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anguk
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I read somewhere that you can use a leg from a pair of tights (or a stocking) for straining jam & yoghurt etc. Has anyone tried it and does it work?
I want to try and strain my yoghurt to make it greek style but I'm having awful bother finding anywhere that sells butter muslin and wondered if the tights method would work.
I want to try and strain my yoghurt to make it greek style but I'm having awful bother finding anywhere that sells butter muslin and wondered if the tights method would work.
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am not sure but my gran uses a tight to catch the leaves that come down her drain pipe and into her watering can lol.#113 12K in 2020 Challenge #113 £17,103/£12,000 £150000
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try gauze from the chemist if you can't get butter muslinIt doesn't matter if you are a glass half full or half empty sort of person. Keep it topped up! Cheers!0
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I've never tried tights for yoghurt, I usually use a thin tea towel I keep just for that, but I can't see why tights wouldn't work.
As for jam I use a large strainer and warm the jam first.
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Lakeland Limited sell squares of muslin for yog etc, 10 in a pack. I use them for strained yogurt. If you strain it long enough you get yogurt cheese which is a bit like philly and perfect for cheesecakes (recipe in the collection)0
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Thanks everyone!
We had a drive out today and I found a haberdashery that sold butter muslin, £2.10 for a metre so I've got loads now and won't have to resort to using an old pair of tights!Dum Spiro Spero0 -
anguk wrote:Thanks everyone!
We had a drive out today and I found a haberdashery that sold butter muslin, £2.10 for a metre so I've got loads now and won't have to resort to using an old pair of tights!
How is it going with the yoghurt making Angie? I usually use a fine sieve to strain my yoghurt.Grocery Challenge £139/240 until 31/01
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Tights work, you would have to double them up as any weight makes them stretch like crazy :eek: . I use them when making jelly.
Cheaper than buying muslin but then I read you've bought some - so good luck."It is always the best policy to speak the truth-unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar." - Jerome K Jerome0 -
Other tip is to use 2(or 3) paper coffee filters.
You can turn low-fat yogurt into cream cheese that way!I lost my job as a cricket commentator for saying “I don’t want to bore you with the details”.Milton Jones0 -
larmy16 wrote:How is it going with the yoghurt making Angie? I usually use a fine sieve to strain my yoghurt.
Making my own is definately cheaper, hubby eats loads of the stuff, he's diabetic so I used to buy the natural stuff then mix a little granulated sweetener and some tinned fruit in. He's been enjoying the home-made with PYO soft fruit.Dum Spiro Spero0 -
anguk wrote:Making my own is definately cheaper,.
Dunno about that. Seems like supermarkets are having a price war and selling greek style yogurt for 41p/500g. (Tesco, Sainsburry, Asda)
Hardly the cost of the milk.I lost my job as a cricket commentator for saying “I don’t want to bore you with the details”.Milton Jones0
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