Yogurt Maker

[tortoise]

I have a EuroCuisine yogurt maker in like-new condition. Retails for $40 - $50. Asking $15 + shipping via UPS. Make an offer and I'm happy (thrilled) to barter.


EuroCuisine Yogurt Maker by tortoise11, on Flickr

 

[jbowyer01]

Do you know how much shipping through UPS is? I might be interested in the yogurt maker if you still have it. Oh I'm in zip code 31805.

 

[tortoise]

I'm sorry - I forgot to update! It's gone. TY for interest. I hope you find one you like soon.

 

[Wifezilla]

I use the base of an old hamilton beach crock pot and a cooler with a towel over it as a yogurt maker. Yogurt disappears so fast around here those little jars would just ba an annoyance

 

[jbowyer01]

wifezilla could you tell me exactly how you make your yogurt? I'd be very interested since we can go through about 30 of those little cups a week lol. Tortoise thanks anyway.

 

[Wifezilla]

Heat cream to 160 in a double boiler. Let it cool to 110. Add culture. Put in large jars. Place jars in clean cooler. Put in slow cooker base on 1 standing on its side against 1 wall of the cooler. Cover everything with a towel and let it sit overnight.

You can't cook the yogurt in the slow cooker because it gets too hot. Same reason I use a towel on top. If you use the cooler lid it also gets too hot.

You can add jars of hot water and then seal it with the cooler lid. That also works.

Here is the old style slow cooker I am talking about. Found a pic of one in an amazon ad...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2764/4308212046_8f15877132.jpg
The base is separate from the cooking container.

 

[freemotion]

Do a search here on ss...there are a number of different methods. I use a large cooler and can make 8-9 quarts at a time. I don't pasteurize my clean, raw goat's milk, I just heat it to 110 in the jars in a sink of hot water, put it into a pre-heated (with water) cooler, fill the spaces around the jars with 120 F water and cover the whole thing with blankets and pillows overnight (my house is cold....maybe not after Saturday, when we get the new wood stove installed!) It keeps for weeks in the fridge.

I think BBH uses a crock from a crockpot that is missing the heating element base.

I keep most of it in the quart jars, but will make up smaller half-pint jars with fruit for a grab-n-go snack.

 

[jbowyer01]

Thank you for being so kind and sharing your knowledge I really appreciate it!

 

[VickiLynn]

I keep mine warm with a heating pad set on low, and the whole thing covered with towels.

 

[Wifezilla]

You can't do that with the new heating pads. That have an auto shut-off