do you still have to boil the milk on the stove before putting it into the yogurt maker?
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Hi Michael, Yes, you do have to heat the milk(not boil) before placing it into the unit for cooking. We suggest heating it with a double boiler method until it reached 185 degrees, and then letting it cool to about 100-110 degrees. This will kill all the excess bacteria that might interfere with the cooking process but keeps all the good ones that we need to create more yogurt!
1373207
Yes you do...but... most directions says boil to 185 and then cool below 120. I have done this many many many times myself. Alton Brown on food Network says you just need to bring it to the 110 range. I did that with this machine and it was perfect. I like to start out just below 120 when I add my starter yogurt.
375694
Not much, other than on the yogurt thermometer the target high temp (180F) and cooled temp (110F) are highlighted so you know your key points to achieve. It just makes it easier. You most certainly could use an instant read thermometer, remembering your target temps. The clip on the Euro Cuisine thermometer makes it easy to keep in on the pot while you heat up your milk.
435825
I think with almost all yogurt makers you have to heat the milk first. (Especially at this price range, I'm almost certain). Also, if the inner tub is plastic, you can probably use your own 2 qt glass container. That's what I do with my yogurt maker!
2232610
I've used it to measure the temp of milk when heated up to just below boiling to make yogurt and it was fine.
261963
No, but the starter is easy enough, you can get the powdered one, or use a Tbl or two of plain yogurt which is probably the easiest. Save a little from each batch to start a new one. I LOVE my Yogotherm! Best thing ever.
767768
It does not preheat the milk, but it will make perfect yogurt without going to that trouble! Just add the starter to the liquid, stir, and hit start. I like the 12 hour time for heating and cooling because it is so easy to keep track of!
1076635
It takes all of 10 minutes to heat the milk, and another 10 to cool it down, and you can be doing other things at the time. Then you let it sit in the yogurt maker for 8 hours or so, throw it in the fridge, and strain it if you want. The yogurt is so fresh tasting and delicious. If you strain it to make greek yogurt, you get a lot of whey (liquid) that you can use for baking - whey stays good for a long time. I think if you are one of those people that enjoys making their own food and cooking, and eating yogurt, you'll enjoy making the yogurt. It's unbelievable easy to clean too.
1729330
FYI: the yogurt is NOT "cooked" (incubated?) with the plastic tops. The glass jars are uncovered in the yogurt maker and the tops should never come in direct contact with the yogurt itself. After the yogurt has finished incubating (I let mine "cook" about 6-7 hours), I just put the tops on lightly so the yogurt can "breathe" while it cools down in the fridge. After the yogurt is cold (several hours), I then securely close the tops. I don't like plastic, but I don't mind these. They just protect the yogurt and keep it fresh.
1719872
Place a scoop of plain yogurt in a bowl.Pour in milkWrap the bowl with a blanket and set if on top of a gas stove do NOT turn the stove on.That is all you need.No need for heating, no need for a thermometer or any of that other stuff
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Yes, it is very important to heat the milk first, as the yogurt maker simply holds it to the temperature that it has been cooled down to, what I do is, I heat the milk in a double boiler, have more control that way, and won't burn the milk, you will also need to stir it to keep it mixed up, aslo, I do add about 1 cup of powdered milk to it so it is thicker when done. I use the included thermometer to moniter the temp, then when it gets to around 180 degrees, I move it over to the sink that I have filled with ice water, I use the reusable icecubes and rainwater that I collect for the cool down water, it needs to be cooled to 120 degrees, then, I pour about 1 cup of the cooled down liquid into the culture that I saved from the last batch, then when dissolved I add it to the rest of the milk mixture, then after it is in the yogurt maker I leave it for about 8 hours, this has worked very well for me for quite a long time, I have been doing it for so long now that I just automatically do it the same way every time, there a so few steps, it is so fast. I hope
2003431
You have to bring the milk to a boil separately from the yogurt maker. You then let it cool to a certain temperature the add the active culture and then add it to the yogurt maker. The yogurt maker just acts as the incubator for the yogurt.
1392613
Yes, after you heat the milk to 180, it needs to cool down to 110, then you add your starter ( or already made yogurt) and now you are ready to poor it.
449547
Yes, it makes it much creamier. Just be careful because milk heats up quicker than water, so it'll boil over if you're not careful
1392614
It states in the instructions that once the milk temperature reaches 110 -100 degrees to mix your yogurt starter and then pour into the yogurt maker. Yes you will need to watch you temperature until it cools to 110 -100 mark after getting to the 185 degree mark.
2082615
No. I tried it but it comes to a boiling point so it's hard unless you are right there and turn it off as soon as you see it about to boil. None of the electric tea kettles are able to heat milk without scorching because it was designed to boil.
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I use a Yogourmet. To become yogurt, the milk+culture requires hours of sitting time at about 105 degrees. We let the culture grow for a full 24 hours. I've read online that you can put the milk+culture in glass jars, wrap them in a towel and leave them in an oven with the light on, but no heat. That's the process for making yogurt without a yogurt maker. I don't think stove top will work. If you try this, do look online for the exact oven procedure. I've never done it myself.
1043627
No, you put the water / milk and chocolate in here and push the on button. It mixes and heats it up. Also works great for protein shakes.