Salter EK5258 Plant Milk Maker - Nutrient-Rich Plant & Dairy-Free, 1.6L Vegan Nut Milk Machine, One Touch Oat, Hazelnut, Almond Milk, Transparent Design, Tritan BPA Free Plastic, Self Clean, Grey

Bought this only this week and am delighted with it! So easy to use and clean afterwards, albeit very carefully as the blades look lethal. The instructions were clear enough, it’s easy to do ..just remember to soak almonds etc overnight. BUT I’ve read to not soak oats as it makes the milk mushy. I’ll find out. Would love more recipes for using up almond paste etc but that will come. In the meantime buying 1kg almonds from Amazon means 1.3 Ltrs of lovely almond milk is costing, at time of writing, £0.587p, and I have been buying Almond Breeze 1 litre at £1.33 in packs of 8 . And when I make oat milk I estimate it will cost £0.05p per 1.3ltrs. Unfortunately one of the glass bottles that came with the maker was broken when the non Amazon driver literally dropped the box over our gate, but I’ve ordered a plastic replacement, and Amazon customer service was brilliant at refunding me for the breakage immediately. I reckon the maker will pay for itself within 4-5 months.

Worked well three times, made nice milk from porageUnfortunately, although I followed the instructions, the bottom of the server came off on third use.

Purchased to defy the ridiculous price of supermarket oat milk, but far from straightforward. Plenty on here as concerns the nut only milks and so this review concentrates on oat..Should you follow the simple 45g of oats recipe provided to make 1.3 litres of"milk" you're going to end up with "milk" for 3p, but not as we know it.In fact it's so dilute it's not far off water & if adding to hot drinks you may as well drink them black.I've heard it's far better for the more palatable nut milk recipes given in the provided booklet, but if the primary reason for purchase is oat milk, read on...Following the disastrous oat milk made from the Salter recipe, I reasoned that simply more oats were required and so doubled the amount.. Result = nearly as awful.Nearly sending the machine back, I decided to look on the net for other recipes and came upon the one described below. It requires a handful of cashews and a bit of golden syrup too, but is fantastic & still comes out at less than 30p a litre. It's not quite barista grade but at least as good as standard supermarket oat milkThings to remember:1) Never pre soak the oats, as they are then harder for the machine to break up and it produces a slimy milk that has less taste and more waste.2) Use water as cold as possible (even chilled). This reduces the slimyness further.My Recipe (adjusted to make 1.3l milk with the Salter machine):Ingredients:1) Raw cashews measured to the 280ml line in a measuring jug. I buy cheap broken ones from a well known budget home foods store ;)...Pour water on top so the cashews are fully submerged and leave to soak overnight (crucial or they won't process adequately).1300 MLS water.Oats to the 280ml mark in a measuring jug. Normal porridge oats are fine.2 tablespoons golden syrup.Method:1) Fill metal filter with drained cashews. Don't discard the water they were soaked in, putting this in the Salter jug to begin.Then top jug up to the 1.3l line with as cold as possible water.Assemble ready to process and start machine for the first 1 minute cycle.2) Dissemble machine, draining the nut residue through the filter mesh into the milk solution. It's messy, but helps to swirl the contents of the metal filter to encourage this to happen.Once only a thickening residue of the chashews is left, place the oats plus the golden syrup with this in the filter. Reattach to the machine and run the machine again to process & distribute the oats in the milk.You'll note that the oats go a little over the max line in the filter, but I'm happy with this... If concerned, half the oats and repeat this stage twice to process them all..Never process the same oats twice as this increases slimyness (do them for 1 x 1 minute cycle only, either together or seperately).3) Dissemble and encourage further emptying of the filter by swirling the inside (wooden spoon handle is great)... The milk is now finished and can be stored in a bottle.Notes about the machine:There are lots of reviews complaining of the broken "handle" on the base of the filter... Ignore them as it's not necessary to utilise this to take the filter off the machine. I've never used it and simply take it off by the actual filter.Even if you use it and it eventually falls off, it's no harder to use the machine...It's actually easy to wash following the instructions not to get the top of bottom wet.Don't rely on the book for recipes or for strict guidance beyond the maximum fill line instructions. There are hundreds of really good recipes online and it doesn't take a degree to work out how to process them in the Salter.You may however have to process the milk more than once in order to get the individual ingredients effectively dispersed. The machine may get warm, but just leave a few minutes between uses if concerned...Lastly and in conclusion.This is the best value all in one machine out there by far and does seem to attract unfair observations in it's reviews.I believe anyone buying any machine expecting it to simply magic up supermarket quality milk in a trice is deluding themselves a little. It takes a bit of perseverance in order to be happy enough to live with any machine.I'm pretty happy tbh...

Ok. I've had this for 3 weeks now and extensively tested it on Oat and Almond milk.OAT.The machine functions perfectly and makes oat milk. The problem with oat milk.....separation in coffee. I looked up every recipe known to man ....using ice water.... digestive enzyme.....lecithin....canola....cashews....salty language so decided oat was too hard. This is NOT anything to do with the machine, it's the nature of oats.ALMONDMy goodness. Why didn't I try this first!!! Magic. I soaked 2 cups of almonds over night which expanded to 3 cups!! Filled tank with filtered water to the min level and 1 cup of almonds in the filter. Ran the cycle. Removed crushed almonds from filter and repeated.I then ran it on blend function for 2 minutes, then filtered through an oat milk bag....PERFECTOMUNDO. No splitting in hot drinks, just shake before use.This is going to save me a fortune in non dairy milk products.Remember to be gentle with the filter locking into position. It feels like it could be firmer but has not failed once. Remember it's a reverse thread! Gently does it.Now I can yield shop grade almond milk, I have no hesitation in recommending this product. I would buy this again if needed as the price is somewhat affordable.

This is a great little machine. Makes great oat milk, and almond milk tastes much better than pricey supermarket almond milks. Recommend experimenting to find a recipe that suits you.I found the filter basket very tricky to get on and off, but with a bit of practice it’s much easier to use. Don’t force it, turn clockwise to put it on and you’ll hear a click when it’s latched. Anti-clockwise to remove. So far I haven’t been able to get it undone in the plastic bowl provided with the machine, so it’s bit messy to remove when it’s full of pulp.