I just love this yogurt maker, and I like that it makes at least a quart at a time. Most of the yogurt makers are designed to just make the little 6 oz cups, and that probably works for families with kids that eat the little cups; but I keep mine in a quart jar in the fridge, and I use the fresh yogurt in a lot of recipes instead of milk or whatever liquid is called for . You can set the timer for as long as you want the yogurt to culture, and if it stops when you are gone or sleeping, then it turns on the cooling function and keeps the yogurt chilled until you take it out of the container. Everything is simple to use, and easy to clean up, too.