Re: Yogart in a dehydrater

[Guest guest]

Sandy,

We got an excalibur dehydrator--mainly for making yogurt and

love it. Right now, a have a quadruple batch cooling before

adding starter! It's so nice not to have to make yogurt

every day. We are a family of six and go through lots! The

dehydrator does make constant noise because of the fan, so

we have it in an side room that we can close the door to

keep the noise down a bit (not real obnoxious, but

irritating when I'm trying to go to sleep at night ;-)

Rhonda

daughter, UC

Yogart in a dehydrater

Have any of you or do any of you make yogart in a

dehydrator? I am

really tired of trying to keep up with our yograt with my

little

machines. If I understand it the dehydrators that you take

the

shelves out of you can make yogart in.

If you have done this have you found it successful or a pain

to have

to monotor all the time?

Thanks for any advice.

Sandy M.

Whole family SCD for almost 6 months in support of 5 yr old

who raged.

[Guest guest]

Ronda, would you mind sharing which of the excaliburs you have. I

have looked at them on

http://www.pleasanthillgrain.com/dehydrators.asp but have not been

sure which would be best. I would like to make at least a gallon at

a time, more if possible.

Do you just use quart jars? Do you put them in water? How do you

know the temp is right?

Sorry for all the questions.

Sandy M.

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> Sandy,

> We got an excalibur dehydrator--mainly for making yogurt and

> love it. Right now, a have a quadruple batch cooling before

> adding starter! It's so nice not to have to make yogurt

> every day. We are a family of six and go through lots! The

> dehydrator does make constant noise because of the fan, so

> we have it in an side room that we can close the door to

> keep the noise down a bit (not real obnoxious, but

> irritating when I'm trying to go to sleep at night ;-)

> Rhonda

> daughter, UC

> Yogart in a dehydrater

>

>

> Have any of you or do any of you make yogart in a

> dehydrator? I am

> really tired of trying to keep up with our yograt with my

> little

> machines. If I understand it the dehydrators that you take

> the

> shelves out of you can make yogart in.

> If you have done this have you found it successful or a pain

> to have

> to monotor all the time?

> Thanks for any advice.

> Sandy M.

> Whole family SCD for almost 6 months in support of 5 yr old

> who raged.

>

[Guest guest]

Sandy,

We have the 2900 model--on Lucy's Kitchen Shop page it says

you can make 6 qts of yogurt in it at once, but we have 9

qts in it right now! We use wide-mouth quart jars and the

glass 2 qt jar that Lucy carries. There is no water

involved. There is a temperature dial that you set.

Rhonda

Re: Yogart in a dehydrater

Ronda, would you mind sharing which of the excaliburs you

have. I

have looked at them on

http://www.pleasanthillgrain.com/dehydrators.asp but have

not been

sure which would be best. I would like to make at least a

gallon at

a time, more if possible.

Do you just use quart jars? Do you put them in water? How

do you

know the temp is right?

Sorry for all the questions.

[Guest guest]

Rhonda-What-temp-do-you-set-your-dehydrator-at?--

Re: Yogart in a dehydrater

Sandy,

We got an excalibur dehydrator--mainly for making yogurt and love it. ;-)

Rhonda daughter, UC

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[Guest guest]

We love our Excalibur for making yogurt. It's the 5-tray size. I

make a gallon of whole milk, a gallon of nonfat (for me), and 2 quarts

of goat milk (one son can't tolerate cow's milk) all at one time. I

have it in the laundry room so I can shut the door - the last thing I

need in an already hot summer-time house is a heat-making machine!

There's really no need to monitor it. You just set the temperature

and come back 24 hours later and pull the jars out. The biggest

problem I have is forgetting to take them out at the 24 hour mark. I

finally came up with a system. I put it in last thing before going to

bed at night, then put an empty jar on my pillow the next morning.

That way when I go to bed the next night, it'll remind me to pull the

yogurt out of the dehydrator.

Lori

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> Have any of you or do any of you make yogart in a dehydrator? I am

> really tired of trying to keep up with our yograt with my little

> machines. If I understand it the dehydrators that you take the

> shelves out of you can make yogart in.

> If you have done this have you found it successful or a pain to have

> to monotor all the time?

> Thanks for any advice.

> Sandy M.

> Whole family SCD for almost 6 months in support of 5 yr old who raged.

>

[Guest guest]

I set it at 105 degrees.

RE: Yogart in a dehydrater

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[Guest guest]

After reading several posts today, I noticed that several have families

who are all SCD in support of one or two people. My question is, Did the

supporters go through " die off " issues? I think my dh will not be happy if

he feels sick during the work week. (I also don't expect him to hold to it

when I'm not looking.)

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soon to start scd as a family

[Guest guest]

In our family I believe that all of us have gone through some die

off. The only one that has been sever has been my youngest son who

is the one we are on SCD for. The rest of us have had times of not

feeling the best but not been to where we could not function

normally. Well, I guess I have had a time that I got 'sick' and

wondered if it was die off. My husband and oldest son have had the

best winter/spring/summer in years.

My husband and oldest son do not always follow 'strictly' SCD away

from home. I ask that if Tobias is with them they don't sample

other foods and h and I do follow strictly. I want to be able

to tell Tobias that I am not eating anything that he can't have. He

really needs to know that I am not expecting him to do something I

won't do.

Also, our home is SCD legal at all times. One time I had a sister

in law bring in brownies but I had not visited with her since we

started SCD and she did not know. When we have a party her it is

SCD legal which has caused some stress with another son and his

family but I figure that they are teens and adults, Tobias is 5, if

he can do this everyday they can stand eating healthy for a few

hours.

Sandy M.

Whole family SCD in support of 5 yr old who raged.

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> After reading several posts today, I noticed that several have

families

> who are all SCD in support of one or two people. My question is,

Did the

> supporters go through " die off " issues? I think my dh will not be

happy if

> he feels sick during the work week. (I also don't expect him to

hold to it

> when I'm not looking.)

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> soon to start scd as a family

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[Guest guest]

My dehydrator temp guage is off by about 7-10 degrees. I'd suggest

calibrating your machine for the first few times by using a more

reliable thermometer.

Lori

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> I set it at 105 degrees.

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[Guest guest]

It probably depends on the state of his gut whether he would have die

off issues. For us, My 2 sons and I went on SCD at the same time. My 5

year old with ASD had a hard time with vomiting for about 3 days. I

got a headache and vomiting on day 2 and then fatigue after that. I do

have yeast issues, though. My youngest son did not appear to have any

reactions other than the fact he eats like a horse now instead of

picking at his food! If I 'cheat' at all I can feel it the next day,

but again, I have yeast issues. My husband is still on a regular diet

with grains for pretty much the same reason your husband may be

reluctant to change. He does enjoy the meals I make for dinner though

which have not really changed. Good Luck!

Mandy

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> After reading several posts today, I noticed that several have

families

> who are all SCD in support of one or two people. My question is, Did the

> supporters go through " die off " issues? I think my dh will not be

happy if

> he feels sick during the work week. (I also don't expect him to hold

to it

> when I'm not looking.)

> -

> soon to start scd as a family

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