sterilize everything - so maybe my cleaning job was not good enough to get rid of all the impurities. Especially with the wire wisk that I used to stir the milk while it got to scalding - maybe the wisk wires at the join of the handle were hiding some little buggers that defeated the yogurt culture. I will use a smooth spoon next time and will pour boiling water over everything.
-I used as a starter about 2 tablespoons of yogurt from a package of yogurt that had already been open about 4 days (though the expiration date is not until next week), and on here people say to use everything as fresh as possible. Next time I'll use a brand new starter.
-Also, the booklet's recommendation is to use 1/2 cup of starter, but I didn't have that much. Some reviewers say only a tablespoon is fine, so that's why I thought 2 tablespoons would be okay but maybe that amount was not enough.
-Some of the reviewers say that the Salton machine stays at 110 degrees for a few hours and then goes up to 120 which apparently (?) kills the yogurt bacteria and sends the congealed stuff into turning liquid again. My small cooking thermometer fits into the machine between the glass jar (my own) and the side of the machine, so I kept it in there to double-check. When I went to bed it was humming away at 110 but when I got up it was at 120 inside the machine, so maybe that killed my cultures during the night (I am not sure).
I'll give it another try.
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Final update:
I tried this several times, doing everything possible to make an acceptable batch of yogurt. The temperature kept fluctuating, and I wasted a lot of money on ingredients, plus a lot of time. I ended up returning the item for a refund.
Description of Salton YM9 1-Quart Yogurt Maker
Make up to 1 quart; temperature controlled power cord storage on the bases bottom. Internal container is freezer safe clean clean container and lid with hot soapy water, base warm cloth. Measures 9 by 5-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches, i year limited warranty.Yogurt is a great, guilt-free snack for both adults and kids. With this yogurt maker, it's easy to add favorite flavors--including exotic and sweet fruits, rich crunchy nuts, and natural sweeteners--to basic yogurt. Just follow the recipes, supplied by the manufacturer, and a nutritious snack, with very little fat and no preservatives (like most commercial brands), is not too far away. Making yogurt takes from 4 to 10 hours to process, depending on desired tartness of the batch. If you're looking for frozen yogurt, you do have to chill it for 2 hours in the freezer before consumption after it's made. The yogurt can be stored up to one week. --Teresa Simanton
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