Anyone know about soy milk makers?

[lupohki]

My mom wants one. Can any soy milk maker experts here tell me which one to get? From google, there seems to be a lot manufacturers, but none of whom I'm familiar with.

 

[CucumberHead]

Try Silk. I haven't tried many types of soy milk, but this one is good. My brother's a soy milk fanatic and he claims Silk to be the
best. To him, many of the others taste like chalk.

 

[BaboonGuy]

silk is very good, the chocolate stuff is the best. making soy milk might be a little disgusting though, i'd just buy store stuff

 

[Eli]

I also buy Silk.

You really have to shop around and find a brand that you like. Some are downright disgusting, especially "Original" flavor.

 

[DaWhim]

those they sell in the chinese grocery store is the best

 

[Excelsior]

EVERYONE WHO POSTED:

He is asking about soy milk makers. Not brands of soy milk.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Excelsior
EVERYONE WHO POSTED:

He is asking about soy milk makers. Not brands of soy milk.

:Q

 

[lupohki]

True, I'm asking about a soy milk _maker_. I ended up ordering a Soyajoy. Seems to have gotten good reviews from looking at Google.

 

[Miramonti]

Making soymilk sounds intriguing but I'd bet the machine will be used in a few months about as much as the crockpot, juicer, or cappacino/expresso maker.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: jjsole
Making soymilk sounds intriguing but I'd bet the machine will be used in a few months about as much as the crockpot, juicer, or cappacino/expresso maker.

True that.

Plus.. where do you get the pounds of raw soybeans?

And.. do you have to cook it to pasturize it? If not, I bet it (can) spoil quickly.

Lastly.... Unless you add flavoring, it's going to taste pretty bad. I've not found an "original" flavored soy milk that is palatable to me.. lol

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: jjsole
Making soymilk sounds intriguing but I'd bet the machine will be used in a few months about as much as the crockpot, juicer, or cappacino/expresso maker.

Lastly.... Unless you add flavoring, it's going to taste pretty bad. I've not found an "original" flavored soy milk that is palatable to me.. lol

it's an aquired taste, like milk whose taste i haven't acquired yet

 

[lupohki]

Originally posted by: dighn

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: jjsole
Making soymilk sounds intriguing but I'd bet the machine will be used in a few months about as much as the crockpot, juicer, or cappacino/expresso maker.

Lastly.... Unless you add flavoring, it's going to taste pretty bad. I've not found an "original" flavored soy milk that is palatable to me.. lol

it's an aquired taste, like milk whose taste i haven't acquired yet

I don't cook or make anything .. i like everything premade and convenient. If you're really interested in the process of making your own, the Soyajoy has a lot of info. This is a Xmas present for my mom. Seems like everyone on my father's side has one and she's been buggin'. I guess it's starting to become one of the must have asian appliances, along with the water heater and rice cooker.

 

[richardycc]

you can use a regular blender to make soy milk, it's kinda PITA thou.


think I might wanna order 2 from that site, do they have the lowest price around? thanks for doing the research for me.

rich

 

[lupohki]

Originally posted by: richardycc
you can use a regular blender to make soy milk, it's kinda PITA thou.


think I might wanna order 2 from that site, do they have the lowest price around? thanks for doing the research for me.

rich

Just from doing a brief google search, it seemed everyone else had it for ~$125. Don't let that $99 expiration date get you .. it was listed as the 17th yesterday.

 

[Amorphus]

for those who are wondering:

you make soy milk by
1) buying soy beans from some local specialty store (I haven't noticd soybeans at my local StopnShop, but thats just me)

2) boil them thoroughly.

3) throw em in a blender and let'er rip. turn it into a paste, or whatever. the smaller the chunks, the more milk you're going to get.

4) strain the actual liquid out using a strainer, and then something finer, such as a thin cloth (that you can stretch a lot, mind you). squeeze every last bit out, if you like.

thats the raw soy milk. add lots of sugar to taste.

 

[richardycc]

Originally posted by: Amorphus
for those who are wondering:

you make soy milk by
1) buying soy beans from some local specialty store (I haven't noticd soybeans at my local StopnShop, but thats just me)

2) boil them thoroughly.

3) throw em in a blender and let'er rip. turn it into a paste, or whatever. the smaller the chunks, the more milk you're going to get.

4) strain the actual liquid out using a strainer, and then something finer, such as a thin cloth (that you can stretch a lot, mind you). squeeze every last bit out, if you like.

thats the raw soy milk. add lots of sugar to taste.

thats how I used to do it, but I do the boiling part last. anyway, just ordered 2 of those machines, one for my mom and one for myself.

rich

 

[DaWhim]

my mom bought one from Hong Kong. it broke down after used a few times

 

[Wag]

Rice milk isn't that hard to make if you want to go that route.

The bean juice is OK- I always thought you just cook up some soybeans, filter off the liquid and flavor it.