Electric yoghurt maker questions

skint_taffy

hi, i use bel with organic yoghurt starter +uht +dried milk comes out great use as strainer muslin/cheesecloth as long as boiled first use the yoghurty cheese 1/2&1/2 with phylly cant tell the difference use as normal ie spread or cheesecake plus try charity shops for glasses and tops ive found a few that way

sunshinesupercat

Thanks Skint Taffy :T Now why didn't I think of that - I just panicked! I'm gonna try the foil lids in the next couple of days though - cant wait until the charity shop obliges. :j If I really get into it again I might lash out on the Lakeland one. Very Tempting :drool:

ashby

sunshinesupercat wrote:

I've also tried making it in a bowl with a cloth over it - with variable results.

Yes a thermos is more consistent, the Lakeland yogurt maker is a big thermos basically, you may be able to find a cheaper alternative.

If you want a rich - greek type - you can get a dried milk called Nido from shops that sell asian ingredients. The difference is that this is whole milk dried, all other dried milks are skimmed as far as I am aware. Nido is also excellent for making ice cream.

Patches41048

I was hoping someone on here could help.

A very kind lady has given me a yoghurt maker from freecycle (she was upgrading). Unfortunately when i went to collect it she wasn't in so and there aren't any instructions with it. Im sure they are very simple to use but not having had one before im baffled.

Its a Kenwood Yogurella YM100. Does anyone out there have one?

How do i use it and can it make soya yoghurt? (I love the stuff but dairy foods dont like me much so i cant have too many and the soya range is restrictive and expensive)

Any help gratefully received!

tim_n

Very simple - very similar to making normal yogurt! Presumably you have the type of maker with a single switch and some glass jars with loose lids?

1 litre of soya milk (I presume this is UHT?)
a small tub (or 3 tablespoons) of live soya yogurt

mix them together, add to your bottles in the yogurt maker, switch it on, leave 6-8hrs.

If you don't have the UHT equivilant, you need to heat the soya milk to the boil, then leave to cool in a jug of cold water until it is hand warm and do the same as above.
You can make the same stuff in a thermos flask, just leave it for 16ish hours.

larmy16

I have this model and as the above poster said it is v. easy to use, but I have never made soya yohgurt.

Here is how I make it. 1-2 tbsp greek yoghurt (live). 1 litre of UHT and 1 tbsp dried milk. I put the tbsp dried milk in one of the jars with a small amount of the UHT and shake to blend. Then place this mix into a large jug and add the remainder of UHT whisking to blend.

Divide between the six jars and around 6 hours later you have perfect yoghurt. Sometimes I strain it through muslin and it makes fabulous greek yoghurt.

Patches41048

Thanks ever so much!!

I'll stop and get some more milk and starter yoghurt on the way home.

You're all stars!!

Penelope_Penguin

Patches41048 wrote: »

A very kind lady has given me a yoghurt maker from freecycle (she was upgrading). Unfortunately when i went to collect it she wasn't in so and there aren't any instructions with it. Im sure they are very simple to use but not having had one before im baffled.

Hello! That'll be me, then :beer: Glad you like it - I did have some instructions, but I've mislaid them

Take a pot of natural plain live yogurt (I use Rachels, or Yeo Valley, the 450g size). I use half this pot and divide it between the small jars. I then add sterilised milk at room temp, just to the shoulder on each jar, and stir in the yogurt. Put the lid on, switch on, and leave overnight.

When I'd used 5 of the jars, I used the 6th, divided between the 6 jars, to start the next batch.

Penny. x (though you'll know that this is a pseudonym )

redballoon_2

I have got a yoghurt maker off freecycle and just brought some live youghurt.

the maker didnt come with any instructions, can someone help me?

I have the one that has 6 glass "jars" so you make the yoghurt in them seperatly.

how much milk and live yoghurt do i need per yoghurt?

Can i keep making live yoghurt by using just milk (ie no flavourings)?

Thanks!

squeaky

Make and model?


I don't have a yoghurt maker but it sounds like it might the easiyo one or similar, so this might help...

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