I have a "soyajoy" machine, same as sold by Fairview, had it two years. It makes 1.5 quarts. If you follow the directions, it takes about 20 minutes and you get a watery, tasteless result. What I do differently is:(posted 9181 days ago)1) Put the ground pulp in a FINE MESH strainer, press with a large spoon, and save the "cream" which makes the milk substantially richer. If you don't do this, then most of the soy protein is actually being thrown away with the unpressed pulp. The directions don't tell you to do this because it's a lot more work, the pulp is HOT and unpleasant to work with, requires a fine mesh strainer and glass bowl to set it on (which of course they don't provide).
2) I run two batches of beans through it.
3) I put about half a cup of cooked rice in a blender with some of the milk, then put this through the fine mesh strainer as well, adding the result back into the batch of milk. Most of the rice ends up in the milk and the gritty stuff stays in the strainer.
4) I add some sweetener. I've tried sugar, honey, maple, rice malt, wheat malt - each has it's own pros and cons.
All of this makes a far, far superiour product than according to the included directions. It's even better than Silk in my opinion. But it's also 45 minutes nonstop rushing around in the kitchen (including cleanup) to make 1.5 quarts, and for what Silk costs vs my hourly wage...
I do believe the Soyajoy machine is as good or better than the alternatives, and certaionly the cheapest.
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