Can you also use this to make yogurt?
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Yogurt can be made using a live active culture from existing yogurt. I took a regular store brand and used it the first time. Since then I just use a couple of table spoons of my last batch for my new one. I make yogurt every seven to ten days and have not need to get any fresh starter in well over a year and a half to two years.
576066
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.
576067
I bought the mesophilic for a sauce, but would like to make yogurt so I was wondering the same thing. This is what I found: Homemade yogurt can be either thermophilic or mesophilic. That is, homemade yogurt is cultured either in a warm, heated environment (thermophilic) or a room temperature environment (mesophilic). The yogurts you're accustomed to eating are usually thermophilic yogurts; however, room temperature yogurt presents an easy-to-prepare alternative with many variations in texture and flavor. For instance, piim is a homemade Scandinavian yogurt with a runny texture and almost cheesy flavor while viili, another homemade yogurt cultured at room temperature, is mildly sweet and gelatinous. Read more: http://nourishedkitchen.com/homemade-yogurt/#ixzz2tMiLwVTM
836686
I have not used mine for yogurt. I have made jerky and dried fruit and it works great. As far as tray or 9 tray, my 5 tray is great for my husband and I. Sorry I can not be of more help to you.
558898
I use it for making yogurt. It's very accurate when testing the temperature of warm milk. It should be just fine for bread.
1411722
yes-just make it as you would with regular milk and follow whatever directions you are using. The only thing you have to do different is to add a small amount of sugar to give the starter yogurt something to work with. I have used as little as a teaspoon to 5 cups of milk and gotten good results- it won't be sweet, and you can always make it tarter by incubating longer.
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Yes, so you can use the 7 little (6-oz) glass jars that come with, or 3 quart-size canning jars, or whatever jar you have that's about that size. P.S. I'm beyond pleased with this yogurt maker! It works really well!
750966
Yes. I have tried that method with that proofer. I am sold on both the proofer and that method. The proofer shortens the time needed to make creamy yogurt. That method makes a less tangy but flavorful yogurt, which I really like.
2201164
I'm not sure if that is the make of my yogurt maker, but that is exactly how I use it. It allows me to make twice as much yogurt. I love it
1111941
Sorry, I've never made yogurt in the really small containers. We had a yogurt maker that made about 2 pints at a time, but we got thru a lot of yogurt so this one is more convenient for us.
942000
You can reuse it once you make yogurt. However, I have found this product to be unreliable, especially if you have it delivered during the heat of summer. It is much better to use a cup of yogurt as a yogurt starter. It is much more reliable and you can guarantee the refrigeration since you get it from the store. If this item is your only option due to allergies or intolerance, I recommend ordering a large batch before it gets too warm out.
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Hi, Claris. Yes, you can. I use these 7-cup round Pyrex container bowls with rubber lids ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008MW2BIC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 ). One of these fits perfectly without the lid (which you don't use inside the machine) inside this yogurt maker. I like Greek-style yogurt, so after I process it for 10 hours, I turn it into this EuroCuisine Greek yogurt strainer ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0091XNL0I/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 ) and put it into the 'fridge for about 25 hours. I use the same (washed & dried) Pyrex glass container to store the strained thick yogurt in (with it's red rubber lid) in my 'fridge. Since I use a lot of yogurt and also make cheeses (large extended family), I make two batches of the yogurt per day 5-6 days per week. I generally make my batches around 10:30am and 10:30pm. And if my aged cheeses and smoked cheeses all end up as well as the first ones have (just started yogurt- and cheese-making 2 months ago, so I'm awaiting some of the aged cheeses to age & ripen), I'm going to buy at least one other of these EuroCusine yogurt makers. I already bought a second strainer and more Pyrex bowls. I feed my husband and me, my three adult step-children, four grandchildren, and hubby's two ex-wives, two ex-sisters-in-law & a brother-in-law, and my own 2 sisters-in-law and 3 brothers-in-law, plus various neighbors, all of the yogurt and cheese we can eat from working this one machine hard. My extended family all live in rural farm country, where I can easily trade my own baked goods and my cooking and - now - my own yogurt and cheese, for fresh cow's, sheep, and goat's milks. So I need to use the one large batch method, not little jars. Pyrex works great. HTH
829153
You can certainly make yogurt using the Square Rutes Dehydrator! In fact, the square/cube-shape of the unit allows for many sized jars to be used to make yogurt.
1124986
I would guess you can, though I have not tried it. Only use mine for pizza.My suggestion would be to check with the manufacturer - they have a pretty good website.
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You can use any plain yogurt: fat-free, full fat, 2%, greek yogurt, whatever. I would not use a flavored yogurt, but that may work. I usually use as the starter the end of the last batch of yogurt that I made. But that loses potency after a period of time, I find. When that happens, I either cut that 50/50 with a store bought yogurt or I just use 100% of the store bought as the starter. I have used the packaged starter that came with my machine. Good luck.
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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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I don't know. What I do know is that when I am using the tier I usually have to rotate the jars halfway through and it extends the amount of time needed to process the yogurt, so I suspect that while it might be possible, you would probably need to rotate all of the jars at least once and it would extend the processing time significantly when compared to the single layer cook time.
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I don't think so. The yogurt maker says Bonus Yogurt Maker on the box. They make a small yogurt maker, but it's ceramic.
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I have not, but you can. It comes with some recipes, and I believe it even has some frozen yogurt recipes.