How to use a dehydrator to make yogurt?

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My husband surprised me for our anniversary with a L'Equip dehydrator. He had

heard me complain often enough about my yogourmet yogurt maker growing too hot

-- even with the top lid removed -- and thought he would assuage my fears by

giving me a more reliable method of making yogurt.

Granted, this is not the Excalibur dehydrator, but it is similar, in that it has

6 trays and is at least 12 " tall, 15-18 " wide, and another 12-15 " deep.

I had heard that other people use dehydrators to make their yogurt, but it

appears that I will have to put the yogurt in dozens of tiny containers/jars

stacked on the various trays of the dehydrator if I want to do it this way.

Is this in fact how other people make yogurt with your dehydrators, or have you

been able to fit a yogourmet sized container (half gallon) into the dehydrator?

If so, do you stack it between the bottom-most tray and the topmost tray and

remove the trays in between?

Sorry if this sounds clueless, but I don't want this machine to go largely

unused if I can help it.

Thanks,

Jill

SCD 5/07

UC 2004

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