Electric yoghurt maker questions

Penelope_Penguin

happy_gardener wrote: »

It is a machine I plug in and it has 6 jars with lids. I realise you have to use milk and a plop of yoghury to get it started but as to how to do it exactly i am unsure.
Thanks in advance for any help.

That's exactly what you do - blob of live yoghurt in each jar, top up with UHT full fat milk, stir, put jars in machine, switch on and leave until thick (about 6-8 hours should do it)

There are lots more tips in this thread; I'll merge this later to keep ideas together.

Ubi1

Does anyone know if electric yoghurt makers can produce drinking yoghurt? If so, what's the recipe?

katz42

I picked up an old Salton electric yoghurt maker this week from a charity shop for a fiver!! i've got my first batch fermenting or 'yogging' as we speak:D
any useful tips or tricks would be useful
i preboiled the milk as it wasnt UHT milk [apparently you dont have to preboil that, the heat treated milk is fine to put in straight away] and the instruction leaflet suggested preboiling fresh milk to kill the bacteria that would interfere with the live yoghurt culture, it said only a table spoon of natural live yoghurt to 1.5 pints of fresh milk, i used semi skimmed
is it ok to leave it overnight or will it taste really sour? the instructions said minimum of 6 hours but was ok to leave for longer..
i do love the taste of natural yoghurt but i love fruit with it too!

does it freeze well? i've got an ice cream machine so i am going to experiment with that

wish me luck! look forward to sharing 'yogging' experiences!!:D

katz42

found NIDO, on 'spices of india' uk website, will give it a go, thanks!
ps my first batch has worked!! going to leave it to cool until i can put it in fridge..mmmm!!

louisaL

I've just picked up a bel yogurt maker from a freecycler but with 3 of the 6 pots missing.

Does anyone know what i could use as an alternative. the ones it has come with are plastic and plastic lid. can i use glass jars with metal lids at all?

luvaduc

Bossyboots wrote: »

I have one of these. I think I can remember how to do it, but I'm just going to see if the book is handy.

Edit: Can't find the instructions so will do this from memory. (I haven't used it for a while but am currently feeling ashamed so I am going to dig it out).

To start with, you need a plain active yoghurt as a starter. You put about a teaspoonful into each jar. You then add warm milk. For an extra creamy yoghurt, I used to mix evaporated milk with warm water. It makes a really creamy yoghurt for very little cost. Mix the starter and milk together and put the lids on. Switch on. The time you leave it for depends a bit on how you like your yoghurt so it will be a bit of trial and error. I think we used to do six hours. If I remember correctly, 8 hours gives you a set yoghurt.

You then use some of your freshly made yoghurt as your starter for the next batch.

I stopped using mine because we were not getting through the yoghurt but in fact we are now eating quite a lot again so I think I will give it another go.

:TJust resurrected my Bel yoghurt maker and used your instructions. Very pleased with the yoghurt made.

Thank you for posting Sandra

luvaduc

I do find the little glass jars fiddly and am worried I might break one.

Today experimented , found a tupperware box that holds a good 450ml. Mixed up my uht milk and starter. Balanced the box in the bel covered it with the bel lid and yogged for 6 hrs. Delighted to find I had a quantity of yoghurt perfectly set.