Salton yogurt maker too hot

[Guest guest]

I have made yogurt twice now, using a new Salton YM9 yogurt maker, leaving it

for 24 hours, and both times I have used a thermometer to check the temp at the

end and it is 120 degrees. I called Salton to ask about it and they said it is

because it is only designed to go no more than 10 hours and will continue to

heat when left for longer.

I am assuming the yogurt will no longer have any probiotic use now?

Has anyone else had this happen with their Salton? Do I just need to go to the

$60 Yogourmet? I was really hoping to be able to use the Salton.

Looking forward to any suggestions you may have!

Lynn

[Guest guest]

Lynn,

Sorry to hear this happened to you. That's important info for anyone using the

Salton.

I have never used anything but the Yogourmet... always with great results,

though I must admit I have never checked the temp with a thermometer at the END

of fermentation. Maybe I'll do that on my next batch.

The instructions with my Yogourmet starter says that the bacteria will be killed

off if the temp goes above 122 degrees F. It's hard to know if your Salton ever

went over that during the process... since you only measured it at the end.

I assume that there is a thermostat in the Yogurtmet maker that keeps the temp

within the ideal range, regardless of how long you have it running.

I'm actually kind of surprised that the Salton would not have the same... since

the point is to hold the contents at temp for a number of hours. Doesn't make

sense that theirs would just continue to get hotter and hotter.

Patti

Salton yogurt maker too hot

I have made yogurt twice now, using a new Salton YM9 yogurt maker, leaving it

for 24 hours, and both times I have used a thermometer to check the temp at the

end and it is 120 degrees. I called Salton to ask about it and they said it is

because it is only designed to go no more than 10 hours and will continue to

heat when left for longer.

I am assuming the yogurt will no longer have any probiotic use now?

Has anyone else had this happen with their Salton? Do I just need to go to

the $60 Yogourmet? I was really hoping to be able to use the Salton.

Looking forward to any suggestions you may have!

Lynn

[Guest guest]

That depends. Was yours goat yogurt? Goat yogurt is always runny.

Patti

Re: Salton yogurt maker too hot

I've been using the Salton since Dec/Jan. Only once did it not come out

looking like yogurt (my husband made it & it was runny). If the temperature was

too hot or too cold would the yogurt not turn out and be runny? Or could it

still look like good yogurt? How would you know if it still has the good

probotics if the look does not change? I thought that if the probotics die then

the yogurt will be runny.

Thanks,

Belle