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Limited time offer! Free gift with purchase, two packages of the Yogourmet CBA Probiotic Yogurt Starter, a $19.90 value. Also includes a FREE yogurt thermometer and yogurt cheese strainer. Will make 2 quarts of yogurt in 4.5 hours. Only yogurt maker available using the "water bath" system to create an even heating wall to make perfect yogurt everytime!

excellent yogurt and easy--no shut off though--I tape a note on it as to when it should be unplugged

This thing does what it's supposed to do: make amazing yogurt. The starter is fantastic and it really only does take about 4 to 5 hours for the fermentation. Key points to consider:
1. Make sure the water is lukewarm when adding to the water bath.
2. Ensure the powdered milk (optional) is added prior to the warming process; and, since it contains casein, it is difficult to get into solution so keep stirring throughout the milk warming process.
3. Be sure to thoroughly cleanse/sterilze the container prior to adding the warmed milk with cultures as you don't want cross-contamination of other bacteria. Either use a 10% bleach solution, let sit for 10 minutes, then rinse thoroughly, or use some hot water to rinse the inside prior to the milk and culture addition.
4. Skim milk tends to be a little more tart. 2% may be a better choice depending on taste.
5. Add Vanilla, and other flavors, ONLY after the yogurt has chilled. I did not do this but thought it best to warn others.

I did not try making the cheese or the greek style yogurt yet. I am sure I'll be pleased with the end product.

I like this machine and it makes better yogurt more consistently than I was able to do without it, but the price does seem crazy to me. I think I paid 73 dollars with tax for what amounts to a small low temperature crockpot.

Also, I ordered the kit with the starter, etc., and I didn't see all those extra ingredients at first (because they are inside the yogurt container itself) which caused some confusion with amazon.com. Also, the thermometer arrived with a dead battery.

So if you are looking for all the extra stuff hopefully this will help, and I'm thinking such a simple device should probably be available cheaper somewhere else.

The best yogurt ever! Even my husband, who was no fan of yogurt, eats this yogurt several times a day. We keep finding new ways to incorporate it into meals & snacks. We like the CBA probiotics yogurt, which takes much longer (overnight) to incubate. We think it is well worth the extra wait. I followed the instruction that came with the Yogourmet & even my first batch came out perfect. I'm really glad I purchased a yogurt maker that allows me to make 2 quarts at a time.

As another reviewer stated, for the price this device should have a thermostat! The temperature of your ROOM determines the temperature of the fermentation. You don't need a $50 device to achieve that.

We live in the northern US and keep our house at 60° in the winter. The instructions note the difficulty of using the product if it's Summer and you don't have air conditioning. It also mentions that if your room is colder it will take "longer." How MUCH longer? Hours, days, weeks?

My first batch of yogurt didn't start to "take" after 18 hours in the machine. At first I thought there was something wrong with my ingredients or that I'd done something else wrong. I made vanilla ice cream (sorta) with the batch and restarted ...

I reread the instructions and followed them to the letter. After 8 hours there was still no sign of thickening. I heated my oven to "warm" and set the yogurt maker on the open door. After a few minutes I turned the oven off. I came down every hour to turn the oven on for another few minutes. After another 4 minutes I checked and the yogurt was perfect. Next time I'll try putting the machine in a cooler with some hot towels.

Sheesh!