Re: Killing bacteria in yogurt

[Guest guest]

I use yogurt and add Knox gelatin that is boiing hot. Am I damaging the yogurt?

Diane

> Hi Kim,

>

> Nope, you aren't killing them. You are just giving them a free " roller

coaster "

> ride. Can't you just hear them screaming in delight!

> Cooking them is a whole different story - all dead. Freezing kills some to

> most.

>

> Sheila, SCD 34 mos UC 20 yrs

> mom of SCD 19 mos

>

> P.S. That's not even close to a silly question.

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> This seems like such a silly question but here goes.....I read that we need

> to be careful when we transfer the yogurt because it's " alive " - So if I

> made a yogurt smoothie in the blender - am I killing the live bacteria?

> <blushing>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Diane,

Not really damaging the " yogurt " , but at least some of the bacteria will die. I

can't recall at which temp. the gelatin hardens, but maybe you can add the

gelatin mix when it has cooled to incubation temperature for bacteria. If that

works, the bacteria will live another day.

Sheila, SCD 34 mos UC 20 yrs

mom of SCD 19 mos

I use yogurt and add Knox gelatin that is boiing hot. Am I damaging the

yogurt?

Diane