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

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.

Devastated that after a few uses the metal mesh chamber started to split, so the entire thing is now useless to make oat milk. I contacted the manufacturer with images and my proof of purchase, they just kept asking me for more evidnce and the issue was not resolved. Also the design is heavily flawd in terms of cleaning due to the electric connection points which are not supposed to get wet but are at both ends of the handle and on the lid. The mesh chamber doesn't hold much making the water to oats/nuts ratio imbalanced, causing the milk to be thin and watery.

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 milk Things 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...

There are so many design decisions that don’t make sense on this thing, but I’ll name the worst ones. You can’t wash this thing safely. The bottom has vents and an expose female socket. The top (not the lid) has a male socket. So to wash it you have to be VERY careful to not get water trickling to the bottom, or splashes on the top. The lid of the device has a female socket, so you have to gently wash the blades, which don’t come off, without getting water on any exposed electrical parts. The filter cup that clips on the lip doesn’t have a tight grip, so it can come off whilst you’re blending and spill all the contents from the cup into your milk, defeating the purpose of the filter. This has also caused some dents on the metal filter. I used it 4 times (once every week) and it started smoking. There’s also a new rattling sound. Not sure what it’s going to do the next time I use it. But I’m putting safety measures in place. There are more issues but the things mentioned above are the most dangerous. Even though it blends well, I can’t recommend this to anyone, you’ll need to have the patience of a surgeon to deal with this thing. Edit: weeks later after the smoke it's still working so back to 5 stars

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. ALMOND My 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.

What a great idea. To be able to get 1+ litres of plant milk in one easy move. The device is no bigger than a kettle so sits on your counter top without taking up a great deal of room. I was so excited when this arrived, finally i can make my own delicious plant based milk. However, when i tried to remove the sieve from the machine in the cup which is designed to do this the metal clip on the bottom came off. How very disappointed i was that i never even got to use it. The machine is a great idea but the quality of the product needs a bit more thought. Without any pressure for the metal strip to come off needs to be really looked at and designed better. All in all this is a great machine but the quality needs to be greatly improved. The value for money means everyone can buy one and make their own milk. The quality of the product, other than the poor metal strip attachment is very good. Over all this would be a fantastic product, but the poor quality of the metal strip attachment lets it down. So disappointed i have had to return the item and gone for a more expensive one.

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.

I was so looking forward to this. Read the reviews all singing the praise of this machine. The first one was faulty. It was impossible to remove the filter basket. It was wedged against the plastic shaft with the blades. I contacted Amazon help who advised to return against refund or a replacement. I opted for a replacement, which arrived the day after. Nice and speedy! The new machine has the same fault. I can't remove the filter basket. I contacter the manufacturer directly this time, in the hope something could be done. Unfortunately, they advised me to return the machine against a refund. How desapointing. Also, how likely are two machines to have the same fault? clearly something was not checked properly and items went on the market that should't have. The manufacturer proposed to arrange a pick up so that they could investigate and issue a refund. In the end, I still don't have a plant milk making machine. I don't think I will buy a Salter one. Ther others are way too expensive.