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elleng

(130,825 posts) Sat Jul 7, 2018, 05:11 PM Jul 2018

How to Make Yogurt

'If you love yogurt, making your own should be a culinary rite of passage, along the lines of baking your own bread or roasting a chicken, though easier than either. Mere minutes of active time, and the payback is huge: a pot of tangy, silky yogurt, made with ingredients you can control and personalized to your tastes.'

https://cooking.nytimes.com/guides/52-how-to-make-yogurt?

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How to Make Yogurt (Original Post) elleng Jul 2018 OP

'Been making 2 gallons/week, some Greek and the rest "classical" for nearly 4 years now hlthe2b Jul 2018 #1

I use my crock pot and a PID temperature controller Major Nikon Jul 2018 #2

I can not believe how much I save (and how much better the quality) from commercial yogurt hlthe2b Jul 2018 #3

Used to Make Yogurt dem in texas Jul 2018 #4

hlthe2b

(102,190 posts)

1. 'Been making 2 gallons/week, some Greek and the rest "classical" for nearly 4 years now

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sat Jul 7, 2018, 05:30 PM

Jul 2018

Started with a rigged system using heating pad and cooler then moved to a 2 quart commercial (Eurocuisine) maker... Got the system down to a fine art and moved to routinely making about a gallon/week .... Thicker and better than any you can buy in the store..

Then I discovered the Instant Pot. Kismet! It simplifies everything... and I now make at least 2 gallons/week. Highly recommend.

The secret is in the time spent heating the milk and holding it at temperature to "emulsify" the milk proteins prior to inoculation and using a reliable culture, followed by proper timing.

Definitely recommend giving it a try.

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)

2. I use my crock pot and a PID temperature controller

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 7, 2018, 06:48 PM

Jul 2018

So basically the same way your instant pot does it. I've been doing it for decades one way or another. I have a strainer and do mostly Greek, but I do save some of the batch for regular yogurt and use it for some of the things I might otherwise use regular milk or buttermilk.

hlthe2b

(102,190 posts)

3. I can not believe how much I save (and how much better the quality) from commercial yogurt

Reply to Major Nikon (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 7, 2018, 06:52 PM

Jul 2018

The cost savings is really startling.

dem in texas

(2,673 posts)

4. Used to Make Yogurt

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Jul 9, 2018, 12:29 AM

Jul 2018

Made it all the time when the kids were home. Then I was the only one left in the house that liked it, so I started buying it. Then miracles of miracles, my husband started eating yogurt, too. We are going though about 2 quarts a week. I don't think I will make it again, I am so in love with the Freeanna brand of Dutch style yogurt. It's superior for making frozen yogurt in he ice cream maker.,

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