Since the beginning, Sanlinx machines have garnered top reviews and ratings by established experts and Amazon customers. The SoyaPower Plus became the most reviewed soy milk maker and was selected as part of The Top 10 Best Small Kitchen Appliances on among the thousands of such items on Amazon.
Just before it was replaced by the SoyaJoy G4, SoyaJoy G3 soy milk maker was the top rated and most wished item in its category (Soymilk makers are classified in the category of yogurt makers).
SoyaJoy G4 became the best selling soy milk maker on Amazon just three weeks after it was introduced, creating another record for the introduction of a new product. Below are excerpts from some of our reviews:
“I am so happy. I have been trying to make my own soymilk for the past couple of months. I dirtied so many pots and spent at least 45 minutes stirring the milk so it wouldn’t burn. Then I read about the Soyajoy G4. It just came out at the beginning of March and it is now all stainless steel (where it comes in contact with the soymilk). I got my machine yesterday and made 2 batches today. You make almost a half gallon of milk (7 cups) with 3/4 cup dried beans, which you soak overnight. The machine does all the work, you don’t have to monitor it. Each batch took under a half hour. Clean up was a breeze (do it right away). I waited until my batch was cold before I tasted it. It was delicious. I like it plain, nothing added. Tastes better that the box of soymilk I was buying for $3 a quart. I know I’ll be using this often, making tofu and yogurt too.”
I like to make large volumes of food once or twice a month and freeze everything for later use. So I was looking for a machine that could help streamline my almond milk making process. This item has done that for me. It easily doubled my output (mileage may vary). 🙂 I wish there was a mechanism to squeeze the excess milk from the pulp since passive draining through a sieve (a very nice and finely meshed one too, though a tad smallish) usually isn’t enough. I also turn the almond pulp into crackers so I do need the excess liquid removed. I used a cloth to wring the liquid out, but every other step in the process was easy and fast. I used the raw/juice option for my milk. I do add warm water so I could use one of the heating options as well if I chose to add cold water. The raw/juice option takes maybe 8-10mins. While the heated options take 26 mins (per the manual). I just wanted to go faster and I had warm water handy. I processed through just under 9 lbs of almonds in a little over 4hrs (no sugar, no flavorings), and that was me taking a break here and there, washing things off, cleaning up messes in between. This machine had no problem handling that volume. Clean up of the machine was all of 2 mins in length. I am very happy with this purchase. – Yvonne
I am giving this product 5 stars. The machine works great and is easy to clean. I made my first batch of soy milk and it tasted great. My only tip to future users of this product is to make sure you clean the pot and the head with hot water and about 2-3 drops of dish soap. This will prevent the soy milk from having a metallic taste. It takes about 30 mins to make and produces about 1/2 gallon of soy milk. Overall, I love this machine and I would highly recommend the Soyajoy G4 Soy Milk Maker – Mimi
The SoyaJoy received many reviews from all well-known or well-respected professionals. It was consistently rated best in comparison tests. By the time Sanlinx introduced the SoyaPower, there were many more brands on the market, but SoyaPower again rose to the top. SoyaJoy and SoyaPower brands are only brands specifically made for the American market, owned by an American company, with the product quality and customer service to meet and exceed customers expectations.
This has been proven again and again by customers as well as professional reviews.
Timesavingreview.com rated the SoyaPower Plus the best soy milk maker in 2011:
My wife and I recently invited our friends to our house and had a wonderful potluck. It was a fun night! One of our Chinese friends brought a very wonderful multi-grain soy milk (I know it is weird to bring a soymilk for a potluck, but that just happened). It was made of multigrains and soys, such as green beans, red beans, brown brown rice, yam, and so on. It was so tasty and better than any soymilk or almond milk that you can get in the grocery store. We were wondering how to make it. Our friend, Winnie, told us that it was pretty simple. Just choose types of nuts and grains you want to use, wash them and put them in the machine and press the power, then wait for 20 minutes, and you are all set! YOU DON’T HAVE TO SOAK YOUR NUTS ALL NIGHT! That is the best part of it! We were very impressed by the tasty drink and the simplicity of soy milk machine, I decided to do more research about it.”
After talking to our friend Winnie and doing my own research, I think these are things I (and you) should consider before you purchase a soy milk maker.
- Grinding system
- Filteration
- Maintainability (easy to clean)
- Insulation
- Warranty
- Safety
- Versatility
Based on these principles, I think Soyapower Plus milk maker is the best on market in 2011.
VeganBits tested almost all the leading brands, and rated our machine as the best
Are Soy-Milk Makers Worth Buying?
I’ll answer the last question first. YES! By making your own soymilk you save money, control your intake (you control the ingredients), and you also cut down on the inherent costs to the planet in packaging and transportation costs. But the soymilk you make at home is not the same as the soymilk you purchase in the store. First, there is no binder in your homemade milks, so they do tend to separate out. All you have to do is stir the product up before using it, but this does tend to freak out some people. Secondly, with all the soymilk makers we’ve experienced, you have to strain the soy milk again, otherwise you’ll wind up with a slightly gritty milk. Thirdly, homemade soy milk has a very different taste than the soymilk you buy in the store. If you do nothing to the milk (i.e. add vanilla and sweetener) it will have a “beany” taste. Finally, the milk you at home is not fortified, so if you’re counting on getting a healthy dose of calcium or vitamin D from your milk, think again. Try some turnip greens or bok choy, or white beans instead.
So, in summary, Jane and I would recommend the Soyapower Plus soy milk maker, rice milk maker, nut milk maker. If you would like to see all of the popular models available, you can check out the current best selling, just click here.
Alternative milks cost much more that conventional cows milk. If you are committed to making the transition to non-dairy milk, or have already done so, you may want to consider investing in a soy milk maker. A good soy milk maker can save you a lot of money over the course of a year.
SoyaJoy gets VegSource’s highest rating! Jeff and Sabrina have been having a ball with their SoyaJoy Soymilk Maker, coming up with a variety of different flavors and consistencies. You can’t go wrong with a SoyaJoy – we love it! Don’t be fooled by imitations and Johnny-come-lately ripoffs — SoyaJoy is the Original, the granddaddy that started it all! The quality of construction, the safety and the power of the machine are the best out there. It’s made of the finest materials available -a surgical stainless steel cooking pot with smooth edges all around — and it’s built for safety and ease of use. It’s not only the best, it also happens to be the most reasonably priced! Compared to SoyaJoy, other soymilk makers look like toys!
IntSoy
The IntSoy (International Soybean Program) at the University of Illinois is an independent, non-profit research organization widely recognized for its authority and expertise in soybean utilization research. It has facilities to test and evaluate home use soymilk makers, as well as large-scale commercial soy product equipment.
Dr. Karl E. Weingartner, Senior Food Scientist & Director of IntSoy chose the SoyaJoy as best soy milk maker out of all the machines they tested.
“IntSoy recently tested three different brands of soy milk makers, based on the results of the tests, the machine we recommend is the SoyaJoy Soymilk Maker from Sanlinx Inc”
The machine was tested using both hot water and cold water for making soymilk from soaked soybean according to be supplied user manual. It takes us about 15 minutes to make soymilk from cold tap water, and 12 minutes with hot water, we noted that the taste of the milk is better when the hot water is used. The instructions are easy to follow. The machine is very suitable for home use and is among the best we have tested.
5 Stars on Epinions.com
Capri is a well-known reviewer of household appliances at Epinions.com. She is one of the most trusted reviewers at Epinions.com, which is well known for its common sense, independent product reviews. SoyaJoy is the only soymilk maker that achieved five stars at Epinions.com. Like all of the reviewers cited here, Capri wrote and published her review without our ever contacting her or even knowing about the review until months after she posted it.
The Bottom Line
In all of the years I spent laboring over soy milk, it is truly awesome that this the SOYAJOY does the job in 1/20 of the time-truly a miracle!!!!!MY COMMENTS
This is my most important kitchen helper. I guard it with my life. No one is allowed to touch it. I LOVE this thing.TASTE?
The milk that comes out of it is fresh- very clean tasting and you can make it any way you want it to be. We just drink it straight now with a little honey added if we remember while it is hot. The milk will keep from 1-2 weeks in sealed glass depending on the weather and the batch.Do you like a certain store bought soymilk? Keep a box with ingredients and try to copy it. Quite frankly, once you get used to the fresh taste of the soymilk made with this machine, you will never go back to that other stuff again.
We occasionally will open a box of milk left from a while ago in emergencies, and we can all taste the other stuff in it (including the aluminum) and it is really gross. We used to LOVE that stuff!
HAVE I SAVED MONEY?
Have I saved MONEY? HAVE I SAVED MONEY? BOY, HAVE I SAVED MONEY!I have to tell you, folks, this soy milk maker has saved us a LOT of money. At about $20 a week for soymilk, we can probably get a full gallon of soymilk for about, let’s say $.50 worth of beans.
So, take $19.50 and multiply that out to be approx. 32 weeks, and we have saved approx. $624 in the 8 months that we have been using this machine.
DO I ACTUALLY LIKE IT?
All of the family drinks it, and all of us like it, including me. I do not have the problems with drinking it that I used to have with our other method of making the milk. We are using the exact same bag of beans.Everyone has their own way of fixing this milk. My son loves to make Indian Lassis with it (rosewater milkshake in essence). My daughter loves to mix it with anything at all because she loves to mix things. My husband loves to make carob shakes from it and just blending it gets a beautiful foam on top just like those foamy drinks people pay a ton for. I like it with just a little honey and vanilla if it is just to drink.
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