Love/Hate this machine
I had the EXACT same problem as S. Franklin (see review of August 29, 2011). I bought my Yogourmet in January 2009 and had great success--for awhile. Then I noticed a sloshing sound in the body of the appliance which I'd not remembered before. After this, I noticed the same leaking from the cord area. Still, I shook out most of the water andI kept using it, thinking (stupidly) maybe there's a little moisture getting trapped in the walls somehow (imperfect seal on top edge, "sweating"?) TODAY I finally noticed a hairline crack inside and a very low level of water as I took out the inner yogurt container. I shudder to think that I might have easily electrocuted myself over the several months I've used this item with this (increasing) leak. I'm sure the warmth of the container opens that crack enough when in operation to allow water to seep inside.<br />Still, the yogurt came out great! And I NEED a batch yogurt maker. I really do not want to go back to laboriously filling those little jars. In addition, our family wipes out yogurt really fast.<br />Since someone else has had the exact same hairline crack leakage problem, I really do not want to invest another (nearly) $50 in this yogurt maker. I have two nice 2-quart containers left over, so I'm thinking I'll take the advice of Commenter "jim_nc" and try to mix up my culture and warm it some other way, either in a crock pot set on warm (which I'll need to calibrate somehow) or with an insulated "ice" chest, or ... ? Would these methods hold the warmth for 24 hours (rather than just a few hours as in most yogurt-making? Ideas, anyone?<br />Perhaps there's a market out there for an enterprising inventor to make a simple, quality warmer for 24-hour yogurt making.
Rating: 3 stars