Anyone use Yogurt Makers?

[ny biker]

By timely coincidence, this blog item is about making yogurt in a crockpot:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/che...pid=sec-health

[Becky]

I'm so excited about the idea of making yogurt in the crockpot! Thanks for the links

[hipmama]

I have the Euro, and love it. It's a little time consuming setting up but that's part of the fun- never made yogurt with cows milk in it but have done great with soy and hemp milks in there. Want to experiment with rice milk and use a little bit of agar agar to thicken it up.

[bmccasland]

I missed going to Farmer's Market yesterday (one looonnnnggg meeting) to get milk from my local dairy, so I'll have to put off the yogurt crockpot experiment for a week. He pasteurizes but not homoginzes his milk, so even the skim tastes creamy (just have to remember to shake the jug every time).

[malkin]

I cultured out of the most recent batch for about a couple years. It was still going strong, but there was one of those accidents with a gravitational surge in the kitchen, so I started over.

The maker I use is branded Salton, and a quart canning jar fits inside it.

[smilingcat]

I also have the EuroCuisine. But my partner doesn't like the style of yogurt I make. so the equipment is collecting dust. Maybe I just need to add simple syrup to the milk...

I prefer the European style with the tang.

[malkin]

I've found that starting with a more sour yogurt to begin with produces (surprise!) more sour yogurt!