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| plantcarazy |
Posted - Jul 21 2012 : 06:29:34 AM
Do any of you know a really good yogurt maker? Buying it all the time is so pricey, (and all those plastic containers!), that I thought making it may be the better route.
Plus, what really is the difference between regular plain yogurt, and greek plain yogurt?
Any thoughts?
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| magnoliakathy |
Posted - Jul 22 2012 : 08:03:57 AM
I have dairy goats, Nigerian dwarves, and I make yogurt in the oven.
Oven GOAT YOGURT
2 quarts raw goat milk
4 tbsp. organic yogurt
Deep stew pot, clean dish cloth, thermometer
Procedure
1. Place dishcloth in bottom of pot, put in 2 quart jars of raw goat milk, and add water to half way up jars. Put a thermometer in one of the jars to monitor the temperature of the milk. A clip on thermometer will work best. Heat the goat milk to 180 degrees Fahrenheit. Hold for 15 minutes. Cover pot and set aside.
2. Add 2 tbsp. of a organic yogurt to a glass measuring cup.
3. Remove the goat’s milk from heat. Allow the milk to cool down to 115 to 118 degrees Fahrenheit.
4. Pour some of the cooled goat’s milk from one of the jars into the glass measuring cup, stir with yogurt, mixing well. Repeat step 2 and step 4 for second jar. Put lids on hand tight.
5. Put the mixed goat’s milk/ yogurt jars back into the pot.
6. Return jars to pot, put lid on and put it in the oven, Ignore for 24 hours.
7. Remove jars from pot and refrigerate.
Recently, I bought some of those Ball brand plastic freezer jars and pour the finished yogourt in them, saves hubby from taking glass jars to work.
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| one_dog_per_acre |
Posted - Jul 21 2012 : 9:08:21 PM
I bought
www.yogotherm.com
because you have to plug it in. Greek yogurt is a lot thicker than regular yougurt. You can make greek yogurt by running regular yogurt through cheesecloth in the the fridge. You can use your fave plain yogurt for a culture.
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| plantcarazy |
Posted - Jul 21 2012 : 7:34:04 PM
Thanks for the advice! I am very new at this...
My husband thinks just putting whole milk in a cup with a little of the 'juice' that forms on top of the commercial bought yogurt would work on a warm day, but I am Ms. Skeptical about this one (I can't help it, just my nature about new unknowns!).
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| MiaBella |
Posted - Jul 21 2012 : 7:30:36 PM
I use this one:
http://www.cheesemaking.com/store/p/100-Yogotherm-Yogurt-Maker-2-QT.html
It works great!
Michelle
Farmgirl Sister #4097
MiaBella Farm
New Caney, TX
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| Okie Farm Girl |
Posted - Jul 21 2012 : 11:46:22 AM
Jenn, I have two Salton Cosmopolitan makers. You can find them used on eBay. There are 5 glass cups in each one and I love them. I prefer the separate cups to the the single, large container because you only disturb the yogurt in the cup to eat it and not the rest of it. So no whey to deal with in the rest of the yogurt.
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
www.Oklahomapastrycloth.com/blog
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