Soy milk is a good alternative to traditional dairy milk for people who are lactose intolerant or concerned with its high fat content. However, store-bought soy milk is much more expensive than dairy milk. This Knox Soy Milk and Soup Maker helps you save money by making your own soy milk at home for a fraction of the cost of buying it at the grocery store. You can also use the Soy Milk Maker to make fruit and vegetable juice and soup thanks to the unit’s easy to use preset functions. Preparing homemade soy milk, fruit and vegetable juices, and soup is a snap using preprogrammed mixing and cooking functions. All you have to do is add the recipe’s ingredient’s to the unit’s tank and select the corresponding preparation function and the Soy Milk & Soup Maker will do the rest. Once the preparation process is complete an alarm will sound and you can enjoy your homemade creation.