Greek Yogurt

[surgtech1956]

I buy a 12 pack of Chobani at Sam's Club - its less than $1.00 a container that way, but comes in 3 flavors - strawberry, blueberry and peach. I love Dannon Greek Honey tho, haven't tried Fage and they don't sell Greek Gpds around here.

[Owlie]

+1

I assume you mean with actual strawberries, but have you tried the GG Honey/Strawberry flavor? OMG. I just discovered it this week (on sale at our food co-op), and YUM! "Authentic" or not, it's freakin' amazing.

I'll have to try it. Does it have the jam-like goop in it, or something else?

[nscrbug]

I buy a 12 pack of Chobani at Sam's Club - its less than $1.00 a container that way, but comes in 3 flavors - strawberry, blueberry and peach. I love Dannon Greek Honey tho, haven't tried Fage and they don't sell Greek Gpds around here.

Yup...that's the problem. I only eat the plain Chobani, and I've never seen it in a 12-pack anywhere around me. I've seen the larger (32oz?) tubs of it, but I prefer the single serve cups.

[Cataboo]

I've bought a big tub of the 0% fage at costco before for a good price (I can't remember)

[Pedal Wench]

Yup...that's the problem. I only eat the plain Chobani, and I've never seen it in a 12-pack anywhere around me. I've seen the larger (32oz?) tubs of it, but I prefer the single serve cups.

And my problem is I don't care for the peach flavor. The plain on a baked potato roasted with sea salt and olive oil is my idea of the perfect recovery meal.

[Catrin]

And my problem is I don't care for the peach flavor. The plain on a baked potato roasted with sea salt and olive oil is my idea of the perfect recovery meal.

Ooooh, yummy! Trader Joe's has a nice no-fat "European style" plain yogurt that I like as well. It is relatively thin, nice and tart, has a good amount of protein in it and it is pretty multi-purpose.

Chobani is pretty darn good, I just don't care to pay that much for single servings and that is the only way I've seen it sold.

[emily_in_nc]

I'll have to try it. Does it have the jam-like goop in it, or something else?

No jam, no goop, just flavor.

[Owlie]

YAY! We picked some up from Kroger today. I'm resisting the urge to stick my face into it until AFTER dinner.

[emily_in_nc]

YAY! We picked some up from Kroger today. I'm resisting the urge to stick my face into it until AFTER dinner.

Oooh, report back on how you like it. I was amazed at the flavor. YUM!

[nscrbug]

Ooooh, yummy! Trader Joe's has a nice no-fat "European style" plain yogurt that I like as well. It is relatively thin, nice and tart, has a good amount of protein in it and it is pretty multi-purpose.

Chobani is pretty darn good, I just don't care to pay that much for single servings and that is the only way I've seen it sold.

At the grocery stores in my area (Chicago suburbs), they also sell the Chobani in larger size tubs (32oz?)...but evidently, that isn't the case everywhere. My main gripe, is that I can't find the plain flavor in all stores. My local Jewel store carries all the fruity flavors, but no plain...which seems weird to me. I even spoke with the dairy guy there, and requested that they stock the plain...but have yet to see it on the store shelves.

[zoompastmykids]

We needed sour cream. At first we couldn't find a good sour cream replacement. Sour cream there was thick. You could stand a spoon in it. I had to mix it with milk to get a consistency to dollop on tacos or potatoes. It didn't taste very good either. Then I tried Greek yogurt. Someone had told me to give it a try. Fage was all there was and I paid equivalent to $15 for a large tub. It was an immediate favorite in my house. Less fat than sour cream. So when we came back to US I was thrilled to see that it was big here too. I find the fruit add ins are yummy too. IMO.

[WindingRoad]

I'm pretty sure the thread is still around but I started a yogurt maker discussion a while back. Just a bit of insight, a friend bought me a yogurt maker as a gift. I had originally been using a heating pad in a box to make yogurt. Honestly I prefer the box method, the yogurt maker I have makes the milk at the bottom or the jar to get "rubbery" somehow?!?! I never had that issue with the box, or cooler method as zoom-zoom mentioned. I need to try straining some. Do you let the yogurt stain for a long time in the fridge?

You can use skim milk, but my experience is that it will result in a not very thick yogurt. Lots of recipes have you add extra powdered skim milk to the milk, and that does seem to help.

[zoom-zoom]

Do you let the yogurt stain for a long time in the fridge?

Nope, just overnight. Man, I need to make some, soon. I can't find full fat greek yogurt very often.

[Owlie]

Oooh, report back on how you like it. I was amazed at the flavor. YUM!

I had some today with some granola. It's good! It's sweeter than the regular honey version, so my portions will have to be a bit smaller. Still good, though. We're turning the rest of it into frozen yogurt.

[Blueberry]

I'm pretty sure the thread is still around but I started a yogurt maker discussion a while back. Just a bit of insight, a friend bought me a yogurt maker as a gift. I had originally been using a heating pad in a box to make yogurt. Honestly I prefer the box method, the yogurt maker I have makes the milk at the bottom or the jar to get "rubbery" somehow?!?! I never had that issue with the box, or cooler method as zoom-zoom mentioned. I need to try straining some. Do you let the yogurt stain for a long time in the fridge?

Interesting - and I'm sorry you're having that happen I'm guessing it's the Yogourmet? Very, very odd....