Reddit reviews Dash Greek Yogurt Maker Machine with LCD Display + 2 BPA Storage Containers with Lids: Perfect for Organic, Sweetened, Flavored, Plain, or Sugar Free Options for Baby, Kids, Parfaits, White
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HEALTHIER: Dash Greek Yogurt Maker Machine lets you make healthier, homemade yogurt right from your kitchen. You control the ingredients (Organic? Sweetened? Flavored? Plain?) making it better for you and your familyCOMPACT + LIGHTWEIGHT: Weighing 2lbs, this is a must-have for that first apartment, smaller kitchen, or college dorm. Plus, all accessories fit inside the base, taking up even less space, BONUS!QUICK + EASY: Set it and forget it! Prep time takes just 10 minutes (add milk, yogurt starter and other custom ingredients), leave overnight, and you will enjoy fresh, homemade Greek yogurt in just 8-12 hours (up to 2qts)PERFECT GIFT: The perfect wedding or new home gift. Its small size takes up little counter space, and its sleek design and trendy color options will match any kitchen décor (add to your registry now!)INCLUDES: Backed by a 1-year manufacturer warranty, the 20-watt Dash Greek Yogurt Maker, includes 2 BPA-free buckets with lids, strainer basket, recipe book, and recipe database access. All non-electric parts are easily wiped clean
This was my first yogurt maker before I had the IP, and it's the only one I've made Greek in. It came with a fine mesh sieve as shown in one of the pictures. That unit is so small, however, that I didn't feel like the labor was worth such a small amount of yogurt. Now that I have the IP, I could probably use the same sieve to strain Greek into tall cylindrical plastic containers. Something that fine should get the job done.
Many people (e.g., in the huge Facebook IP group, Instant Pot Community) say they "can make yogurt in the LUX models" (which don't have the Yogurt mode).
That's only partly true though because they're using the pot only like any "pot with a lid that can be insulated, and perhaps heated first. I.e., they'll heat the milk (if they want to do that) in the LUX, then turn it off wait for the milk to reach a good fermentation temp (around 118 F, 48 C, or at least under 125 F, 51 C, when the bacteria would begin being killed off), then close the lid and wrap towels/blankets around the unit trying to keep* the temp in that range. Even the lowest temp that the LUXes can achieve and hold while ON are way too high for the fermentation phase of yogurt.
There are many other ways to make yogurt at home though which range from inexpensive "yogurt makers" (see below) to keeping the milk + starter at a good temp range for fermenting (in a reasonable amount of time) which can be found online --e.g., in an oven with the pilot light or bulb on, wrapped in towels in a closed cardboard box, on a heating pad on low, etc, etc :
https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+make+yogurt+at+home
Temperatures under the ones above will still ferment yogurt, just more and more and more slowly the lower the temp. Fermentation continues to occur even in the fridge, but stops when the temp gets down to freezing.
For example, to get to the gelled stage I needed 4 hours in my old yogurt maker (around 118 F) but need 6 hours in my IP DUO60 since it uses a lower temp for fermentation (109 F or below).
++ I like the ones that don't have all the little cups, like this one:
https://www.amazon.com/Dash-DGY001WBU-Greek-Yogurt-Maker/dp/B00DDXYBV0 (this is their larger one, which also comes with a separate strainer for making "Greek-style" strained yogurt if desired)