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| Soy Quick Soy/Rice/Almond Milk Maker SDZ-5 Brand: SoyLife | 
| Brand: SoyLife
List Price: $169.95
Buy New: $149.95
as of 7/31/2010 19:03 EDT details
Rating:  12 reviews
Color: White / Stainless Steel
Size: 1.5 Quart / 1.6 Litre
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.2
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.3 x 13.5
MPN: SDZ-5
Model: SDZ-5
UPC: 832663000062
EAN: 0832663000062
ASIN: B0002DUEUG
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Makes Fresh Soymilk, Rice Milk, Almond Milk, Oat Milk, Raw Milks and more! | | • | Fast 13 minute Cycle - Easy to operate - Award of Excellence Winner | | • | Free SoyQuick Tofu Kit, 20 Packs Tofu Coagulator, Deluxe DVD Guide, Recipe Booklet, Soybean Starter Package | | • | 90 Day Unconditional Guarantee - Toll Free Customer Service 1-888-769-5433 Mon-Fri 8am to 4:30pm PST | | • | 2 year warranty - Lifetime warranty on grinding blade and filter cup |
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 10
Great Product a little hard to clean if you don't do it right away. August 27, 2009
findoutthebest
While it is difficult to clean I actually have found it easiest to have a dish full of water and then wipe down all of the parts when it has cooled down enough.
I have been making soy milk for almost a year.
Last week I made 4 batches in 1 day so that I can use it in macaroni and cheese. If I soak it at least 8 hours and only fill it around 2/3rds full I haven't had any problems with it not grinding fully. I can get 48 oz of soy milk with only 85-100 grams of soybeans.
 compact and simple December 19, 2008
Verne BEDWELL (KITWANGA BC CANADA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
We purchased this machine in 2006, love it!
Tasty milk in less than half-an-hour; the soy milk produced can also be made into great-tasting tofu with a little extra effort and the tofu press that came with my machine. If one wants to make tofu one can purchase soy-quick coagulator from Kitchens Best.
The leftover pulp, known as okara, can be added to many recipes and can also be frozen for later use. In addition to soy milk, this machine makes wonderful rice milk and both cooked and raw nut milks. We like to add almonds to the rice milk. You can experiment with adding different flavorings and sweeteners to taste.
Cleaning consists of using a little care (as with most small kitchen appliances) to keep the power head out of the water while cleaning the attached grinding unit. Both the pitcher and filter are good quality stainless steel and easily cleaned with the provided scrub pad.
My daughter has accidentally dropped the machine into a sink-full of water, and, although I wouldn't recommend doing this, it still works great.
We really appreciate the removable cord.
Last but not least was the awesome service provided by Kitchens Best staff!
I called them on a Friday afternoon, they said they wouldn't be able to ship until Monday, yet Monday morning it was at the Post Office in our small northern B.C. community. We later ordered an extra tofu press and a quantity of tofu coagulant which we received with the same good service. They provided courteous and dependable service, a real delight to speak to real people and not a machine, a little old fashioned and we like it.
We enjoyed the comfort of an extended warranty though we have not had to use it.
For the all new 930P see our review:NEW 2009 Soymilk Maker - SoyQuick Premier Milk Maker 930P
 Disappointing December 31, 2007
Charles Byrne (Champaign, IL)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
As a longtime vegan, I was looking forward to owning one of these. Unfortunately, the 'milk' it generated -- despite numerous recipes and types (soy, nut, rice) -- was disappointing. Not undrinkable, but not anything like your standard store brands. Worse, however, is the maintenance the thing needs: it requires a lot of very intricate scrubbing, and if you don't do it *immediately* after making a batch, it becomes nearly impossible to clean. Particularly annoying is the filter basket, which they claim *must* be completely clean, but which has holes so tiny this task is nearly impossible (and uses a disappointing amount of water, energy, etc).
In any case, be *certain* that you are willing to live with this item's disadvantages before purchasing. The company claims a '30-day money-back guarantee' free trial period; what they don't reveal to you is that even though they ship the product to you from within the US, if you wish to return the item, it must be sent to Canada. With the weight of the item, this will cost a *minimum* of $25 -- which is a pretty pricey 'trial'.
Great product, but a few things you should know... December 30, 2007
Roger Sharp (Portland, OR USA)
27 out of 27 found this review helpful
I've had the SDZ-5 for about nine months now, making 2-5 batches a week. I agree with all the favorable assessments posted here about ease of use and quality of contruction, but I do have some tips for its use. Here are my top 5:
First, my family and I found we didn't like plain "undoctored" soymilk, at all. You'll find that there are plenty of recipes on the internet for making soymilk that approximates what you buy in the store. We add 2T uncooked oatmeal to the soybeans in the machine before cooking. After cooking, we add 2 T sugar, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1 T vanilla to the finished product. Very tasty!
The end product still won't taste exactly like the brand of soymilk that you're currently drinking, but give it a couple of weeks and it'll probably become your new favorite. If you're like us, you may remember that it took you a while to get used to soymilk when you switched from dairy. Same thing here.
Second, we filter the cooked soymilk/oats through a piece of cheesecloth rubber-banded to the top of the unit, before adding flavorings. If you don't, you end up with with a fine, somewhat grainy sediment (okara) when you get to the bottom of the batch. You can get cheesecloth in a lot of grocery stores and kitchen shops. My machine came with cheesecloth for use in making tofu, but I found it so tightly woven that it tried my patience waiting for the soymilk to drain. Regular cheesecloth does the trick just fine. I rinse the cheesecloth and throw it into the laundry so it can be re-used.
Third, make sure to give filter a good scrub after each use (I throw it in the dishwasher afterward for good measure). The mesh is very fine, so it's easy for it to get gummed up, and easy not to notice.
Four, use a nice big piece of cheesecloth in a nice big colander to filter out the "whey" when you make tofu. As mentioned above, the included cheesecloth is too finely woven and too small to be of use.
Five, once you run out of the little packages of tofu "coagulant" that come with the machine, you can use 1 tsp of Epson salt as a fine alternative. Epson salt is a naturally occuring mineral salt (magnesium sulfate). It's perfectly safe to consume epson salt -- it's sold for internal use as a, ahem, laxitive. Happily, the small amount that remains in the finished tofu is too small to have this effect!
 RICE MILK? Try Soyquick model 930P October 17, 2007
Dana (Northern California)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
PLEASE SEE MY UPDATED REVIEW BELOW
I decided to purchase this soymilk maker for rice milk, despite a previous customer review about the rice milk boiling over. Mine didn't boil over, but the milk that resulted was so awful I had to throw it out. The mess was UNBELIEVABLE - I spent longer to clean up the machine than the machine took to make the milk. It was a sticky, gooey disaster. I managed to clean up the machine thoroughly and packaged it right back up. The customer service was great, though.
22 August 2008
The Soyquick company called me last week to let me know that a newer version of the Soyquick machine has just come out. It is model 930P. I was VERY impressed with the difference! The rice milk came out great with a smooth, even consistency. Rather than having the machine run the liquid through the metal strainer, I did that part myself with the strainer that is provided. The machine parts are SO much easier to clean up- took me less than a minute, nothing like the last machine. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE NEWER MODEL(SQ 930P) FOR RICE MILK and thanks to Kitchen's Best! Terrific customer service!
P.S. This machine will not make rice milk that tastes or looks like Rice Dream, so don't expect that.
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