Presto Pure IAE15-1.9 Liter Automatic Hot Soy Milk (Almond, Rice, Quinoa Milk) Soup, Porridge & Cold Juice Maker - 2 Layer Stainless Steel

****Long, but interesting review, grab your coffee or tea before proceeding, (or enjoy this meandering sans beverage.) It was over four years ago I began making my own milks, organic and non-GMO for my and my spouse’s consumption. (Sometimes my spouse makes more milk for me on weekends if we have run out.) I began with one amazing soymilk maker and large recycled Italian pasta sauce jars and did not even own a large enough funnel back then. Pouring by hand, carefully balancing, it had to be done as I saved for funnels and mason jars-the filter I used to strain the milk came with the soy milk maker so I did not have to make a paper funnel thankfully. After we saved enough funds up in our food partition to be able to get another machine, we purchased an additional soymilk maker since I make a minimum of two types of milk. This way I did not have to wait to rest the machine and could run both machines at once. I am recovering from a back problem and when I feel up to it, batching making milk and other foods is easiest. Many folks may be able to easily make milk each morning. I make A HUGE AMOUNT of homemade food, generate almost no trash, I compost, even make my own HE laundry soap so for me I need at least two working soymilk makers. Sadly; my second soymilk maker, just a little over two years old stopped being able to turn his mixer (rotor,) though he still heats up. I cannot at this time find out where to send him to get him repaired, and I certainly do not want him parted out. Until we can fix that soymilk maker, we are keeping him in a box. He was not injured, nor did he get water in him, nor was he over used. So, we really do not know why his rotor stopped, but we look forward to having him back in service. Immediately though; I had to purchase an additional soymilk maker so as not to lose a large part of my milk supply. I had to use my household partition for this purchase and fortunately I was able to buy one immediately and did not have to wait so I did not go without milk. I once again turned to Amazon for help with my choices. Amazon showed me the Presto Pure by idavee soy/nut milk, soup and juice machine. It looks similar to my beloved other two soymilk makers and has similar functions so I purchased one. It has not disappointed me. I love its large capacity. I store my milks in ½ gallon mason jars and they never go bad in these. One batch fills up a ½ gallon jar. Presto even includes a pitcher, filter, measuring cup and scrubbing brush with these. My other scrubbing brush was almost worn out. I love my new scrubbing brush, it is very ergonomic and reminds me of something I saw on an old children’s show, Hammy Hamster where a guinea pig was showering in his tub (with closed shower curtain of course,) and you saw him appear to scrub his back with a similar brush. It was a most adorable scene and this little scrub brush reminds me of pure, kind writing (I am an award winning screen writer and filmmaker,) and so the brush is a meditative tool for me when I use it to clean my machine.) The filter container is incredible and is much easier to use than my filter baskets to make milk. Measure cups are always handy; I even use them to often water my houseplants. I have only had mine for one day but so far have made sesame paste and rice milk. My staples I keep on hand as far as milks are soymilk and almond milk that I use to flavor my homemade lattes. It took 5 cups of sesame seeds and water between the min/max to make paste, (I filtered it,) that can be used to make tahini. Although I own other soymilk makers I had a difficult time figuring out how to make rice milk, there were no directions on how to make that with the other machines. I tried to figure it out but was two busy so had not been able to. Since the Presto Pure recipe book has directions on how to make rice milk I gave it a go. Sure enough this morning I drank the best rice milk I have ever tasted. I am not a big fan of the taste of rice milk but my spouse likes it and does not drink soymilk, though he consumes it in recipes and enjoys it that way. So I am delighted he will have rice milk to drink or place in our muesli/granola if he wants. It does not even seem to need any vanilla added it has such a lovely flavor. I never even add sugar or flavorings to my other milks they are perfect plain and do not require additional sweeteners. THESE TYPE OF MACHINES NEED A ONE HOUR REST BETWEEN USES-IF YOU PURCHASE ONE DO NOT BURN IT OUT-BE CAREFUL. Always remember NEVER throw your old electronics away. The machines can be repaired if they break, do not let them get parted out. One thing I love about the idavee Presto Pure is the name Presto. It reminds me to treat my electronics the best I can, without hurting myself or another of course. When I was quite small I was placed in front of the television when there was not a babysitter. One day a commercial appeared for the Presto Hot Air Popper, a popcorn popper. This was decades ago and I had never seen such a high tech device. I though popcorn could only be popped in an oily pan on the stove and the popcorn was too greasy and burnt tasting and I did not enjoy it. I would stare transfixed at the Presto. Though I never had one I imagined folks that purchased them kept them and are still popping high quality popcorn with their original Prestos. One of the things I look forward to is making soymilk 30 years hence in my same soymilk machines.

The machine is sleek, really simple to use, and has better capacity than most others, which we like. However, our machine had a problem and we contacted the seller. They replied almost immediately and provided us with a solution right away, bearing the full cost!!! These people practice "the customer is always right", for sure! I'd highly, highly recommend them. My young children now enjoy home-made soy milk every day. Thanks Idavee.

Used 5 times so far and so far I'm loving it. I have made almond milk 3 times using 3 different settings (soaked nuts, dry nuts, and juice--no heat) and soy milk twice (both dry beans- slightly different amounts). Each cycle took 30 min or less from start to finish. Almond milk attempts: - I thought the first attempt at almond milk, dry nuts (1 scoop dry), was very watery when filled in-between the min/max lines. I think it made between 7-8 cups. -I tried again (2 scoops soaked nuts using the juice option for no heat) and found it was about the same. -I used slightly generous 2 scoops, soaked nuts, and filled to the min line and my result was MUCH better. I did not experience any overflow but was conscious that having a few more nuts MAY cause it to do so. I forgot to record how much milk it made but probably about 6 cups. Soy milk -after having made almond milk that was watery, I tried about 1.5 scoops dry beans with the water in between the min/max line and it was quite thick and creamy -- I had a couple of leaks on this round but minimal. I forgot to record how much milk it made. - my second attempt I used about the same amount of dry nuts and filled the water only to the min line. No leaks this time and same thickness. Made about 6 cups. 4 cups of this was used to make one small batch of tofu (3.55 oz in weight). It doesn't make unreasonable noise but, since I work overnights, I tend to wait til day hours to use it since I live in an apt complex and know the sound/vibrations could easily travel. The first use there was no squeal as others reported. The following times, however, I have noticed the sound and will keep an eye on it. I haven't used the other functions yet, but plan to do so soon. So far, all positives. Easy to clean, minimal hardware, sturdy, and also attractive enough (if that matters). It's quite large but I think that given what it does, it's not a problem. I made sure to follow directions and waited at least 1 hour between uses.

Used it several time so far. Milk comes hot and creamy, I was surprised of how little nuts they require to put in. I am putting a little more than recommended. My current formula now is 2 measuring cups (as per the cup they provided) of soaked cashews and 1/2 measuring cup of hemp seeds. Yum Yum.

I recently started making my own soymilk the old fashioned way, then decided to look at some of the automatic nut/soymilk makers. After a lot of research I decided on this one. I am happy with my purchase and so far it has made great soymilk. It tastes pretty much like the milk I make by grinding my own soaked beans in my vitamix, then cooking on the stove. There are two major benefits however, to using this machine. First, I am able to use a smaller amount of beans with this machine than I did when making it manually. The instructions on bean/water ratio is clear, and easy to follow. I didn't know how I was going to get a decent amount of soymilk with that recipe, but surprisingly when the cycle was over I filled my pyrex pitcher with seven cups of strained milk! For comparison, when I make my milk manually, my recipe uses about 50% more beans and the end result is about the same amount of milk (more pulp with my manual method tho). Ok, the Second benefit to using this machine over making soymilk manually, is the simply the ease of use. Instead of dirtying my vitamix and my big stovetop pan, and instead of standing over my pan stirring forever, I just dump the water & beans in this container, plug it in, and push one button. In about a half hour the machine beeps and it is done. I was worried about loud beeping because my dog is afraid of them, but the beeps are very quiet, way quieter than my microwave beeping. Although there is a self cleaning function, the container is really easy to clean manually. I just pre-rinsed everything, being careful to only get water on the inside of the vessel & only on the surface of the blade assembly. I then used a really soft sponge to wipe out the residue and rinsed again. I did this right away and it came out perfectly clean. Now, with all this praise, I will explain why I only gave four stars instead of five. My complaint is that they provide a plastic pitcher, and a strainer with plastic sides that fits into the pitcher for straining the steaming hot milk. I looked and looked at the description on the listing, and I could not find anywhere that said the plastic was BPA free, Phtalate free, etc. And on the bottom of the pitcher itself it does not say what kind of plastic it is. That's strike one. Strike two, is that even if it did say that it was a safer plastic (pete 1, for example), I still think they should provide either a glass or stainless pitcher for this purpose. I never EVER put hot leftovers into plastic containers. I either wait until they cool, or I use glass pyrex containers. Before anyone wastes their time reassuring me that it's safe to pour this hot milk into the plastic container, I might as well tell you right now I am completely close minded about this. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong. I'm ok with that. So basically, those plastic pieces that are included are a waste. I would've been happier paying less money and not getting them. What I do instead, is put a nut milk bag in my 8 cup glass pyrex container, and it works beautifully. I let it drain while I clean the machine, then I squeeze all the liquid from the bag. I have some flat wide tongs that I use for squeezing the bag, or you could use insulated kitchen gloves. Or you could wait until the pulp cools & use your hands. In any event, after squeezing the heck outta my bag, I get about 7 cups of milk. I add one packet of stevia, a pinch of vanilla, a pinch of salt, and about a couple scant teaspoons of organic sugar. The stevia helps cut down on the amount of sugar I need to add for flavor, and the result is only about one gram of sugar per cup. The milk turns out great, and I'm extremely pleased with this machine. If there were half star ratings, I would have given 4 1/2 stars. The plastic factor was just too much of a downside to ignore though, so I felt I had to round down rather than up. Especially since the milk is HOT when you pour it out. Bottom line, I truly am happy for the most part and look forward to using the machine for some other things, like soups, and maybe almond milk & hemp milk!