What ingredients do you need to use-would whole milk work or do you need cream or half and haly
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I use my family's ice cream recipe which calls for half and half, eggs, vanilla, and sugar. Makes 1 gallon of mix and I store it in the fridge to make small bowls as desired
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I find that in order for something to work out the right way, you should follow the directions and use the suggested ingredients. The ingredients call for half and half as well as heavy cream. I think it's because these two are thick and creamy. However, you could experiment on your own. I have not tried whole milk so I can't say if it would work as well. Good luck.
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Cream if you can vet it to work. I have not had any success with whole milk or jalf and half.
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Sorry I can not help, ice cream maker was A total flop, if you haven't already I would highly recommend not wasting your money on this.
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Its best with whole chocolate chip cookies. But you need to eat them in one bite otherwise you can't dunk it again. The milk won't absorb in a cookie that's not whole.
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Yes, you can use cow's milk. This product is described as non-dairy because most other brands of yogurt starters have dairy products in them, but this one does not.
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Alex, I have tried a few kinds of milk from the grocery stores...Skim, 1% and 2% and they would not set. They came out very soft. Almost like a spread and no flavor. No one cared for it. Whole milk was ok, but the best is raw milk right from the farm. It was " GREAT ". So I'm thinking Almond or Soy milk ( which has no fat contents ) won't work well at all. I hope this answered your question.
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Makes really thick foam with skim milk. Does not make thick foam with other types of milk including half and half. Makes decent foam (not thick) with mixture of half and half and skim.
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i think, you should stick with whole milk, add hershey's syrup ( chocolate ) or carnation chocolate flavored powder, 1/2 cup ( or more ) breyer's vanilla ice cream. put it in a blender at high speed for 20-30 seconds. this will get you kudos from friends and family. always glad to help out. the olde scotsman
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I have never tried half and half, but soy milk or almond milk is not a problem. I would imagine that you can use half and half in it. I have to say, this is a VERY nice addition to our Z5. I bought two of these, as I have a Z5 at home and another one in my office and my workers love it!! Of course we go through much more coffee now than we did before.
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Nope, I use 2% milk. It's good with any milk, might taste better with buttermilk but that's also more fattening.
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We use 2 packets & about 1/2 gal of milk. In a 1/2 gal jar, hand tighten the lid. Leave at room temp for 24 hrs. Lightly mix after 12 hrs. If it doesn't look thick enough after 24, go another 12 & if needed another 12. After making a few times you will get the hang of it
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Sorry to respond so late. I have not tried them yet. I have every confidence that it would do fine. Whole milk works great.
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Yeah, that is a lot to have left over. I didn't follow the directions since I read on here beforehand that the measurements were off. I usually use 3 cups of milk and about 1 1/2 to 2 Tbsp of starter and that's it. I don't use the dry milk powder.
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Sorry, haven't done this yet but it sounds like a great idea...mixed with some milk should do the trick.
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Correction: If you add milk it will be sweet enough. If you use water instead, you'll need a sweenener. Sorry
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Kimberli, i haven't tried coconut milk with the Dash but that is an excellent idea. I plan to try it with Lactaid whole milk soon. I think yogurt works best with fresh whole milk but so many people use low fat that i recommend a little longer set time and the use of Yogourmet powders than using fresh yogurt starter but sometimes I use both. Making sure you follow directions on temperatures is important. I use a candy type thermometer and have best results when I follow Dash's instructions on temps and timing. I would be interested to know if you have success with coconut and/or almond milks too. Kimberli, i haven't tried coconut milk with the Dash but that is an excellent idea. I plan to try it with Lactaid whole milk soon. I think yogurt works best with fresh whole milk but so many people use low fat that i recommend a little longer set time and the use of Yogourmet powders than using fresh yogurt starter but sometimes I use both. Making sure you follow directions on temperatures is important. I use a candy type thermometer and have best results when I follow Dash's instructions on temps and timing. I would be interested to know if you have success with coconut and/or almond milks... » Read More Kimberli, i haven't tried coconut milk with the Dash but that is an excellent idea. I plan to try it with Lactaid whole milk soon. I think yogurt works best with fresh whole milk but so many people use low fat that i recommend a little longer set time and the use of Yogourmet powders than using fresh yogurt starter but sometimes I use both. Making sure you follow directions on temperatures is important. I use a candy type thermometer and have best results when I follow Dash's instructions on temps and timing. I would be interested to know if you have success with coconut and/or almond milks too. « Show Less
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I've never tried it with half and half. It works well with 2% milk, but there's still plenty of liquid milk, too. It didn't work well with 1% milk.
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The recipe I use calls for 2 cups of heavy cream and 3 cups of milk. the container can actually hold a little more than that, maybe 1 more cup, but most of the recipes I found online called for a 5 cup combination of milk or milk and cream. Since I've had my DASH, I've made yogurt many times and have never once had a failed batch!! If you follow instructions, you will be well pleased with your purchase.
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It all depends upon which ingredients you use - low fat milk versus heavy cream.