Can I incubate the milk (yogurt) in a glass mason jar inside the yogurt maker instead of using the plastic container provided?
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Not sure, but it does seem worth a shot, especially if you wanted to make multiple batches
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Probably it would work, as long as there is some insulation between the plastic container and the glass jar to retain the heat. Also, would heat the jar to the temperature required (around 95°-100°F?) and also have the yogurt maker heated in advance too. I think the risk is that the temperature would not remain at that constant required for the milk, which happens when you make the yogurt directly in the plastic container. With the glass jar sitting in the plastic, the heat would not be as direct I think. This is all conjecture, I have not tried it.
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I have used Mason jars with no problem and made no adjustments. I did put water in the yogurt maker to fill the gap to help with heat transfer from the yogurt maker to the glass jar.
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We don't know; you could try it. If you're concerned about carcinogens in the plastic, suggest you inquire of the manufacturer about that.
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I don't see why not. Maybe preheat the mason jar with some hot water first.
1838294
Sabra, that's an excellent tip about using a glass quart canning jar & adding water. I presume the standard metal lid & screw band will be okay in the yogurt maker. Or do I even really need a lid at all?
1880604
The thick yogurt should stay in the fine mesh insert and the liquid should drip through into the the solid box. It will take a while. Then you should only use the white yogurt that remains in the mesh part and discard the liquid that has drained through into the solid box.
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In the frig or freezer! Much longer life in the freezer. Don't forget you can always fill ice trays with some of your yogurt, cover with saran to keep out odors and keep clean. Then use 2-3 cubes to incubate another batch of milk into wonderful yogurt. Just gets a bit more tart each time you do this.
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No, you cannot. This culture will be killed at the temperatures needed to make yogurt. Yogurt is taken up to ~114 F... This culture cannot be used above 102F.
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The container that comes with the machine is plastic -- #5 bottom and top. As the writer above said, a one quart wide-mouth Mason jar will fit inside the container space. It is not a snug fit and the heating elements appear to be on the sides, not the bottom of the machine. To create the desired level of convection, I poured 1.5 cups of 110 degree water into the well (outside the glass jar). My probe thermometer, checked several times over several hours showed a rock-steady 113 degrees in this surrounding water, which presumably conveys a similar temperature to the yogurt mix.
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As long as the jar size fits into the maker, my husband also used other jars to make extra yogurt in addition to the original jars. They were just exactly the same.
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Yes, you have to inactivate the other micro-organisms than could spoil your yogurt. Then make sure it is only warm when adding the starter. If you use ultra-pasteurized milk the MO have been already inactivated but you have to make sure you do not re-contaminate the milk during the handling of it.
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Yes you can. I just spoon the yogurt into an ice cube tray, freeze it, pop out the cubes of yogurt then into the machine. Works great.
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Anchor Hocking has a 1/2 half gallon (2 qt.) jar that fits very nicely in the maker. You use the plastic lid that comes with the maker to cover the jar while it's in the maker and then put the glass lid on to store the yogurt. See the picture a reviewer posted next to the product listing.
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You could definity make regular yogurt in this if you wanted to. It includes a strainer for the last step of straining out some of the whey. You would just skip this last step for regular yogurt.
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We use it for yogurt. We put the inoculated milk into glass jars with lids and use an enameled cast iron Dutch oven (with lid) to hold the jars in a warm water bath. We've been careful to have the lid warm as well as the pot before closing it into the Wonderbag. The yogurt is coming out great!
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I can say this... I use Mason/Ball jars for making my yogurt. I also need to keep it warm for 24 hours, so I cover my jar, set it on a potholder and place it on top of my radiant space heater. You need an area where you can keep your yogurt warm (mine is about 105-110 degrees). I have another friend who uses her attic during the summer. Some say that you can place it in your oven (Do not turn the heat on! It will be too hot and kill the cultures) Just turn the oven light on. You may need to check the temp. out before hand to see if the oven light will provide the heat needed. Good luck!
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I have only ever used a glass jar to make the yogurt. The yogurt always comes out tasting great. I prefer the glass as it does not leach chemicals as plastic does.
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You can use small, Bell Brand, glass canning jars. They are a perfect fit, and I can fit 7 into my yogurt maker.
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Yes, definitely. I have made soy yogurt in one. Just put the container in without the shelves and set temperature to 105-110 degrees.
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No body says you have to leave contents in plastic maker containers to eat out of them.I just put finished product in small glass mason jars...add fruit or whatever if I like to each one...and refrigerate, then I am free to use the 8-cups again right away after a quick wash in Yogurt maker and go on to make more yogurt for maybe cheese with the Cuisipro Donvier Yogurt Cheese Maker with lid or Greek yogurt or to make simple ingredient Ranch dressing, etc. Buying a dozen canning mason or bell jars with lids is 8-9 dollars in my neck of the woods.