Lakeland Multi Yoghurt and Soft Cheese Maker Recipes Included

I 100% recommend this yoghurt maker. So much so, I bought my daughter one too. It is very easy to make your basic yoghurt and Greek yoghurt in this machine. Don't buy this thinking you can make L Reuteri, or other cultured yoghurts in it. You cant. The temp and timings are not right for those. I bought a Luvele yoghurt maker for that. Do not fear. This makes great yoghurt, and can also make a soft cheese, but I haven't attempted that yet. I actually make yoghurt in this 3 times a week, and always find it does a consistent job. Although you don't get much Greek yoghurt by the time you have strained it, you do get the added bonus of the whey. Don't throw it out! There's so many uses for this golden liquid. It's full of proteins and probiotics. You can drink it straight, add it to your smoothies, replace the liquid in your homemade bread with it, use it to start off a new ferment, or even use it diluted to water your plants. So buy this bargain yoghurt maker and enjoy knowing what you're feeding your loved ones.

Brilliant piece of kit . Had it now for a year and makes wicked yogurt, soft cheese and Greek style yogurt too . This has saved me so much money over the past year . So easy to use. Different temp and length settings if u need em . Just whack 1l semi skimmed uht milk in and 2-3 tbsp of yeo Valley or onken as well , stir n set to c1 42c 10 hrs then chill when finished for 4 hrs and enjoy. U can even put it thru the strainer to get thicker yogurt. My only gripe is I wish I bought this sooner . Just buy it n u won't be disappointed 😁

This does take the guesswork out of the process and is capacious and easy to use. The strainer is a piece of magic, it works so well and the results are really great, I was really impressed. Home made fresh yoghurt tastes so much nicer than shop bought, there is no comparison. I made the mistake of putting it away after use and not letting the air get round the insides sufficiently the first time and the next time I used it there were little spots of black mould on the bottom of the container. I was a bit horrified, it hadn't occurred to me that this might happen but now I don't pack it up when I have used it, I leave the containers upside down on a rack till I am ready to use them next time. The slightest bit of dampness inside will cause mould because the lid is so close fitting. But 100% happy to have bought this.

I bought the previous (original) Lakeland Yoghurt Maker 15 years, or so, ago because it was recommended as one of the few Yoghurt Makers in which it was OK to ferment the yoghurt for 12 hours, which apparently is needed for the bacteria to survive/be of any use in the intestines etc.It was a very simple "on/off" device which always, without fail, produced perfect yoghurt every time.I've long since given up the faffing around of boiling milk, allowing the temperature to drop and then transferring the contents etc. when it's perfectly OK to use U.H.T. milk from cold, as it's already free of bacteria. This results in much less in the way of stuff to have to wash up..My method: One small pot of Yeo Valley Organic Yoghurt straight in the plastic container and stirring in a litre of U.H.T. Whole Milk. I've never used Semi-Skimmed/Skimmed and ferment for 12 hours.Sadly, a few days ago, my Yoghurt Maker decided to stop working. The light came on, but it didn't get warm and after 12 hours, I ended up with cold milk.So, I decided to buy it again, given that 15 years was a pretty good bargain/bet.It was then that I discovered that Lakeland have updated the design.Having read any number of reviews and watched a few videos, some of which were less than complimentary, I was, to say the least, more than a little trepidatious about buying the "upgrade!"When it arrived, I immediately set to making some yoghurt and followed the instructions (apart from the fact that I used 1 litre of U.H.T. milk straight into the blue container, stirred into a small pot of live yoghurt.)I apprehensively watched and waited for the 12 hours @ 42 degrees.When the time was up, I lifted the lid (no condensation) to discover that it had set perfectly.I was concerned that the plastic pot would be difficult to lift out as it had no handles, unlike the previous model (see pic) but, it lifted out really easily and went straight into the fridge. Luckily the top shelf of my fridge is just low enough for it to fit in.This morning, I tested it with some sliced banana and a handful of blueberries for breakfast and it tasted wonderful, just slightly "tart."The timer is a nice touch, although, like some, I wish there were a "bleep" sound to let you know when it's done. The unit looks great and takes up less room on my kitchen counter than the previous model.Another possible plus may be that it'll be easier to clean than the previous model, as the white lid is less bulky and the pot doesn't contain a recessed ridge, where yoghurt used to get trapped, making it difficult to remove, when washing it up.Regarding the recommendations in the user manual. I can see no reason why they insist that the yoghurt should be used up within 4 days.I've never had any issues with yoghurt keeping in the fridge for well over a week. But, that's up to the individual.Early days, of course, but, first impressions, I'm very impressed with this unit.Whether it (or myself) will last another 15 years, remains to be seen.Time will tell.I'll pop back in a few weeks with an update.But, as things stand, fingers crossed, it appears to be a decent upgrade on the earlier model.

Great bit of kit, makes excellent Greek yoghurt took a star off because came poorly packaged but luckily was bubble wrapped inside