Re: Yogurt Maker temperatures?

[Guest guest]

Since I'm getting ready to purchase my first yogurt maker I looked atsome messages in the archives on the subject. It seems the one that Ihad almost decided on has had problems with the temperature going toohigh. Is there a yogurt maker that consistently does not do this?SharonUC

I had the Donvier and it stunk as far as keeping the temp low enough. So I started using a heating pad, and it works PERFECT. It keeps it at an even 101-104 the whole 24 hours. I put the yogurt in a large pan that has a good lid, and then cover it with some thick kitchen towels to help keep it warm. I bought my heating pad from Walgreens (that's also the brand). Just make sure you don't buy one that automatically shuts off in two hours. :-)

HTH,

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[Guest guest]

So do you keep it in the oven, on the counter top, or where during the24 hour period?I just thought that the electric yogurt makers might be easier for mesince I really have no idea of what I'm doing. lol Are you using acooking pan/pot?Thank you for your thoughts on this.Sharon

Hi Sharon,

I place it on my counter top. I have to use a high setting, but I know some on the list have said they use low. You have to just stay close to it during your first couple batches to make sure it's behaving right. :-) As for the pot, it's a Pampered Chef large pan that you would make soup in. It easily holds twelve cups of milk...it'd probably hold up to sixteen.

I thought the electric would be easier too. But it's not easier if you have to sit there and babysit it trying to get it the right temp. The Donvier comes with eight yogurt cups. The inner four were always up to 125 degrees, while I could keep the outer ones right at 110. It was a BIG pain. Besides all of the above, the heating pad is cheaper. :-)

Don't worry about not knowing what you're doing. You'll learn it. As you go if nothing else.

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[Guest guest]

So do you keep it in the oven, on the counter top, or where during the

24 hour period?

I just thought that the electric yogurt makers might be easier for me

since I really have no idea of what I'm doing. lol Are you using a

cooking pan/pot?

Thank you for your thoughts on this.

Sharon

> I had the Donvier and it stunk as far as keeping the temp low enough. So I

started using a heating pad, and it works PERFECT. It keeps it at an even

101-104 the whole 24 hours. I put the yogurt in a large pan that has a good lid,

and then cover it with some thick kitchen towels to help keep it warm. I bought

my heating pad from Walgreens (that's also the brand). Just make sure you don't

buy one that automatically shuts off in two hours. :-)

>

> HTH,

>

> ~

[Guest guest]

,

I'm afraid that you have triggered another question.

What type of thermometer do you use to monitor temperature? I recently

read a message

about one that is digital with a wire attached. Do I need one of those

or will a candy or meat thermometer work?

This is beginning to sound like plan. I already have most of what I

need in the house.

Sharon

> Hi Sharon,

>

> I place it on my counter top. I have to use a high setting, but I know some

on the list have said they use low. You have to just stay close to it during

your first couple batches to make sure it's behaving right. :-) As for the pot,

it's a Pampered Chef large pan that you would make soup in. It easily holds

twelve cups of milk...it'd probably hold up to sixteen.

>

> I thought the electric would be easier too. But it's not easier if you have

to sit there and babysit it trying to get it the right temp. The Donvier comes

with eight yogurt cups. The inner four were always up to 125 degrees, while I

could keep the outer ones right at 110. It was a BIG pain. Besides all of the

above, the heating pad is cheaper. :-)

>

> Don't worry about not knowing what you're doing. You'll learn it. As you go

if nothing else.

>

> ~

[Guest guest]

Maybe those with yogurt makers will all weigh in again with a brief one liner on which yogurt maker they use and how satisfied they are. This should certainly be archived on the new forum when it is launched Since I'm getting ready to purchase my first yogurt maker I looked atsome messages in the archives on the subject. It seems the one that Ihad almost decided on has had problems with the temperature going toohigh. Is there a yogurt maker that consistently does not do this?SharonUC I had the Donvier and it stunk as far as keeping the temp low enough. So I started using a heating pad, and it works PERFECT. It keeps it at an even 101-104 the whole 24 hours. I put the yogurt in a large pan that has a good lid, and then cover it with some thick kitchen towels to help keep it warm. I bought my heating pad from Walgreens (that's also the brand). Just make sure you don't buy one that automatically shuts off in two hours. :-)   HTH,   Carol F.Celiac, MCS, Latex Allergy, EMSSCD 7 years

[Guest guest]

,I'm afraid that you have triggered another question. :)What type of thermometer do you use to monitor temperature? I recentlyread a messageabout one that is digital with a wire attached. Do I need one of thoseor will a candy or meat thermometer work?This is beginning to sound like plan. I already have most of what Ineed in the house.Sharon

I think mine is a meat thermometer, but it's not digital. It's by Sunbeam and I got it at Wal Mart.

Good luck. You'll be pleased with the yummy yogurt it makes. Sooooo smooth and soothing to the tummy. :-)

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[Guest guest]

Excellent idea! Everyone please do?

Sharon

UC

> Maybe those with yogurt makers will all weigh in again with a brief one liner

on which yogurt maker they use and how satisfied they are. This should certainly

be archived on the new forum when it is launched

[Guest guest]

Yogourmet - recently purchased: takes 3 to 5 hours for the yogurt to

reach 100; runs well over 110 and up to 125 throughout the

subsequent 24 hour period. some people have had success with just

taking the lid off to keep the temp down below 110, some have not.

some who purchased it a number of years ago have no problems at all,

but I do believe that everyone who has purchased it recently has had

problems. would not recommend it without 24 hour monitoring. my

husband and I still use it but only b/c we've rigged up an

thermostat that regulates the temperature for us and turns the unit

on and off as needed.

we've actually been looking into what it would take to mass produce

the thermostat item and whether it would still be cheap enough to be

economical. preliminary results suggest that anything we could get

made en mass would be upwards of at least 30$ or more per unit. that

said, it could be used with ANY machine - a yogurt maker, heating

pad, etc, as you plug the device of choice into it, and it regulates

that device based on a sensor in the yogurt.

beth

(husband UC 5 yrs, scd 5 mo 2 wks)

> > Maybe those with yogurt makers will all weigh in again with a

brief one liner on which yogurt maker they use and how satisfied

they are. This should certainly be archived on the new forum when it

is launched

>