Can anyone share their experience using these with yogurt and any yogurt based recipes? Do yogurt based pouches freeze & thaw well?
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I use plain yogurt a lot when I blend a fruit and vegetable mix. It looks a little funny when it thaws but you can just shake it up. If I take it out of the freezer in the morning for lunch, my son loves it.
1189362
I haven't used homemade yogurt, but store bought works awesome. I put the yogurt in the pouch as normal and put in freezer. I would thaw overnight or take on day trips frozen. Thaws great tastes the same. Hope this helps.
540567
I use these all the time for yogurt and they work great! You would have to make sure they are fully unthawed before eating unlike go gurts those since the spout is smaller
225305
They don't require freezing...they're dry. I'd be afraid of them cracking into pieces. I store the unused in a large Ziploc. They don't go bad. Place 1 flat in lukewarm water for 10-15 seconds and as you arrange your filling for rolling, it gets more and more pliable. They're quite lovely.
1449469
I havent had much luck keeping my food as cold as it should be for the price. Have had to replace the ice packs and buy my own and some days I use 4 ice packs. I wouldnt think of carrying milk around since my yogurt gets a little cooler than room temp rather quickly.
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I recently use Pomona's Pectin for raw milk yogurt that I didn't want to take up over 100 degrees F. It worked great. Since it uses calcium to "set" the gel, I didn't use that portion of the mix, and added the boiled pectin right to my milk. You could add the calcium activator to make sorbet or ice cream though. Just saying it worked great without it if adding to dairy. I think it would work great for ice creams since a lot of recipes have you heat the milk first anyhow...
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My question is: do you just get the commercial yogurt and let it sit on the counter for a day? I guess as long as it is sealed other stuff can't get in there to ferment as well. I'd appreciate hearing if you have tried this.
909602
Yes, freezing is probably the best way to maintain their products. They come double bagged too. Occasionally I've had problems separating slices of the frozen multigrain bread but none with the sourdough or white bread. All are great toasted!
1625835
I always use my homemade batch as a starter. My first batch I divide up into 3 tablespoon servings into multiple ziplock snack bags that I put in the freezer. The culture will keep when frozen, plus it is your strongest batch. Make another batch with 3 tbl spoons from the 1st batch. Then I eat my yogurt and leave over about 3 tbs for the next batch over and over until one batch seems a little too loose, then go to the freezer and start over. Think of the savings!!!
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yes, you really do. It has to do with developing protein strands . . I heat it for 15 min in the microwave and it tests out at 180 degrees, then pour it into a sauce pan and set it in the freezer for 1 hour and it's cooled to about 100 degrees. I love the yogurt maker - have made dozens of batches with it and never once did it fail.
985292
Deb, I did freeze them since I purchased 4 pkgs--it was fine I had no problem and they defrost quicklythey are delicious ---oh and I had them in the freezer for about 3-4 months
218045
I have not tried storing yogurt in these. However, I did put butter in the smallest one, and on a hot day I accidentally left it in the car . . . the butter was melted, but nothing leaked out--and it was on its side!
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I have frozen in them with no problem. However, I wouldn't ever put them in the microwave to thaw them out. This is the allowances I use on anything, regardless of instructions. It's a common sense thing for me!
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Hi there! Andy here from Yummi Pouch - we have seen this issue in our current batch which is caused by a bad batch of zippers installed in the pouches! Such a bummer! We provide replacements for any pouches you have trouble with, plus our new batch in October has a new and improved double zipper that we just can't wait to release!
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I have and they turned out great! I put them in the cooker when I went to bed and set the timer to be ready when I woke up. They were fully cooked but not mushy. One note is that you aren't supposed to use any dairy if you are setting the timer, so I made mine only with water and added a touch of cream when I ate them.
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Yes. I've made a lot of different frozen yogurt recipes in mine. It is so easy and quick. Just be sure to use yogurt that isn't really thick to begin with or the blade won't turn and it won't freeze. Regarding Splenda or Stevia, I haven't tried that yet, but I don't see why it wouldn't work just fine. In fact, that is a good idea and I'm going to try it soon.
872222
I would not recommend putting yogurt in one of the bento compartments as it would leak all over. I pack yogurt in a foogo thermos with a u-konserve ice pack and it works well.
1400854
The yogurt should be all right. The lid is a pop-off kind, so no screw or unscrewing. To be sure I put it in a ziplock bag, but I use them for freezin smoothies that are going to be thawed by lunch time.
239455
I didn't even freeze or refrig mine and I've already finished one pouch since I shared it. The resealable pouch seemed to keep it pretty well. But, I would probably keep it in the fridge. I don't think freezing it will do any harm.