It will be paying for itself pretty soon.
Written: Aug 23 '04 (Updated Aug 25 '04)
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Pros: FRESHER IS BETTER, cost of machine, ease of use, Sanlinx customer service
Cons: None that I can think of.
The Bottom Line: Highly recommended! Fresh is always the better way to go.
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| mcdupre's Full Review: Soyajoy Soy Milk Maker |
Our brand new Soyajoy arrived on Friday. Out of the box, it looks like a cross between blender, kitchen aid, and ice-cream maker (with a stainless steel pitcher). It takes up the same amount of space as a blender. The motor is contained in the domed top of the machine. Enclosed with the machine is a stainless steel pitcher, stainless steel filter cup, instructions for use, recipes and a sample of Fairview Farms "Laura" beans. We soaked the enclosed beans on Friday night and on Saturday morning, we were enjoying our first batch of fresh soy milk.
I am a vegetarian and my partner is vegan. We would use cartons of soymilk very sparingly because of the high price and inconvenience of having to run out to the store and buy it. What other reviewers say is correct, at between 3 and 4 bucks a pop for storebought soymilk, the Soyajoy is a handy appliance to have. Now, all we need to do is make sure we have dried soybeans on hand and we will always have fresh soymilk.
Of course, you do have to soak the soybeans for 8 to 12 hours (I think you can get away with under 8 hours soaking, but no less than 6) and the Laura beans that Sanlinx enclosed with the Soyajoy made really delicious soymilk. We made the next batches with dried soybeans from whole foods and that made tasty soymilk as well but in the future, we're going to buy the Laura beans from Fairview Farms because that first batch was so delicious.
After the machine grinds the beans into soymilk, you are left with a substance in the filter cup called okara. I had to taste it, it smelled good. I sprinkled a little sugar on it and a few drops of vanilla extract and it was tasty. Okara resembles mashed potatos (from flakes). We are really looking forward to using the okara in recipes but have not gotten around to it yet. There are recipes enclosed that detail making vegetarian chicken fingers, burger patties, and a longtime vegan friend of mine has a recipe for vegan sausage patties made with okara. You can also make fresh tofu and Sanlinx has all of the necessary accoutrements for that process as well.
The machine *is* slightly labor intensive to clean so it is best to make a few batches of soymilk at one time. Cleanup is a little quicker with the enzyme cleaner (of which we plan to purchase more) and you do need to be quick as the residue tends to cake onto the shaft and blades and become glue-like. I do not find the cleanup to be worthy of a "con" though. It's just something that needs prompt attention after one finishes using the machine.
All in all, if you're in a vegetarian/vegan/health conscious/lactose intolerant household, this is a GREAT addition to your kitchen counter and should begin paying for itself pretty quickly.
Recommended:
Yes
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