Will I save money by making my own soy milk,almond milk, and/or rice milk with the Soyajoy G4 versus buying ready-made soy/almond/rice milk?
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Yes, especially when you buy the soybeans in bulk, you save quite a bit. I make soy milk and tofu regularly. It ends up costing me less than a dollar per gallon of soy milk.
1871758
It is a lot of work for very little soy milk that I have yet to make taste good. I am going to try to make tofu from it.of
1871759
Money isn't the only factor. Commercial almond milk tastes terrible and is full of non-almond gunk. Pure almond milk tastes great and the Soyajoy G4 makes it easily.
123778
Definitely. I love it. I make soy milk every 2 or 3 days. Never looked back. Never bought soy milk or any other milk from the store. I buy organic soy beans from the health food store and a quart of soy milk costs me probably 10 cents.
874006
Maybe, but you might try using a regular juicer for coconut milk, too. You can make awesome almond milk and rice milk though!
2048890
Yes. The frother will froth Almond milk, however, Soy works better. Moreover, I would guess Almond milk's frothing abilities differ by brand. For instance, with Soy, Organic Valley froths better than some varieties of Silk. I just tried the Silk brand Almond milk and the result was acceptable, but nowhere as good as I can get it with Soy. Coconut milk frothes the least well.
1539083
You can make almond milk just as easily with a blender, if you happen to have one. This is a cooker and blender in one, essential for those of use who don't want to leave the stove on for long periods of time (preventing accidentally burn the house down) and rely on the timer alarm built in. When the cooking is not needed, I would choose a blender that can make almond milk, and much much more.
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I used almond milk tonight for the 1st time and it wouldn't froth at all. I finished making my latte,though cause I was curious,but it tasted bad..therefore,if you want to use an alternative to cow's milk,choose soy milk. I especially like an unsweetened vanilla kind since I like my drinks sugar-free.
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I was given a 14 year old Soyajoy that had a filter. I had to scrape the filter, then add more beans and run a second time.I liked it enough to want a new one, and absolutely love the G4! I don't whether to call it a soymilk maker or okara machine. The okara is very easy to strain, and pretty much fills the scoop. It can be subbed for tofu in most any recipe that calls for mashing tofu, and I prefer it. I haven't made tofu with this yet, and probably won't. Look it up on Youtube, there are many videos for soymilkmaker.
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I have not tried to use soy milk because I should not drink soy milk due to history of Breast cancer.. But I used skim milk, 2% milk, or almond milk.It works great! Only thing that you need to do is clean the bottom of frother well right away after using it.
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Valerie already answered the question well. I just want to add some comments about filter-less. The first two generations of soy milk makers were with filters. It sounds a good idea, but the customer experience was not positive, and that is why we developed the filter-less technology. The main problem with the filter is that the filter would get clogged after weeks of use even with good cleaning after each use. Soy milk is sticky and can clog the filter. Once this happens, it is difficult to unclog it. This were an issue for many customers. Another problem is that it is difficult to add the ingredients into the filter and then install the thing to the machine. Most of people who have used both types, definitely like the new filter-less design. However, function of the fitler-less machines depending on the design. SoayJoy G4 filter-less design is superior that it resulted in excellent grinding of the ingredient without adding many bumps inside of the container that makes cleaning difficult.
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Yes you can make almond milk. It is very good. Just remember to push the mill button not the milk button. It's very fast.And my children can run it. We are happy with our Soyabella. Linda
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I have not used soy myself, because I'm allergic to it, but I do not see any problem with a particular type of milk. If almond milk works, and it does, why not soy?
161265
I haven't tried it yet but I just spent 2 hours on a German forum discussing this topic. Short answer: Yes, you definitely can! Long answer: There seem to be thousands of ways how to do it; l-free milk and l-free yogurt, l-free milk and normal yogurt (the bacteria are fermenting lactose, so there won't be that much left), soy milk and soy yogurt, soy milk and l-free yogurt, l-free milk and soy yogurt, and so on... The result mostly depends on the yogurt, so either spend some time on Google to find out what people suggest or spend some time in the kitchen to figure it out. Rice milk doesn't work that well because it has a very low protein content (0.3% compared to 3.7% in soy and cow milk). People were trying to use rice milk and add extra protein but that needs some more research...
1502870
Yes... in the booklet that come with it (or in my case I had to request the book sent in snail mail) says you can use Soy or Almond milks also,that will be my next project to try making the yogurt with Almond and soy milks.
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I have never used Almond Milk but think a lot of people don't have success with it. I use Westsoy soymilk and it has never failed. I also use 1 teaspoon of soy yogurt for a starter per pint the next time I make it. Never had luck with using soy yogurt twice not as thick
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A WHOLE lot cheaper. You can get approximately 64 servings out of the 4.9 lb. The RTD's are a little better tasting sometimes but not worth the cost difference IMO. I would buy a small container 1st to see if you like it. If you like it then buy the big container to save money. I mix mine with Almond Milk (Original) and it's really good. You can mix with water and regular milk if you like.
719069
This soymilk maker has both a heat setting for making soymilk and a grind only (no heat) setting for making raw nut/seed milks. I use both settings with mine and it works great! Fantastic, consistent milk products every time!
1465295
You can froth both almond milk and soy milk. Someone mentioned earlier that the Almond Breeze brand froths much better than the Silk brand.