If you are a yogurt lover like me read on. About, I dunno, six months ago I guess, probably more, I came across a link about making yogurt using your crockpot. I go through a lot of yogurt and it is expensive and wasteful (I wonder how many yogurt containers I've put in the trash?). I tried the crockpot thing and it works. It really does. But it is kind of a pain in the butt; you can't just put it in and leave it. A friend of mine finally bought a yogurt maker, tried it out and loved it. So I finally decided to purchase one of my own. I am totally loving it. It is sooo easy to use and after you boil the milk and let it cool and add the yogurt all you do is put it in the containers and let it do its thing for about 7 hours and out comes some really yummy yogurt! Mine came with seven 6 oz jars. These come in handy for the kid and for the hubby to take to work. For a big bowl I just use one of my pyrex containers.
This is the one I bought:
But just today I saw
this one and wish I would have seen it before I bought the one I have. It comes with two lids so you can use the little jars it comes with or you can use mason jars (or any kind of large jar). I really want this function!!!
Really, after the purchase cost of the machine is equaled out, you really can't go wrong. Or you can always just use a warm spot to let the magic happen (like a cooler and a warm towel...but who wants to haul up a cooler every few days? Not me.)
3 comments:
Do you need a new yogurt starter culture for every batch? I've never made yogurt... but that sounds interesting. Yogurt here is crazy expensive- like $1.89 for just a little single serving container.
yogurt makers...bread makers...maybe someday!
this looks fantastic. So, we have chobani now.. does it turn out thick or liquidy or what - post a picture! I tried it via crock pot, adding in dried milk and a "starter" of yogurt - did it for a while for Nick then it just stopped turning out so I quit. Might have to get this.
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