Very little machine for a lot of money
Let's start with the positives: It makes yoghurt, looks good, and has the compact design I wanted (being the only regular yoghurt eater in my house).
However, given its price I would have expected a lot more from this:
Worst of all, the German instructions state that the 2-year warranty only applies within Germany. The English instructions do not even mention warranty. IS THAT EVEN LEGAL ???
Now the pots: The description states they are made from "Triton", are dishwasher safe and allow the yoghurt to be taken on the road. Turns out this Triton is a super lightweight plastic that goes flying in the dishwasher. Also, the pots feature in the lid an O-ring that I do not see on WMF's spare parts list. I suspect WMF hopes folks are stupid enough to buy 3 more of these lightweight plastic pots for an extra 15 Euros (!!!) once the O-rings go. I have replaced mine with the rectangular glass jars of a German spice manufacturer - fits nigh on perfect and is truly dishwasher proof...
And still on the pots: The English instructions tell me I **can** write on them, but don't tell me how to do this (the lids are black). The German manual states that you need a "liquid chalk pen". Well, hands up if have heard about such a device or even own one... and no, I don't either.
Now for the thermostat and timer, both of which would have been ok 50 years ago: All you get is a single temperature setting and increments of 1 h on the timer. No chance to work with mesophilic cultures, or use the "clock" on that device to check whether you can still go shopping or walk the dog before the yoghurt is done and should be transferred to the fridge.
Finally the instructions - they are so far off the mark that there is a good chance they will put off novice yoghurt makers for good: The manual states that yoghurt needs 10-12 h, regardless of milk and fermentation product (i.e. freeze-dried culture or active culture from previous cycle). I don't know about other people, but in my hands yoghurt started with an active culture (2 spoonfuls for half a litre) needs between 2.5 and 3 h, and to keep flavour at its best and the culture active for the next batch, should be transferred in the fridge as soon as it's done (which is why the 1 h increments on the timer are so ridiculous).
Anybody culturing milk with an active starter culture for 10 h as per instructions will probably end up with a split mess that might be quite effective against mildew in the garden, but has no place in a kitchen or on a dining table.
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