First up, this milk maker is the real deal. I had a top-of-the-line Joyoung milk maker, and when it died on me after a little over a year of regular use, I tried to contact the company to get them to honor their warranty. The experience was so bad, it's actually kind of funny in retrospect. It also inspired me to NEVER give them a dime again, which is what led me to Idavee.

I was immediately impressed by the performance of this milk maker. It does a splendid job of thoroughly macerating which ever beans, nuts, or grains I run through it. The only common issue is the whine of the motor, but it's a small tradeoff for the stellar results.

Unfortunately, I hadn't had this for more than a few months when something gave out. I came home from a vacation to discover that the mechanics had simply stopped working. I'd purchased the Square Trade extended warranty for my Presto Pure IAE15, but I soon discovered that the company behind the warranty is almost as bad at honoring their agreement as Joyoung.

At this point, I was fairly certain I was out anther milk maker, but I wasn't about to let the issue go. I contacted the manufacturer directly, prepared to entrench myself in a long, drawn out battle. Nope. Their immediate (and I mean like, within an hour or two of my initial email) response was a hat-in-hand apology and an immediate resolution to make the matter right as soon as possible. Two days later, my replacement arrived.

Bottom line: I couldn't be happier wither with the product or the people who make (and stand by) it. They're a model of how a small business should act, and I would (and do) recommend this Idavee Presto Pure IAE15 to anyone.

Used 5 times so far and so far I'm loving it. I have made almond milk 3 times using 3 different settings (soaked nuts, dry nuts, and juice--no heat) and soy milk twice (both dry beans- slightly different amounts). Each cycle took 30 min or less from start to finish.

Almond milk attempts:
- I thought the first attempt at almond milk, dry nuts (1 scoop dry), was very watery when filled in-between the min/max lines. I think it made between 7-8 cups.
-I tried again (2 scoops soaked nuts using the juice option for no heat) and found it was about the same.
-I used slightly generous 2 scoops, soaked nuts, and filled to the min line and my result was MUCH better. I did not experience any overflow but was conscious that having a few more nuts MAY cause it to do so. I forgot to record how much milk it made but probably about 6 cups.

Soy milk
-after having made almond milk that was watery, I tried about 1.5 scoops dry beans with the water in between the min/max line and it was quite thick and creamy -- I had a couple of leaks on this round but minimal. I forgot to record how much milk it made.
- my second attempt I used about the same amount of dry nuts and filled the water only to the min line. No leaks this time and same thickness. Made about 6 cups. 4 cups of this was used to make one small batch of tofu (3.55 oz in weight).

It doesn't make unreasonable noise but, since I work overnights, I tend to wait til day hours to use it since I live in an apt complex and know the sound/vibrations could easily travel. The first use there was no squeal as others reported. The following times, however, I have noticed the sound and will keep an eye on it.

I haven't used the other functions yet, but plan to do so soon. So far, all positives. Easy to clean, minimal hardware, sturdy, and also attractive enough (if that matters). It's quite large but I think that given what it does, it's not a problem. I made sure to follow directions and waited at least 1 hour between uses.

Works nicely, but really maxes around 1.7L since it has a tendency to overflow if you put in 1.9

I rely on reviews so have started writing them myself and want to share how great this product has been. We moved to the mountains in the PNW not realizing that we would be snowed in weeks at a time. I primarily bought the Presto Pure soy milk maker for emergency use and keep a bulk bag of USDA organic soy beans (from Be Still Farms, also bought on Amazon) on hand for snow weeks and when our fav brand is sold out in markets, or just when we don't want to leave our paradise here to go shopping. I am ordering a second 5 lb bag of the soy beans from Be Still Farms now. This year there were nearly two unexpected months straight we were snowed in and it was just wonderful to be able to make fresh delicious soy milk! I pre-soak the beans overnight although there is also a function for not soaked beans/nuts, but I find the pre-soaked seems to taste richer. I also found using a full US measuring cup of dry beans for soaking makes a better, less watery milk that I prefer to the slightly smaller cup provided by the manufacturer. Straining into a nut bag was a little harder than using a fine mesh strainer with an additional layer of cheese cloth but maybe that is just me. I want to get better at using the nut milk bag strainer method because it is less wasteful since no cheese cloth has to be tossed into a land fill but the strainer with cheese cloth method is faster and I don't have to wait until the milk cools to keep from hurting my hands. There was a plastic container and mesh strainer with a plastic rim included in the box but I don't like to put hot liquids into plastic so I do not use those. Be sure to wash the soy milk maker right away after use (without submersing) or you will have stuck on soybean pulp that has to be soaked off like I did the first use! I use the soy milk maker often now and the milk also makes great vegan butter using the Better Butter and mozzarella cheese recipes from a cookbook I got on Amazon called The Non-Dairy Evolution Cookbook. I haven't tried using the Presto Pure to make any of the other milk types such almond, cashew, coconut and rice because we prefer soy milk but it came with a recipe book for those and various soups, a porridge and a smoothie. It is also a very attractive, though relatively large but smaller than my Instant Pot, stainless steel appliance that I can leave out on the counter! Now I need to find a recipe for all the Okara soy bean pulp in the freezer.... shame to throw it all away!

I waited for a couple of months since my purchase to post a review in order to give myself some time to get used to the machine. I am loving it, and it is much easier than the using my vita mix. It is very versatile and can make either cooked or uncooked milk. I throw the soaked almonds in, turn it on and in 30 minutes I have milk! I really like that all of the milk maker parts are stainless. I find them easy to clean. I bought a different strainer because the one that comes with it isn't fine enough to do a decent job. I don't like pouring hot milk into plastic, so I just let the milk cool in the maker, and then do the straining. I gave it 4 stars because the strainer is lacking, but I am very glad I purchased this machine.