I’ve been using the Easiyo for a number of years now and last year I posted about how I use the Easiyo along with the Thermomix to make yoghurt for breakfast, and yoghurt pouches for the girls snacks too. I posted a recipe for stewed fruit to have with my daily yoghurt as well as one for a fruit bottom compote, so you can see – yoghurt makes up a huge part of our day to day diet.
When Easiyo got in touch to ask if I’d like to review the yoghurt maker I declined, since, well I have one already! But when they invited me to an event I had to oblige – I’m a sucker for a good event! – and boy was I surprised! The new Easiyo is totally different to the old one!
How is the new Easiyo different to the old Easiyo?
There are plenty differences. The first is in appearance.
- The new Easiyo is slicker, and will fit right into the modern kitchen
It’s a lovely red, with rounded edges. It looks very stylish.
- The new Easiyo is shorter and will fit on at least one of the shelves in kitchen*
The old Easiyo was really tall and didn’t fit on any of the shelves in my kitchen, so I stored it on top of the boiler, which isn’t the ideal spot to store anything, really. It was a bit ‘clutter’-ish. This new one is shorter, and fits nicely on the shelf when not in use.
*Unless you have a really off-speck kitchen
- The new Easiyo has sticky feet underneath
This is great as it’s less likely to move around the counter and crash onto the f loor when your washing machine is on the spin cycle!
- The new Easiyo is filled with New Zealand Lambs Wool
Inside the Easiyo, between the red external and white internal walls is a square of New Zealand lambs wool, rather than the polystyrene that used to fill the old version. Apparently this makes for better insulation, but I’m pretty sure it’s better for the environment too, should the time come to recycle.
- There’s an Easiyo mini maker too
I think this is a great addition for smaller families or individuals. It’s a 500g maker in green and does the same thing, but in half the quantity.
So what’s the same then?
You still get the freeze dried milk starters that you can use to make your yoghurt. It still takes about 30 seconds to make the yoghurt, which you then set aside for 8 – 12 hours depending how thick you want your yoghurt, and then chill and enjoy.
There are 35 flavours of starter, and contrary to what you might think of something that comes out of a bag, there’s no preservatives, no added sugars and there’s still a live acidophilus culture in each bag. So it’s really all good stuff. The plain yoghurt will last for two weeks in the fridge, those with ‘bits’ in them for about a week. If your family is anything like mine, however, it won’t last more than a couple of days.
Of course you can use the yoghurt in a variety of other recipes too, and at £2 a kg of yoghurt it’s cheaper than other luxury brands, even if not as cheap as the cheapest brands – (but if you use some of the current batch to make your next batch, it costs you the price of milk. Then just make up a new batch from the powder when you need it/have run out and so on.) But the pouches are really convenient and fantastic for when you are short on time. Over the next few weeks I’ll be trailing some of the flavours and will let you know what I think of them!
Hi.
I’m just wondering if the inner containers of the old and new jars are exchangeable? =)
I don’t have the old one anymore, so I can’t check and I honestly can’t remember! I’m sorry I can’t help!