on the issue of the double boiler; you can use just a metal bowl set snug on the rim of your pot. It is just a matter of finding a good fit; commercial double boilers are overrated. My grandmother grew up on a farm and taught me some of her tricks ;) Thank you fo the video, my family is also looking to keep goats when we get settled in!
I just wanted to tell you that a Magic Marker will take the old writing off of your lids!!! :-) It works Great! I have two LaMancha and they are our only milk supply. We love them.
@Michigansnowpony Why yes I did! I posted when I was very tired. But, I am glad you knew what I meant! LOL And you can get the generic ones at the Dollar store! Smiles
@Michigansnowpony i have a few questions, do goats have to be vaccinated or treated in order to consume their milk? how long do the jars of milk last after they have been pasteurized? and where can i buy the thermometer you used? thanks
@likeashitremixit I vaccinate my goats 1x a year for tetnus and "over-eating disease" -- (the scientific name of this disease escapes me at the moment). It's also a good idea to have them tested for CAE (Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis virus), especially if breeding as the babies can get it through their mother's milk and it's an incurable, debilitating, highly contagious disease. You'll also need to worm your goats regularly, 4 to 6 times a year.
@likeashitremixit You're very welcome. No, goats don't kick (unlike cows), but they can get figit-y on the milk stand and spill your milk container sometimes. That's why you grain them at the same time as milk them to keep them pre-occupied.
@Michigansnowpony im new to goat keeping, as i said i want to buy a goat, but i dont have a barn or shelter, im planning to keep it in my backyard with my dog, do you have any tips you can give me on how to take care of them? thanks im sorry im asking so many questions
@likeashitremixit Better to ask questions now than have problems later. : ) No shelter -- well, what climate are you in? Goats HATE to be wet and they need to be able to get in out of the cold / snow and have shade in hot weather. Calf hutches can be suitable and sometimes you can find them cheap on Craigslist. Also, what kind of fencing will you be using to keep your goat in? Goats are notorious escape artists. (BTW - your zoning allows for you to keep livestock, right?)
@Michigansnowpony well i live in a cold climate, i live in the south but it has been hot these days mainly in the 60's, also how can i find out if my zoning allows me to have livestock?
@Michigansnowpony also im planning in buying one goat and i have a jack russel which is two years old, do you think its dangerous to keep them together? thanks
@likeashitremixit Well, goats are herd animals. Your goat will be very lonely and unhappy alone. Any chance you could get two, or buy a bred nanny maybe and keep one of the babies? I tried to keep a nanny goat by herself until she kidded, but she quit eating and got so despondant, I had to borrow a young female goat to keep her company until she kidded. As for the Jack Russell and goat together -- Well, sometimes animals of different species form strong friendships. . . just depends.
@likeashitremixit You don't have to vaccinate your goats in order to drink their milk, but you DO want to keep your goats healthy. : ) My pasteurized jars of milk last about 2 weeks in the fridge, although we usually drink them up well before then. You can use a plain 'ol candy thermometer from the grocery store, or order a special cheese making thermometer from places like Caprine Supply, Hoeggers, etc.
Wow! Great video! I'm thinking of buying a goat, so I can make cheese! What do you usually use the milk for? just for drinking, or do you make cheese too? Do you do the same pasteurizing process for cheese making?
@TheBellaTenenbaum -- We drink the milk, use it in cooking, LOVE to make yogurt with it (another video) sometimes make goat's butter with it (another video) , and I have attempted to make cheese. . . but I can't say that I've had success with the cheese -- at least not to my liking. Still working on my cheese maker skills.
loved this video !!!!!! i have a 2month old nubian doeling and just bought a nubian buck and 2 yr old doe. hopefully i'll be milking around may and making cheese
@clintonmedic80 -- Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it. Something I do different now is I've discovered those re-useable coffee filters that are hanging in the grocery aisle near the teas and coffees. They're a plastic basket frame with a very fine mesh stretched between. They work GREAT! to filter milk AND they can go in the dishwasher between uses!! No more buying and messin' with paper filters! Just a tip when your girls start producing. : )
Aww you shouldn't pasteurize it!!!! If your goats are healthy to begin with and you feed them natural food, not pellets, or GMO grain or something, it should be fine.
@prsglenn -- My comfort zone is to pasteurize. I try to be as sanitary and careful as possible when I milk, but just to be on the safe side, I pasteurize. And, frankly, I've yet to taste raw goat's milk that didn't taste off after 48 hours. I've had friends that SWEAR their raw milk was great, but when I tried it, I could still taste goat! So, while I realize there's supposed to be a lot of benefits to raw milk, I still choose to pasteurize. Thanks for the comment!
You aren't using those specialized milk filters? I'm debating getting them but not the strainer they're made for. I want to keep our process simple but safe, of course. If I understood you right, from pasteurized milk is easier to make butter?
@VivianRinSC I used to use them, but I like the coffee filters better -- they have sides and they are cheaper, of course. I don't know if butter is easier to make from pasteurized versus non-pasteurized milk. I have ALWAYS pasteurized my milk. That's my comfort zone. Plus, I've yet to taste anyone's goat milk (my own included) that didn't taste "goaty" after a few days in the raw. I've had friends claim theirs didn't, but I could still taste it.
I originally started out with coffee filters but with only one layer it would get clogged and take longer and longer to strain through. I bought really fine stainless steel mess strainers to strain the milk. I also got different temps from my digital and candy thermometer. So I don't trust my candy therm anymore. :p We were running out of room for all the quart jars in the frig so I ordered several half-gallon canning jars. We're milking at 6am and 7pm, so we're getting more at night...
Thank you so much for uploading this video, in our science investigatory project we need to pasteurize expired milk and i don't know how to do that, so this really helped me .
I've just been pouring my milk into an 8-qt. soup pot and then placing the soup pot (with the lid on) into the boiling water in my water bath canner, right on top of the canning rack inside. I just check the temp every now and then (I do 165 degrees for 15 seconds). That's my "double boiler". I wish I could put the pot directly on the stove, but glass top stoves burn milk FAST. At least there's no cooked taste.
Okay, question. I get my milk already cold, as I buy it from a gal who milks it in a bucket she keeps in her freezer, which sits in another bucket filled with ice while she milks. And she filters it well. But I was wondering if the milk would taste better if pasteurized warm from the goat (like you did), as the milk wouldn't be sitting in a pot as long trying to warm up from cold (like mine).
I do cool it quickly in ice water, with the lids off. But still... sometimes it gets "goaty".
I have never (with two previous milk goats) had much success in keeping unpasteurized milk from developing a "goaty" taste after a few days, no matter how careful I was about cleanliness, quick cooling, etc. However, when I pasteurize, the milk stays sweet and "fresh" for 10 days or more, although the cream WILL separate out. (Reminds me, I need to dig my cream separator out and see if I can make some goat butter!).
Oh, I agree with that. The raw milk on the first day tastes wonderful and creamy, but gets goaty the second day. But it's also goaty after I pasteurize it (which occurs on the day it's milked). I always shake the milk before using, so I don't mind the separation, but just kind of wondered if my pasteurized milk tastes goaty because I pasteurize it from a very cold state, rather than right from the goat. I buy it raw and cold, which is the only way I can get it! Your milk is never goaty?
Okay, I missed that you ARE pasteurizing. How about keeping the milk at a lower temp for a longer period of time? Try 160 degrees for one to two minutes (for example). See if that helps. However, I really suspect, as you do, that the source of the problem happens before you take delivery. There's too much time for bacteria to get started (or some say goaty milk is the result of enzymes working and the heat from pasteurization stops it). I'm not sure which theory is right.
I'll try the lower temperature for a longer time. I sure wish she'd pasteurize it right out of the goat but she's very much a raw-milk-is-better person. *sigh*
@mundymanor I'm only 3 weeks into milking a goat and drinking the raw milk. I read where I needed to cool off the milk as soon as possible. So I used to put the jarred filtered milk into ice water. I'm messy and this practice didn't last long. Now I put the jar into the freezer for an hour, enough to cool it off without forming any ice crystals. Our milk still doesn't taste goaty 3-4 days after milking.
@VivianRinSC --Yes, that's how I drink it now. My problem was trying to pasteurize the milk; heating it turned it goaty no matter how I tried it. I recently gave up pasteurizing, because any amount of heat turns the milk goaty. I may purchase a pasteurizer in the future.
Well. . . that depends. I tend to like mostly alfalfa hay for does in milk which is more expensive than grass hay around us. My grain runs about $11 for 50 lbs and the goats get approx. 3 lbs. a day. That's a special mix that our local feed mill does -- TSC goat grain is less. For us up here in the north, goats need to be wormed at least 2x a year, perferably 3 or 4. One tube of horse wormer will do all four doses however ($3 to $9 a tube depending on type) Bedding . . .con't.
Bedding is straw and in the summer, I cleaning it out regularly to keep the flies down, so go through a 35 lb. bale ($3.50 a bale) about every two weeks. In the winter, I keep adding straw to the pen and let the manure "bed" generate warmth.
They get shots once a year in the spring for CD-T. That's not too expensive. I do my own hoof trimming (not complicated or hard to do at all) with a pair of small pruning shears. You also keep free-choice, loose mineral and Baking Soda
in front of them all the time -- again, not a big expense. You can buy 50 lb. bags of baking soda from the feed mill very cheaply. In case you're wondering, it helps keep their rumen balanced (acid down) so they don't get bloat. Anyway, that's about it. Beyond the one-time cost of fencing (don't skimp -- goats are notorious escape artists) and the cost of the goats themselves, they are not expensive to keep at all IMO. Oh, and if you have good browse "pasture" for them, even better
Anyway, about the double boiler. I'd agree you don't actually have to buy one, because the only other things I can think you'd do with it is melting chocolate or making cooked buttercream icing. But you can easily improvise one if that pot could fit into another with a bit of water under it, or if you have a bowl that will fit into a pot so that it's a few inches above a couple of inches of water. That way the heat will be gentler and easier to control.
Thanks, I'm so glad you like the videos. I've put a metal mixing bowl in a saucepan before when I've had to melt chocolate chips for a recipe, etc.. but that's about the only time I thought it might be nice to have a double boiler. There's so many other kitchen gadgets I'd rather have ahead of that purchase. I'm kind of a kitchen appliance junkie. . . .
Okay, I just spent some time at your blog and have it bookmarked -- I think we are kindred spirits. . . I knew it when I read about your library fines. I let the kids take out a dozen books at a time. . . Can I ever get them back on time? NO. : )
I also have a cafepress "shop" for Icelandic horse stuff. And I've always felt like an old-fashioned oddball too. : )
I'm glad you like my blog. I'd agree that we have a lot in common. I'm originally from MI and my family is still all there. I know what you mean about kitchen things. I've been working hard to earn one of those super great excalibur dehydrators. A double boiler is low on my list too. You've inspired me to put some lasaga beds in as well. I think I'll build them right in my big existing garden. Feel free to stop by my blog whenever you want and comment, I'd love to get to know you better!
Honey -- those excalibur dehydrators are worth EVERY penny. I got mine (new) from Ebay. It was $180 with shipping. It runs almost constantly in my house and unlike canning, I can leave while perserving!
Do you use all that milk? Can or have you ever frozen it? We here take spells, sometimes I cant keep enough milk in the house and other times we will go for a couple of weeks just using milk for cooking. Informative video, thanks
Well, I try to use it up. I've never frozen milk, nor canned it but I've run across instructions to do both, so it can be done. I use the extra milk (beyond drinking and cooking) to make yogurt, and I'm trying to get my chesse making downpat. I also give some to my chickens with rolled oats (oatmeal) mixed in. My husband has to milk (3) evenings a week for me when I'm at work and he doesn't want to be bothered with processing the milk, so those nights, the cats get the milk.
on the issue of the double boiler; you can use just a metal bowl set snug on the rim of your pot. It is just a matter of finding a good fit; commercial double boilers are overrated. My grandmother grew up on a farm and taught me some of her tricks ;) Thank you fo the video, my family is also looking to keep goats when we get settled in!
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shyhannahrose 6 months ago
I just wanted to tell you that a Magic Marker will take the old writing off of your lids!!! :-) It works Great! I have two LaMancha and they are our only milk supply. We love them.
shyhannahrose 6 months ago
@shyhannahrose -- Did you mean to say magic eraser?
Michigansnowpony 6 months ago
@Michigansnowpony Why yes I did! I posted when I was very tired. But, I am glad you knew what I meant! LOL And you can get the generic ones at the Dollar store! Smiles
shyhannahrose 6 months ago
@shyhannahrose I speak that language. ; )
Michigansnowpony 6 months ago
@Michigansnowpony i have a few questions, do goats have to be vaccinated or treated in order to consume their milk? how long do the jars of milk last after they have been pasteurized? and where can i buy the thermometer you used? thanks
likeashitremixit 1 month ago
@likeashitremixit I vaccinate my goats 1x a year for tetnus and "over-eating disease" -- (the scientific name of this disease escapes me at the moment). It's also a good idea to have them tested for CAE (Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis virus), especially if breeding as the babies can get it through their mother's milk and it's an incurable, debilitating, highly contagious disease. You'll also need to worm your goats regularly, 4 to 6 times a year.
Michigansnowpony 1 month ago
@Michigansnowpony thank you very much for the information, also when you milk a goat is it dangerous they could kick you?
likeashitremixit 1 month ago
@likeashitremixit You're very welcome. No, goats don't kick (unlike cows), but they can get figit-y on the milk stand and spill your milk container sometimes. That's why you grain them at the same time as milk them to keep them pre-occupied.
Michigansnowpony 1 month ago
@Michigansnowpony im new to goat keeping, as i said i want to buy a goat, but i dont have a barn or shelter, im planning to keep it in my backyard with my dog, do you have any tips you can give me on how to take care of them? thanks im sorry im asking so many questions
likeashitremixit 1 month ago
@likeashitremixit Better to ask questions now than have problems later. : ) No shelter -- well, what climate are you in? Goats HATE to be wet and they need to be able to get in out of the cold / snow and have shade in hot weather. Calf hutches can be suitable and sometimes you can find them cheap on Craigslist. Also, what kind of fencing will you be using to keep your goat in? Goats are notorious escape artists. (BTW - your zoning allows for you to keep livestock, right?)
Michigansnowpony 1 month ago
@Michigansnowpony well i live in a cold climate, i live in the south but it has been hot these days mainly in the 60's, also how can i find out if my zoning allows me to have livestock?
likeashitremixit 1 month ago
@Michigansnowpony also im planning in buying one goat and i have a jack russel which is two years old, do you think its dangerous to keep them together? thanks
likeashitremixit 1 month ago
@likeashitremixit Well, goats are herd animals. Your goat will be very lonely and unhappy alone. Any chance you could get two, or buy a bred nanny maybe and keep one of the babies? I tried to keep a nanny goat by herself until she kidded, but she quit eating and got so despondant, I had to borrow a young female goat to keep her company until she kidded. As for the Jack Russell and goat together -- Well, sometimes animals of different species form strong friendships. . . just depends.
Michigansnowpony 1 month ago
@likeashitremixit You don't have to vaccinate your goats in order to drink their milk, but you DO want to keep your goats healthy. : ) My pasteurized jars of milk last about 2 weeks in the fridge, although we usually drink them up well before then. You can use a plain 'ol candy thermometer from the grocery store, or order a special cheese making thermometer from places like Caprine Supply, Hoeggers, etc.
Michigansnowpony 1 month ago
Wow! Great video! I'm thinking of buying a goat, so I can make cheese! What do you usually use the milk for? just for drinking, or do you make cheese too? Do you do the same pasteurizing process for cheese making?
TheBellaTenenbaum 10 months ago
@TheBellaTenenbaum -- We drink the milk, use it in cooking, LOVE to make yogurt with it (another video) sometimes make goat's butter with it (another video) , and I have attempted to make cheese. . . but I can't say that I've had success with the cheese -- at least not to my liking. Still working on my cheese maker skills.
Michigansnowpony 8 months ago
loved this video !!!!!! i have a 2month old nubian doeling and just bought a nubian buck and 2 yr old doe. hopefully i'll be milking around may and making cheese
clintonmedic80 1 year ago
@clintonmedic80 -- Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it. Something I do different now is I've discovered those re-useable coffee filters that are hanging in the grocery aisle near the teas and coffees. They're a plastic basket frame with a very fine mesh stretched between. They work GREAT! to filter milk AND they can go in the dishwasher between uses!! No more buying and messin' with paper filters! Just a tip when your girls start producing. : )
Michigansnowpony 1 year ago
When I heat milk for yogurt..I use a pot with a wire rack in the bottom..and just put a stock pot inside as a double boiler..MUCH less scorching.
TheMrsVolfie 1 year ago
Aww you shouldn't pasteurize it!!!! If your goats are healthy to begin with and you feed them natural food, not pellets, or GMO grain or something, it should be fine.
prsglenn 1 year ago
@prsglenn -- My comfort zone is to pasteurize. I try to be as sanitary and careful as possible when I milk, but just to be on the safe side, I pasteurize. And, frankly, I've yet to taste raw goat's milk that didn't taste off after 48 hours. I've had friends that SWEAR their raw milk was great, but when I tried it, I could still taste goat! So, while I realize there's supposed to be a lot of benefits to raw milk, I still choose to pasteurize. Thanks for the comment!
Michigansnowpony 1 year ago 3
ok i liket thanks
AhmedAlnmer 1 year ago
You aren't using those specialized milk filters? I'm debating getting them but not the strainer they're made for. I want to keep our process simple but safe, of course. If I understood you right, from pasteurized milk is easier to make butter?
VivianRinSC 1 year ago
@VivianRinSC I used to use them, but I like the coffee filters better -- they have sides and they are cheaper, of course. I don't know if butter is easier to make from pasteurized versus non-pasteurized milk. I have ALWAYS pasteurized my milk. That's my comfort zone. Plus, I've yet to taste anyone's goat milk (my own included) that didn't taste "goaty" after a few days in the raw. I've had friends claim theirs didn't, but I could still taste it.
Michigansnowpony 1 year ago
I originally started out with coffee filters but with only one layer it would get clogged and take longer and longer to strain through. I bought really fine stainless steel mess strainers to strain the milk. I also got different temps from my digital and candy thermometer. So I don't trust my candy therm anymore. :p We were running out of room for all the quart jars in the frig so I ordered several half-gallon canning jars. We're milking at 6am and 7pm, so we're getting more at night...
VivianRinSC 1 year ago
Great video!! just what i needed
tommynasty 2 years ago
Thank you so much for uploading this video, in our science investigatory project we need to pasteurize expired milk and i don't know how to do that, so this really helped me .
THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN.
chintiongson 2 years ago
Well that sounds like an interesting experiment. . . Does someone have to drink/taste it afterwards? Ick! : )
Michigansnowpony 2 years ago
No we would never taste it. That's just sick no offense. :)) we're supposed to make it into soap :))
chintiongson 2 years ago
I've just been pouring my milk into an 8-qt. soup pot and then placing the soup pot (with the lid on) into the boiling water in my water bath canner, right on top of the canning rack inside. I just check the temp every now and then (I do 165 degrees for 15 seconds). That's my "double boiler". I wish I could put the pot directly on the stove, but glass top stoves burn milk FAST. At least there's no cooked taste.
I have a question, though, next post!
mundymanor 2 years ago
Okay, question. I get my milk already cold, as I buy it from a gal who milks it in a bucket she keeps in her freezer, which sits in another bucket filled with ice while she milks. And she filters it well. But I was wondering if the milk would taste better if pasteurized warm from the goat (like you did), as the milk wouldn't be sitting in a pot as long trying to warm up from cold (like mine).
I do cool it quickly in ice water, with the lids off. But still... sometimes it gets "goaty".
mundymanor 2 years ago
I have never (with two previous milk goats) had much success in keeping unpasteurized milk from developing a "goaty" taste after a few days, no matter how careful I was about cleanliness, quick cooling, etc. However, when I pasteurize, the milk stays sweet and "fresh" for 10 days or more, although the cream WILL separate out. (Reminds me, I need to dig my cream separator out and see if I can make some goat butter!).
Michigansnowpony 2 years ago
Oh, I agree with that. The raw milk on the first day tastes wonderful and creamy, but gets goaty the second day. But it's also goaty after I pasteurize it (which occurs on the day it's milked). I always shake the milk before using, so I don't mind the separation, but just kind of wondered if my pasteurized milk tastes goaty because I pasteurize it from a very cold state, rather than right from the goat. I buy it raw and cold, which is the only way I can get it! Your milk is never goaty?
mundymanor 2 years ago
Okay, I missed that you ARE pasteurizing. How about keeping the milk at a lower temp for a longer period of time? Try 160 degrees for one to two minutes (for example). See if that helps. However, I really suspect, as you do, that the source of the problem happens before you take delivery. There's too much time for bacteria to get started (or some say goaty milk is the result of enzymes working and the heat from pasteurization stops it). I'm not sure which theory is right.
Michigansnowpony 2 years ago
I'll try the lower temperature for a longer time. I sure wish she'd pasteurize it right out of the goat but she's very much a raw-milk-is-better person. *sigh*
Thanks for the response!
mundymanor 2 years ago
@mundymanor I'm only 3 weeks into milking a goat and drinking the raw milk. I read where I needed to cool off the milk as soon as possible. So I used to put the jarred filtered milk into ice water. I'm messy and this practice didn't last long. Now I put the jar into the freezer for an hour, enough to cool it off without forming any ice crystals. Our milk still doesn't taste goaty 3-4 days after milking.
VivianRinSC 1 year ago
@VivianRinSC --Yes, that's how I drink it now. My problem was trying to pasteurize the milk; heating it turned it goaty no matter how I tried it. I recently gave up pasteurizing, because any amount of heat turns the milk goaty. I may purchase a pasteurizer in the future.
mundymanor 1 year ago
goat not got lol
dustycajungirl 2 years ago
Hi I answered your question about melons on the other channel LOL But now I found your site. It is expensive to raise a got or two for milk?
dustycajungirl 2 years ago
Well. . . that depends. I tend to like mostly alfalfa hay for does in milk which is more expensive than grass hay around us. My grain runs about $11 for 50 lbs and the goats get approx. 3 lbs. a day. That's a special mix that our local feed mill does -- TSC goat grain is less. For us up here in the north, goats need to be wormed at least 2x a year, perferably 3 or 4. One tube of horse wormer will do all four doses however ($3 to $9 a tube depending on type) Bedding . . .con't.
Michigansnowpony 2 years ago
Bedding is straw and in the summer, I cleaning it out regularly to keep the flies down, so go through a 35 lb. bale ($3.50 a bale) about every two weeks. In the winter, I keep adding straw to the pen and let the manure "bed" generate warmth.
They get shots once a year in the spring for CD-T. That's not too expensive. I do my own hoof trimming (not complicated or hard to do at all) with a pair of small pruning shears. You also keep free-choice, loose mineral and Baking Soda
con't.
Michigansnowpony 2 years ago
in front of them all the time -- again, not a big expense. You can buy 50 lb. bags of baking soda from the feed mill very cheaply. In case you're wondering, it helps keep their rumen balanced (acid down) so they don't get bloat. Anyway, that's about it. Beyond the one-time cost of fencing (don't skimp -- goats are notorious escape artists) and the cost of the goats themselves, they are not expensive to keep at all IMO. Oh, and if you have good browse "pasture" for them, even better
Michigansnowpony 2 years ago
Thanks I will think on that. May be worth the cost.
dustycajungirl 2 years ago
Hi, I'm loving your videos!
Anyway, about the double boiler. I'd agree you don't actually have to buy one, because the only other things I can think you'd do with it is melting chocolate or making cooked buttercream icing. But you can easily improvise one if that pot could fit into another with a bit of water under it, or if you have a bowl that will fit into a pot so that it's a few inches above a couple of inches of water. That way the heat will be gentler and easier to control.
BeppyCat 2 years ago
Thanks, I'm so glad you like the videos. I've put a metal mixing bowl in a saucepan before when I've had to melt chocolate chips for a recipe, etc.. but that's about the only time I thought it might be nice to have a double boiler. There's so many other kitchen gadgets I'd rather have ahead of that purchase. I'm kind of a kitchen appliance junkie. . . .
Michigansnowpony 2 years ago
Okay, I just spent some time at your blog and have it bookmarked -- I think we are kindred spirits. . . I knew it when I read about your library fines. I let the kids take out a dozen books at a time. . . Can I ever get them back on time? NO. : )
I also have a cafepress "shop" for Icelandic horse stuff. And I've always felt like an old-fashioned oddball too. : )
Michigansnowpony 2 years ago
I'm glad you like my blog. I'd agree that we have a lot in common. I'm originally from MI and my family is still all there. I know what you mean about kitchen things. I've been working hard to earn one of those super great excalibur dehydrators. A double boiler is low on my list too. You've inspired me to put some lasaga beds in as well. I think I'll build them right in my big existing garden. Feel free to stop by my blog whenever you want and comment, I'd love to get to know you better!
BeppyCat 2 years ago
Honey -- those excalibur dehydrators are worth EVERY penny. I got mine (new) from Ebay. It was $180 with shipping. It runs almost constantly in my house and unlike canning, I can leave while perserving!
Michigansnowpony 2 years ago
Do you use all that milk? Can or have you ever frozen it? We here take spells, sometimes I cant keep enough milk in the house and other times we will go for a couple of weeks just using milk for cooking. Informative video, thanks
BLBMZ 2 years ago
Well, I try to use it up. I've never frozen milk, nor canned it but I've run across instructions to do both, so it can be done. I use the extra milk (beyond drinking and cooking) to make yogurt, and I'm trying to get my chesse making downpat. I also give some to my chickens with rolled oats (oatmeal) mixed in. My husband has to milk (3) evenings a week for me when I'm at work and he doesn't want to be bothered with processing the milk, so those nights, the cats get the milk.
Michigansnowpony 2 years ago