Make Delicious Greek Yogurt at Home with the Bear Yogurt Maker - Includes Strainer & Timer Control

David Pugh: I can't speak for whole milk, but if you use 2%, you have to add 1/2 - 3/4 cup milk powder. Otherwise, the yogurt comes out runny - even the Greek yogurt.

I found organic non fat milk powder and it works like a charm. Makes perfect yogurt with ease.

United States on Sep 23, 2023

garrup: Quite a step up from the old stainless square tank i used to use. This unit sets up in a minute and puts the water through very effectively, without mess or bother. Cleans up well with just a quarter cup of vinegar.

Canada on Sep 03, 2023

I_HATE_THIS: It's user-friendly, and the broad, shallow-mouthed jar is highly convenient. However, the silicone parts tend to develop mold quite easily, and once it starts growing, it's challenging to remove. Nevertheless, this isn't a major concern for me as I plan to find a replacement lid. The same mold issue applies to the filter too, which I don't find very useful.

United States on Sep 01, 2023

Serene: 2 GLASS bowels. Don't make yogurt in plastic!. Lids seals tight. Low costs to heat yogurt all night. Much cheaper than oven. Chill then strain with its strainer. Other products don't include these things and aren't as well insulated so waste electricity. Only issue is you can't set time for what you want, It's programmed. And the recipe book is a hoot. Soft cheese on crackers... no kidding. Lol. But Bear cares about their product.

United States on Aug 28, 2023

Mary Beth: Just love it. Makes the best yogurt. Make sure you chill the yogurt first then put through strainer. Give it at least 6 hours to strain. I make a batch every day.

Canada on Jul 29, 2023

Birney L. Crosby: We make various kinds of yogurt using various probiotics. What we need is temperature control. L.Reuteri needs to be cooked at 86-102 degrees F.
L. Gasseri cooks at a higher temp. 109-115. Each probiotic is different. You can get “yogurt” after 12-14 hours, but we want the highest number of biomes possible, so we like to cook it 24-36 hours.
This machine is great for the L.Gasseri. We like the strainer so we have thicker Greek yogurt. We love the compact size and the glass bowl which maintains an even temperature. The max cook time is 14 hours and we cook 24-36. So we just reset the timer after the first 14 hours.
It’s a great cooker and we are excited to try making cheese next. Our only issue was not knowing that there is only 104 degrees available which does not suit all yogurt bacteria.

United States on Jul 24, 2023

Mary G.: It is so easy to make Greek yogurt in this! Just pour in 32 oz of milk, add yogurt or starter, stir and tap the Greek yogurt button and let it sit for 10 hours. Then take out the glass jar, put it in the fridge for 3 hours to cool, then dump it in the strainer for a few hours or more, depending on how thick you want it. I saw other reviews where they boiled the milk on the stove, or used an Instant Pot or microwaved the milk -- why? It's not necessary. It says so in the directions. That's why I bought this to make yogurt, so I wouldn't have to do all that extra work!!

Still, I am returning this because 32 oz of milk reduces to maybe 20 oz of Greek yogurt. I eat yogurt every day so I'd have to make yogurt every 2 or 3 days! And the timing means I have to start the machine and let it incubate while I'm asleep. Then I have to make sure I'm home for 3 hours to cool it and then more hours to strain. After I wake up, I have to go to work so I can't babysit this process, which means I can only do this once a week, on my days off. So I'd still have to buy yogurt! I've found recipes online that use enough milk so I can make a batch that lasts one week, it's really not hard to do. I...

United States on Jul 18, 2023

David WallDavid Wall: I absolutely love this yogurt maker. I have made several batches of Greek and regular yogurt. Very easy to use. Just add your milk, a bit of some plain yogurt as a starter and press a button. Once it's completed it's process, you can add some maple syrup if you want a natural sweetener or some vanilla extract to flavour it. I have also pureed Mandarin oranges and raspberries to make other flavours. You have to do this after the yogurt is made not beforehand. If you like thicker yogurt, use the strainer. Everything is very easy to clean by hand or in the top rack of your dishwasher. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants to make their own healthy yogurt.

Canada on May 29, 2023

Michelle B.Michelle B.: First time making yogurt, very pleased with the results, I was worried as I wanted to make low fat Greek yoghurt and kept reading its best to use high fat milk to make yogurt but mine came out great using 1% milk. I fermented for 10 hours, refrigerated for 3hrs then strained for 8 hrs..it's nice and thick and tastes great...I like how big the glass bowls are as inlike to add my own Stevie and fruit etc as well as use it plain so didn't want to be messing with all the little pots that some of the others use. Seems well made and compact...nice quality, recommended.

Canada on Mar 31, 2023

Mario: Hice el pedido el 17 de marzo de 2021. La fecha programada para la entrega era entre 29 de Marzo y el 12 de Abril. Recibí este producto el 21de Marzo, el cual llegó muy bien empacado y sin daños. La yogurtera es bonita, de apariencia moderna y sólida, además de tener un tamaño perfecto; los materiales lucen y se sienten de buena calidad. Tenemos otra yogurtera muy sencilla , pero que también puede fabricar yogurt griego, sólo que requiere mas participación humana, además de trabajo y tiempo adicional. Es necesario comentar que las instrucciones de la nueva yogurtera están únicamente en idioma Inglés por lo sería conveniente incluirlas también en Español o bien poder descargarlas del sitio del fabricante. El proceso de elaboración es muy sencillo pues sólo hay que mezclar los ingredientes en uno de los dos recipientes que se incluyen, colocar las tapas, elegir el tipo de yogurt que deseas (normal o griego), confirmar la operación y esperar a que transcurra el tiempo que ya viene definido.
Una vez transcurrido el tiempo, la máquina se apagará por si sola y se deberán seguir las instrucciones ( las cuales están en Inglés) de enfriamiento y colado con sus...

Mexico on Mar 30, 2021