do you have to soak the soy beans 1st or does this machine so everything start to finish?
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You can do both. If you have soaked soy beans, then you select the "soaked beans" option; if not, then select the "dry beans" option. Both have worked for me well.
1745791
I did both methods and did not see any difference in the milk. The machine does a great job of grinding the beans whether you soak them or not.
1745792
According to their instructions you may use dry beans as well, but i prefer to soak them.
866220
Had a batch of beans soaking in water and left them in too long and most of the beans sprouted. Had them soaking to make tofu
1221984
I haven't had any issues. But I do make sure that I do not use "oily" beans. I had a Krups machine prior to this one and I was told by Krups that oily beans can clog the machine. What kind of issues are you having?
299809
I think the machine can only heat up the soy milk up to 80 degree C to prevent the over flow of the soy milk fluid with bubbles, so I have to pour it into another sauce pan to cook until it is fully boiled for about 5 minutes. While I am heating up the soymilk with low heat, I can not put a lid over the sauce pan because the soy milk with a lot of bubbles will push it open and over flow onto the heater.
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I never wash my beans. All I do is cut the bean from top to bottom , scrape the seeds and add all of it to the vodka. Slitting the bean helps more liquid in to help the processing. It makes the most vanilla extract you can imagine. I add no water or corn syrup to mine either.
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It's hard to know why without knowing the exact steps you made in making your milk. Did you wash and soak them overnight first? How long did you boil them and how did you grind them? I've never had soybeans taste musty but you never know. You might buy a new batch of soybeans and do it again as an experiment, you'll know if it's the technique or the beans.
1572223
Same here. I would not worry too much about the beans. Never had a problem with the coffee but make sure you alway clean the sprout on the steamer.
537945
Do not soak. Do not rinse. If you don't want too much salt, do not add any other salt to the dish. Add the fermented soybeans about two minutes before end of cooking, and stir well to distribute the salt. Then wait five minutes and stir again. I've had mapo dofu at at least 50 restaurants in China, never any black soybeans, but why not? (Tofu is already bean, so no more needed.)
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We premade our bottles..... I would prepare 4 bottles at a time place them in the fridge and when the time came I would pour the premade bottle into the machine. Perfect mixture....perfect temp. You have to mix at least 4 ounces at a time. Soy formula is a little harder to mix, it tends to clump. Also make sure your mixer (purple star shaped insert) is on properly, the liquid gets much hotter if it is not spinning properly. If that doesn't help, you may have a faulty machine. I was gifted one at our baby shower and I was so pleased with it I bought another one for my caregiver when I returned to work. Neither of us have had any issues. Hope this helps. We premade our bottles..... I would prepare 4 bottles at a time place them in the fridge and when the time came I would pour the premade bottle into the machine. Perfect mixture....perfect temp. You have to mix at least 4 ounces at a time. Soy formula is a little harder to mix, it tends to clump. Also make sure your mixer (purple star shaped insert) is on properly, the liquid gets much hotter if it is not spinning properly. If that doesn't help, you may have a faulty machine. I was gifted one at our baby shower and I was so pleased with it I bought another one for my caregiver when I... » Read More We premade our bottles..... I would prepare 4 bottles at a time place them in the fridge and when the time came I would pour the premade bottle into the machine. Perfect mixture....perfect temp. You have to mix at least 4 ounces at a time. Soy formula is a little harder to mix, it tends to clump. Also make sure your mixer (purple star shaped insert) is on properly, the liquid gets much hotter if it is not spinning properly. If that doesn't help, you may have a faulty machine. I was gifted one at our baby shower and I was so pleased with it I bought another one for my caregiver when I returned to work. Neither of us have had any issues. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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That depends how you've prepared, soy is very delicate, so if you left soybeans for more than 12 hours in water, that may have been the problem, after letting in water, it is necessary soy wash several times until you get out all the foam is water, however, to give you a better answer me that preparation method you have used. For one year I prepare my soy milk with a machine called soy maker. But before the machine used the standard preparation method. In anyway you can use the milk that you have now for make a tofu, or yogurt. When you doing good the milk you can make Vegannesa too. ;) The Bob's Red mill soybeans are organic and delicious. Sorry for my English, I am using a translate application but I want to help
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No, it's not hard. I do clean mine after each pound, since I'm still trying different coffees. It takes about 5 minutes. I don't keep beans in the hopper, so it's simple to remove that, then I pop out the top burr, use the included brush to clean all the cutting surfaces (the bottom burr doesn't come out, but it's not difficult to clean). Then I'll usually take a Q-tip and get the little tunnel that goes from the grinding chamber down into the collection bin (a pipe cleaner would work well too). Then I just vacuum everything, reassemble, and I'm done. Not hard, just takes a few minutes once a month and it's good as new. No, it's not hard. I do clean mine after each pound, since I'm still trying different coffees. It takes about 5 minutes. I don't keep beans in the hopper, so it's simple to remove that, then I pop out the top burr, use the included brush to clean all the cutting surfaces (the bottom burr doesn't come out, but it's not difficult to clean). Then I'll usually take a Q-tip and get the little tunnel that goes from the grinding chamber down into the collection bin (a pipe cleaner would work well too). Then I just vacuum everything, reassemble, and I'm done. Not hard, just takes a few... » Read More No, it's not hard. I do clean mine after each pound, since I'm still trying different coffees. It takes about 5 minutes. I don't keep beans in the hopper, so it's simple to remove that, then I pop out the top burr, use the included brush to clean all the cutting surfaces (the bottom burr doesn't come out, but it's not difficult to clean). Then I'll usually take a Q-tip and get the little tunnel that goes from the grinding chamber down into the collection bin (a pipe cleaner would work well too). Then I just vacuum everything, reassemble, and I'm done. Not hard, just takes a few minutes once a month and it's good as new. « Show Less
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I soak mine to get the initial dirt out, and then in the machine it goes. I wash them on a gentle cycle.
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I usually use Black Beans from dry, no soak- 2 cups covered with water take 40 minutes on the bean setting. Perfectly cooked. I love and adore my Instant Pot.
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The input voltage of the soy milk maker is 110 (at least that is what it says on the bottom of the container and that is the voltage of the outlet I plug it into). I can tell that the milk is fully cooked by the taste. If it is not fully cooked, it has a "raw" bean taste. Try chewing on a soaked soybean before putting it into the maker and you will see what I mean. What the maker does is grind the beans into very fine pieces; and, since the pieces are so fine, they cook a lot faster than the whole beans.This is what enables the maker to work so quickly. If you've ever used soy flour or garbanzo flour for cooking, you know that it cooks in a matter of seconds.I hope this has been helpful. The input voltage of the soy milk maker is 110 (at least that is what it says on the bottom of the container and that is the voltage of the outlet I plug it into). I can tell that the milk is fully cooked by the taste. If it is not fully cooked, it has a "raw" bean taste. Try chewing on a soaked soybean before putting it into the maker and you will see what I mean. What the maker does is grind the beans into very fine pieces; and, since the pieces are so fine, they cook a lot faster than the whole beans.This is what enables the maker to work so quickly. If you've ever used soy... » Read More The input voltage of the soy milk maker is 110 (at least that is what it says on the bottom of the container and that is the voltage of the outlet I plug it into). I can tell that the milk is fully cooked by the taste. If it is not fully cooked, it has a "raw" bean taste. Try chewing on a soaked soybean before putting it into the maker and you will see what I mean. What the maker does is grind the beans into very fine pieces; and, since the pieces are so fine, they cook a lot faster than the whole beans.This is what enables the maker to work so quickly. If you've ever used soy flour or garbanzo flour for cooking, you know that it cooks in a matter of seconds.I hope this has been helpful. « Show Less
824903
You'd have to soak them overnight, pour off the soak water, and then cook them in fresh water first; then they'd taste like cooked soybeans, which is not all that great, but not terrible.
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If you mean cleaning as in washing - I have not really done that. But if you mean getting all the grind out after each use so that there is little or no residue ground coffee in the well, I find that this model is much easier than Krups that I also use. Somehow with the Krups model, coffee grind get on the plastic cover as well as the well bottom and it is harder to get it out. With this Secura model, virtually no grind gets on the cover and the bottom of the well meets the side wall in a larger radius that the grind gets out easier. Overall, I find it easier to get most of the grind out of the well after each use for this model than the Krups. If you mean cleaning as in washing - I have not really done that. But if you mean getting all the grind out after each use so that there is little or no residue ground coffee in the well, I find that this model is much easier than Krups that I also use. Somehow with the Krups model, coffee grind get on the plastic cover as well as the well bottom and it is harder to get it out. With this Secura model, virtually no grind gets on the cover and the bottom of the well meets the side wall in a larger radius that the grind gets out easier. Overall, I find it easier to get most of the grind out of... » Read More If you mean cleaning as in washing - I have not really done that. But if you mean getting all the grind out after each use so that there is little or no residue ground coffee in the well, I find that this model is much easier than Krups that I also use. Somehow with the Krups model, coffee grind get on the plastic cover as well as the well bottom and it is harder to get it out. With this Secura model, virtually no grind gets on the cover and the bottom of the well meets the side wall in a larger radius that the grind gets out easier. Overall, I find it easier to get most of the grind out of the well after each use for this model than the Krups. « Show Less
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I don't really clean it! I dump out whatever beans I don't end up grinding so they don't get stale and I just turn it upside down for that. I also wipe where the ground beans come out with a microfiber cloth, that's all I do!