Can you help me choose a yoghurt maker?

[Miaou]

I am looking to buy a yoghurt maker that fulfils the following criteria:

1. Cheap
2. Doesn't need more than 6 hours continuous electricity
3. Can be made just using milk and not sachets (if possible)

I have been looking at the Lakeland yoghurt maker but it doesn't say in the catalogue how long it needs to be on for, though the price is right.

Anyone use a yoghurt maker? Any tips?

TIA
Miaou

Just bought my mum the Tefal one in Argos for 29.99 She hasn't given it a try yet but did you know about it?

No I'm not up to speed with Argos, they won't deliver out here . However if it is a good one I could get my mum to buy it and send it up to me. Let me know how she gets on with it!!

Certainly will! Where are you?

Beyond the back of beyond, as my dh puts it!! On a small remote island in between Mull and Skye. We can't get things delivered to us if the company concerned insists on the courier service getting a signature from the payee (and no courier is going to get on a boat to get one from me!!! )

Miaou - the Lakeland one needs 8 hrs by the book, but often I leave mine in for 10 as it gets a bit thicker that way.

Makes gorgeous, scrummy yoghurt though. But you probably don't want to know that if it's no good to you.

HTH

Roisin

Thanks roisin. Anyone tried the flask version (ie not electric)? Again reading the Lakeland stuff it seems to suggest you need to use their sachets, but I just want to make it with ordinary milk - is it possible?

Miaou - I think it's just less predictable. My dad used to make it in a flask - you need a thermometer to heat the (UHT is best) milk exactly to a certain temperature, then mix it with live yog and leave it in the vacuum flask or airing cupboard or wherever.

I have the lakeland one - it takes 8 hours. Takes a spoonful of yoghurt, a carton of UHT milk (can use fresh milk but you have to heat it up first), and a couple of spoonfuls of milk powder. Then you switch it on and forget about it - literally more often than is helpful .

Dead easy.

mum has made loads of yoghurt with the Tefal one now and says that it's fab!! Well worth the £30 quid as she's using it!!