making yogurt without buying new equipment

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Hi,For anyone starting and deciding about buying yogurt making equipment: it is optional. Esther--who sells yogurt makers at Digestive Wellness-- told me she makes yogurt in her oven. It's been described here too. I tried it, and it was fine. The heat source is the 40 or 60 watt oven light. To check for accurate temp, turn on oven light.Put water heated to the temp you'll start with--about 100-- in a container with thermometer. Put in oven. Keep eye on temp. Mine was fine with a 40 watt bulb.I am using microwave to heat the milk. I use two 4 cup pyrex measuring cups in microwave. Was planning to buy a double-boiler, also a fine way to go. For now, this is working well. Also, if oyu do decide you want to buy a yogurt maker--and I do have one that was gifted to me, a hand-me-down Yogourmet, am glad to have for traveling-- Digestive Wellness is now carrying one that comes with jars, but also accommodates any size jar you want to use. Neat design. If/when I buy one it will be this type. Called YoLife, it is also their least expensive one. Ruth>> Thanks for the info about the tuna.> Yea! I just found out that my food co-op, www.unfi.com, carries Friendship Farmer's Cheese (DCCC). I paid, with shipping, about $7/lb. when I ordered it from the actual dairy. At the co-op, it's $4.67/lb. If you really like this cheese, and use it a lot, maybe you might want to consider joining a co-op. The Natural Sea tuna is there too. Sometimes, with sales and coupons, a regular store can be better, just depends. > I think that's one of the reasons people don't eat like this. It can be expensive. Maybe if we aren't buying the carb junk food, it might even out. But, my husband is feeling so much better, there is no turning back!> > Goch> Husband SCD 4 weeks>

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Adding on to Ruth's post ... if anyone is starting out with making yoghurt, it can also be made with a heating pad or a food warming tray. I use the latter. My tray measures 14 x 9 inches, so it can accommodate a large amount. I can use any kind of pyrex/glass container. I cover the whole assembly over with two large towels to insulate.VivienFor anyone starting and deciding about buying yogurt making

equipment: it is optional. Esther--who sells yogurt makers at Digestive Wellness-- told me she makes yogurt in her oven.

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Hi Ruth,

I haven't yet started making yogurt, just doing without it until I found a

yogurt maker. I don't trust myself to get the temperatures right etc in ovens

etc. I just wanted to put everything into the yogurt maker and let it do its

thing. However I'm in Australia and I don't know what yogurt maker would do a

24 hour fermentation. Do they export the YoLife or Yogourmet here???

Bibi

> >

> > Thanks for the info about the tuna.

> > Yea! I just found out that my food co-op, www.unfi.com, carries

> Friendship Farmer's Cheese (DCCC). I paid, with shipping, about $7/

> lb. when I ordered it from the actual dairy. At the co-op, it's $4.67/

> lb. If you really like this cheese, and use it a lot, maybe you might

> want to consider joining a co-op. The Natural Sea tuna is there too.

> Sometimes, with sales and coupons, a regular store can be better, just

> depends.

> > I think that's one of the reasons people don't eat like this. It

> can be expensive. Maybe if we aren't buying the carb junk food, it

> might even out. But, my husband is feeling so much better, there is

> no turning back!

> >

> > Goch

> > Husband SCD 4 weeks

> >

>

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Bibi, Breville make an excellent yoghurt maker but the timer only last 10 hours, so you have to keep turning it up. It works really well but the best of all is to get an excalibur dehydrator. they are expensive but you can do bulk batches as well as make dried fruits etc.

jena

 

Hi Ruth,I haven't yet started making yogurt, just doing without it until I found a yogurt maker. I don't trust myself to get the temperatures right etc in ovens etc. I just wanted to put everything into the yogurt maker and let it do its thing. However I'm in Australia and I don't know what yogurt maker would do a 24 hour fermentation. Do they export the YoLife or Yogourmet here???

Bibi> >> > Thanks for the info about the tuna.

> > Yea! I just found out that my food co-op, www.unfi.com, carries > Friendship Farmer's Cheese (DCCC). I paid, with shipping, about $7/ > lb. when I ordered it from the actual dairy. At the co-op, it's $4.67/

> lb. If you really like this cheese, and use it a lot, maybe you might > want to consider joining a co-op. The Natural Sea tuna is there too. > Sometimes, with sales and coupons, a regular store can be better, just

> depends.> > I think that's one of the reasons people don't eat like this. It > can be expensive. Maybe if we aren't buying the carb junk food, it > might even out. But, my husband is feeling so much better, there is

> no turning back!> >> > Goch> > Husband SCD 4 weeks> >>