The nightly yogurt-making ritual (with yogurt maker)

We wanted to make our own yogurt- namely because organic yogurt was so much expensive than organic milk- so my husband went out and bought a yogurt maker. A yogurt machine is basically a warming hut for yogurts (you can make yogurt without one, but it's more difficult). The recipe: you add a culture or simply a spoonful or two of leftover yogurt to every jar, mix it with milk and leave it to culture the milk overnight. Original content here: http://faircompanies.com/videos/view/the-nightly-yogurt-making-ritual-with-ho...

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[elcteal28]

I am curious about the milk added...was it heated before adding or was it cold from the refrigerator?

[kirstendirksen]

@elcteal28 It wasn't heated, but it wasn't cold from the refrigerator because the milk we use is irradiated milk (the standard in Europe). I know some people warm their milk first, but I believe we've used it from the refrigerator before and it's worked fine.

[chat2joe]

Are they not warm in the morning? Surely you'd need two batches on the go, one chilled from the previous day... :)

[kirstendirksen]

@chat2joe Great point. We eat them at lunch and dinner so they're chilled enough by then. I hadn't thought of people who eat yogurt for breakfast. Though you just need about 8 hours so you could just start your cycle after lunch or whenever you eat your last yogurt and then take them out and chill them overnight. Or as you say, if you have enough glass jars you could just make two batches.

[brightyoungj]

@FutileFreak Ah-ha, ha! Naughty!

[FutileFreak]

I have a nightly yogurt-making ritual as well, if you know what i mean...

;P

[khaltubibi]

Simple, clear, and creative way of teaching us how to make yogurt, so much so that even a child can learn. Beautiful!

[stephen3398]

Lovely Video!

[simplybets]

cool yogurt making