# soy **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 28, 2010, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soy/526733 "2010-01-28T05:10:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soy/526733/1 "2010-01-28T05:10:20Z")
My family has known the benefits of soy drink for many years. can anyone make soy milk at home? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soy/526733/2 "2010-01-28T05:16:41Z")
I used to get soy milk from a Vietnamese place (obviously) in the Little Saigon area of Orange County. It was good hot out of the pot, or chilled in the fridge. And it was cheap, to boot! I’ve never made it myself, but [here’s the first recipe I found](http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/423560) ---
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soy/526733/3 "2010-01-28T05:50:55Z")
I used to boil up the beans until they were just starting to soften and puree them. I used muslin to strain out the solid bits and then I had soy milk (an if I wanted to make Tofu I warmed the milk up and added a tsp of epsom salts til it curdled and then used the muslin to get rid of the liquid) ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soy/526733/4 "2010-01-28T08:47:41Z")
I used to make it occasionally, but it was a chore, and didn’t taste nearly as good as the stuff you buy. It tasted too beany for me. It was a kind of fun project for a one-time thing. ---
**Author:** ![Turble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soy/526733/5 "2010-01-28T16:04:10Z")
I’ve never used one but been thinking about it for a while. [http://www.soya.be/soy-milk-maker.php](http://www.soya.be/soy-milk-maker.php) ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soy/526733/6 "2010-01-28T16:18:29Z")
Making the stuff is easy. Milking the soy bean itself is not 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soy/526733/7 "2010-01-28T17:11:52Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > Making the stuff is easy. Milking the soy bean itself is not 😉 Tweezers and a magnifying glass, my friend. It ain’t easy being green. ---
**Author:** ![Bean\_Wrangler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9de053/32.png) [@Bean\_Wrangler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bean_Wrangler)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2010, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soy/526733/8 "2010-01-29T04:50:10Z")
You have to make sure to use free ranged beans, particularly ones named Laura as they are the sweetest peas of the pod (sort to speak). ---
**Author:** ![Amblydoper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2010, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soy/526733/9 "2010-01-29T06:58:25Z")
And make sure you get beans that have not been treated with rBGH… recombinant bean growth hormone. ---
**Author:** ![Mangosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2010, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soy/526733/10 "2010-01-30T02:26:19Z")
Like others have said, its way too much work. If you live in or near a large city, there will be a Chinese or some kind of Asian market around. Buy it there. Make sure its the fresh. made daily stuff. That “Silk” soy milk that one can find in regular supermarkets is foul!