dear Sir or Maam, Would this be good to make a top bar hive starter? if not could you suggest something? I was going to melt it and make some starter
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Hi there - I cannot answer your question. This is something I just don't know anything about. Best of luck!
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YES, I just started using my own starter from my previous batch of yogurt. The previous batch was made with a starter packets, two (2) packets of 5g of yogurt starter, making two (2) quarts. My new batch I used 3-4 Tablespoons of previous batch, which is probably way too much. It did come out wonderful, a little thick, just add some milk if it is too thick. I have read and you only really need "...2-3 teaspoons of commercial or homemade yogurt..." I just get carried away. I make at least two (2) batches a week, so yummy--add raspberries for a topping. I use 2 bags of frozen raspberries place in a pot, adding some water, maybe a 1/2 cup and add about 1/2 cup of sugar. YES, I just started using my own starter from my previous batch of yogurt. The previous batch was made with a starter packets, two (2) packets of 5g of yogurt starter, making two (2) quarts. My new batch I used 3-4 Tablespoons of previous batch, which is probably way too much. It did come out wonderful, a little thick, just add some milk if it is too thick. I have read and you only really need "...2-3 teaspoons of commercial or homemade yogurt..." I just get carried away. I make at least two (2) batches a week, so yummy--add raspberries for a topping. I use 2 bags of frozen... » Read More YES, I just started using my own starter from my previous batch of yogurt. The previous batch was made with a starter packets, two (2) packets of 5g of yogurt starter, making two (2) quarts. My new batch I used 3-4 Tablespoons of previous batch, which is probably way too much. It did come out wonderful, a little thick, just add some milk if it is too thick. I have read and you only really need "...2-3 teaspoons of commercial or homemade yogurt..." I just get carried away. I make at least two (2) batches a week, so yummy--add raspberries for a topping. I use 2 bags of frozen raspberries place in a pot, adding some water, maybe a 1/2 cup and add about 1/2 cup of sugar. « Show Less
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As long as it's not chilled first you should be good. Make sure its room temperature to start out with and you're set. I only mention the chilled part because we keep ours in the freezer.
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You can use store-bought yogurt. We bought the starter and it didn't work. It may have been because of the hot weather and it died in shipping. I don't know. Ever since we have used store-bought and it works just fine. Use plain yogurt with live/active culture. Good luck!
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I tried to make almond milk yogurt with this starter in an Instant Pot with the yogurt making function with no success. I have also unsuccessfully tried cashew and coconut milk. I am actually an testing it right now to make sure it is actually alive. If I find it to be a dud, I will follow up here. I did end up purchasing GI Pro Start (also vegan) that I have found a bit more successful.
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I use Royal Oak lump charcoal, works great. Walmart has it. I have only used the Cook Air a couple of times but I can tell youits great! Awesome! I would think one 2x3 chunk of real wood would be enough. Do a google and see the lump charcoal its the best.Its real wood that has been burnt down to charcoal. Works really good and you don't need a lot...Mark
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YES, I just started using my own starter from my previous batch of yogurt. The previous batch was made with a starter packets, two (2) packets of 5g of yogurt starter, making two (2) quarts. My new batch I used 3-4 Tablespoons of previous batch, which is probably way too much. It did come out wonderful, a little thick, just add some milk if it is too thick. I have read and you only really need "...2-3 teaspoons of commercial or homemade yogurt..." I just get carried away. I make at least two (2) batches a week, so yummy--add raspberries for a topping. I use 2 bags of frozen raspberries place in a pot, adding some water, maybe a 1/2 cup and add about 1/2 cup of sugar.
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Elevation and gas/electric ovens can make a difference in how it bakes up. This is usually pretty good, but I do like the devils food better. I found it to be a tiny bit crumbly, but started subbing coconut oil for butter and fruit juice for water and it is maybe too moist! Experiment with it. :)
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I wouldn't recommend it. It would be too much of a pain to put honey in the mini jars, and to get it out. There will definitely be some wastage in that process. What we did was- we packed these jars with spices, and accompanied with two recipes, they made for perfect wedding favors. The spices we used were fall- colored: basil, oregano, rosemary, red chilli powder, turmeric, garam masala (an Indian spice mixture), paprika. And I can't tell you how big a hit it was!
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Ah, well this would be great to get the pure pollen out first if you did it dry... if you wanted to go through water, well water might not capture enough of the oils without heat... you really may want to use some type of alcohol extraction
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I just placed an order for the front top heater (ABA80-17500U), through encompass parts. Says it's not in stock and will ship first week in November. We'll see what happens! My bulb is actually broken. Not even sure how this happened but my waffles are not browning. They're warm and edible but don't have that brown crust that I like to see. And honestly I have no idea why I need to see that! Wish me luck. I'll let you know what happens!
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I built my own top which is working well. However, I may eventually buy the JessEm Mast-R-Top Phenolic. In the end, any quality top that has the correct opening size should work well.
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I don't know why you couldn't - the temperature wouldn't be an issue. You would have scalded and cooled the milk already before adding the starter.
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Absolutely! Actually for a starter that's what I'll recommend.Stovetop can be tricky. If you don't use low heat or a diffuser, you run a serious risk of breaking the tagine.PS: Food comes out just as great weather used in the oven or stove top.
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Hi K.A., I am an American who once lived in Ansbach...wish I spoke the language well enough to translate. Would you be so kind to translate this recipe for me. I am cooking my quark (buttermilk) overnight in my oven on the lowest temperature. My family loves it soo much it seems like I am cooking it every night. I don't like keeping my oven on every night.Thank you so much for your help.Kathleenharrison74@verizon.net
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SnowyJay, have you used this for herbs, nuts, seeds, dried dandelion root, etc? If not, what did you end up buying? I am interested in purchasing ONE mill - mostly used for nut, seed, dry roots.
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Ok, I did get chance to try the chopper to attempt to make some almond butter. It did struggle with the nuts. I pulsed it until it had a chance to break down some of the nuts and then turned it to full "on" button and the unit sort of wobbled to where I had to hold on to it to stabilize it. So, I would say that for this sort of thing, you would definitely need something a bit more powerful. Hope this helps. I actually learned something myself trying this out. :)