Joyoung Food Processor & Soy Milk Maker
The fully automatic vegan milk maker, also known as the Joyoung Self-cleaning Highspeed Blender
Is the Joyoung Y828 Food Processor & Soy Milk Maker Worth Buying?
Last updated: 12 March 2026
We used the Joyoung Y828 Food Processor & Soy Milk Maker extensively before writing this. What follows is our own assessment of what it does well and where it falls short. The review is independent, and no supplier had any part in it.
Please note: we no longer stock the Y828, so this review stands as a reference rather than a recommendation to buy.
Our specialist, Kai, wrote this review. The main points:
- Auto cleaning — effective, but four parts still need hand washing.
- Small, and silky — 300ml to 1.2L, no filter, very fine texture.
- Noise — about the level of a range hood.
- The user guide — readable, but hard work.
- The verdict — who it suited, and where it sits now.
Designed for the Australian Market
The Y828 was sold only in Australia, built by Joyoung as a dedicated line for this market. Australia's electrical safety requirements are strict, and a separate model is the straightforward way to meet them — which was a point in its favour.
Auto Cleaning, with Four Parts by Hand
The high-speed blade grinds ingredients to a fine texture without difficulty, and it is quick — soy milk in 30 minutes, smoothies in about two.
The auto-cleaning function handles the blade and the internal parts: add water to the tank, start the cycle, and it does the rest. The water residue box, water tank, glass stirring cavity and glass receiver cup still have to be washed by hand.
Small Machine, Silky Drinks
The Y828 is smaller than its predecessor, the Y1, and makes between 300ml and 1.2L. If you need more than that in one batch, it is the wrong machine.
Like the Y1, it uses a high-speed blade with no filter, so the ingredients end up very finely ground and the drink comes out silky rather than strained. Modern plant-milk makers generally leave the filtering to you — a filter bag or a separate soy milk strainer works if you prefer a thinner result. If you dislike that texture and do not want to filter it yourself, it is not the machine for you.
It Is Not a Quiet Machine
The blade turns at 27,000 to 32,000 rpm, so silence was never on offer. Expect roughly the noise level of a range hood. We think that is a fair trade for the grind quality, but it is worth knowing.
Water handling is the one thing worth learning before you start. "Soy Milk", "Almond Milk", "Oat Milk" and "Sterilize" draw from the water tank, so the tank needs to be topped up. "Juice" and "Smoothie" do not — you add water through the hole with the blade. We ran the juice function without doing that, got nothing out of it, and the machine went straight into its auto-wash cycle.
The English User Guide Is Hard Work
The guide is understandable but takes effort to get through. We wrote a supplementary note covering the main points, and the video above is worth watching before you open the manual.
One term to translate: the guide's "tea strainer cleaner" is sold as sodium bicarb in Australia. We do not recommend using it. The auto clean after each use, plus the deep clean every 30 uses, is enough.
The Verdict
As a machine, the Y828 does its job — particularly for plant-based milks, where the results were consistent. The reservations are about fit rather than fault: the batch size, the unstrained texture and the noise all suit some households and not others.
We have since moved our appliance range in a different direction, and no longer carry the Y828 or the Hoper Layer rice cookers that share the same parent brand. For anyone weighing up a rice cooker, our rice cooker comparison covers what we do stock.
- Hoper Layer rice cooker review — Joyoung's Australian rice cooker brand.
- Does your rice cooker cook too slowly? — why the better machines take longer.
About the Author
Kai, the author of this review, is our product specialist at My Cookware®. For any questions, email hello@mycookware.com.au or use the chat box on this page.
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