yogurt maker brands vs nicer dehydrators

August 28, 2006

Hi, all. I've not been very happy making my yogurt by the oven light method. I

think that it is turning out alright. It is just my personal preference that I

would like to purchase a yogurt maker or alternatively a nice dehydrator and not

have to monitor the temp quite as closely throughout the 24 hours. So I have

been looking at info online today about various yogurt makers. I'd like to

invite comment on the following models from anyone who has been pleased or

displeased after trying one or more of them: Yogourmet (I know many of you are

happy with these), Deni, and Euro Cuisine. The Deni and the Euro Cuisine are

each less expensive than the Yogourmet and they both come with individual glass

jars, rather than one larger container that I would have to purchase seperately

if I wanted to get it in glass. Also there is some confusion in my mind about

the temperature. The yogourmet holds a temp between 111 and 113 according to

one site that compares the different

makers, but I thought that I wanted to hold my yogurt at a lower temp since I

have been making goat yogurt. The same site says that the Euro Cuisine holds

between 104 and 118 without really explaining if this is a range you can choose

within or the range that it will fluctuate within all at one setting as well as

that the center of the unit gets warmer (up to 125!) than the perimeter and says

nothing about the operating temp of the Deni.

I am also considering that maybe I should muddle along with my oven until I

save a bit more and then get one of the nicer dehydrators that have been

discussed here, but as they are a much larger investment, I haven't been able to

make up my mind. Could anyone who has tried both a yogurt maker and a nice

dehydrator comment? Is the dehydrator easier and/or more reliable about holding

at the exact temp that you want?

In both yogurt makers and dehydrators, I'm wondering if I, as the operator,

will have control over the exact temp or will be choosing a setting such as low

or medium or high/ or some other designation, possible just turning it on in the

event that there are no settings to choose from.

TIA

Sheril

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