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8:23 pm
March 13, 2011
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I have tried several ways of making yogurt – they all seem too much fuss and trouble for one person. I think a yogurt maker using glass container with storage lids would be a better option for me. I would like to know what maker you use and how you like it and what issues you have with it. Thanks for helping me choose a yogurt maker.
9:50 pm
February 22, 2010
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I have seen several yogurt makers at thrift stores for just a couple of dollars…they didn't have instruction booklets but you can always download those from internet. If you don't get any responses form this post …try the thrift stores…you wouldn't be losing much even if it wasn't what you wanted. 
8:14 am
August 6, 2010
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Make it in a quart jar. Put the warm milk/starter mix into the microwave, and put a couple of quart jars of very hot water in with it. In the morning, you will have a quart of yogurt with a lid, ready to refrigerate. No electric appliance running all night.
8:52 am
May 14, 2011
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I just use my crockpot.
9:07 am
March 13, 2011
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Thanks Kat, I tried the crockpot and mine cooks to hot. I ended up with curds and whey totally cook the milk. The grandkids laughed at my yogurt and told everyone about the goof up. ha ha.
9:09 am
March 13, 2011
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sparrowgrass said:
Make it in a quart jar. Put the warm milk/starter mix into the microwave, and put a couple of quart jars of very hot water in with it. In the morning, you will have a quart of yogurt with a lid, ready to refrigerate. No electric appliance running all night.
Sparrowgrass this sounds like it might just work for me, I had not thought of using the microwave as a yogurt cave. Thanks for the idea.
9:15 am
December 28, 2008
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Never tried a yogurt maker for one reason or another. Have done it in the crockpot. Works great! But we don't really need much quantity, so now just use the microwave to heat the milk and either leave the yogurt-in-making in the measuring cup or start with canning jars and wrap them up for their slow cool down.
For this household, the only equipment needed is a thermometer to check the milk temp. It's easier for us to do that than figure out where to store another piece of one-use equipment!
We really aren't answering the question, though. 
9:29 am
September 16, 2010
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Miss Nellie, I have a Euro Cuisine. My personal experience is that this yogurt maker seems too hot though and my yogurt gets grainy on the bottom which seems to be caused by the heat since it doesn't happen with other methods. I end up putting a dish towel in the bottom of the yogurt maker to moderate the bottom heat. Since I make large batches, my "extra" goes into pint jars that I set in a "6-pack" cooler with warm water.
9:43 am
February 10, 2009
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You all have convinced me that while I have been making it in my crock pot, (and I may still do the initial heat up in that) I think I'll try pint jars in a warm water bath in my gas oven with the pilot lite. Do I tighten the jar lids or leave them loose?
/// my microwave is in a chilly corner of the kitchen, and is not much a warm 'cave'… If I start it during supper, or just after, it should be ready by breakfast!
10:13 am
February 8, 2009
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I have never used a yogurt maker, so I wouldn't know, but yes I do the jars.
I don't use starter mix, I just use 4 table spoons of yogurt in a quart jar of milk.
Then when I have mixed it..put lid on jar and wrap it in that batting with that alufoil what you can use for potholders..(later I made little fitted wraps of that material, put in on a towel and trow a towel over the jars and let it sit for the night on my counter.
For me this works great.
11:53 am
October 31, 2010
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After adding the starter, I just put whatever size container I'm making my yogurt in (from pint to gallon) into a cheap styrofoam cooler then fill a canning jar that will seal with very hot water and put it in the cooler too. I take care that the hot water jar doesn't actually touch the yogurt container – sometimes wrap a towel around the bottom.
That keeps the heat in and works best of anything I've tried.
If you have a meat thermometer w/probe on a cord, you can stick the probe inside and sit the base on top of the cooler to keep track of temp. w/out opening the lid! This isn't necessary but it works great for monitoring the temp.!
12:06 pm
March 13, 2011
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BuckeyeGirl said:
You all have convinced me that while I have been making it in my crock pot, (and I may still do the initial heat up in that) I think I'll try pint jars in a warm water bath in my gas oven with the pilot lite. Do I tighten the jar lids or leave them loose?
/// my microwave is in a chilly corner of the kitchen, and is not much a warm 'cave'… If I start it during supper, or just after, it should be ready by breakfast!
Buckeye Girl, put the lids on after the yogurt is made just for storage.
12:08 pm
March 13, 2011
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These are some really good thoughts on ways of making yogurt -hmmmm maybe I don't need a yogurt maker after all. I think I'll try the microwave method next.
12:27 pm
January 19, 2011
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I put my pint or half pint jars in the crock of the crock pot, with the crock sitting on a towel. I then put in jars of hot water with lids on the hot water jars. I put the lid on the crock, and wrap the whole thing with a small lap sized blanket I have that works great for the purpose. The next morning…. yogurt. I retired my yogurt makers and have never had my current method fail me.
12:35 pm
October 31, 2010
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Funny…every time I think of getting a "real" yogurt maker I keep hearing people say that the "makeshift" way works best!
I like doing it the "makeshift" ways we've all listed here because I make a large batch at a time then after cooling it I strain it through cheesecloth for a thicker yogurt and put it into smaller jars after the fact. Since I do that, I prefer to make it in a large pot or large jar rather than the smaller ones that yogurt makers hold.
But…if I choose to…I can still make it in smaller jars! 
1:34 pm
March 13, 2011
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Thanks everyone this has helped a lot. It sure is nice to be able to just ask for info. and have so many people respond with great ideas. Like they say 2 heads are better than one, but here at CITR that is just multiplied.
3:13 pm
June 2, 2010
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I use my Excalibur dehydrator to make yogurt. It's easy, reliable and right now it's helping to heat my kitchen.
3:38 pm
September 5, 2011
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Soooo, I wanna know how to use my Excalibur to make yogurt as well. What's your favorite recipe for the excal for yogurt? My daughter absolutely loves loves yogurt but I hate buying too much of it, because it has so much sugar in it and other things of course LOL
4:56 pm
June 2, 2010
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http://chickensintheroad.com/f…..ehydrator/
That link should tell you how to do it. If you have any questions, ask away!
8:44 am
March 13, 2011
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I found the perfect yogurt maker for me. After trying the in the oven , in the crock pot, in the insulated cooler and other methods of making yogurt I shopped the thrift store and purchased a Salton yogurt maker for $1.29 it did not have the jars but that is ok because my 1/2 pint jars fit perfectly and I have lids to use for storage. I have made yogurt twice this week and it is Perfectly done in 5 hrs. I love it! I can finally make yogurt that is perfect to my liking. Thanks to everyone who commented with your helpful suggestions. I now have GREAT yogurt. :-)
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