Anyone make your own yogurt?

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7. I have a thrift shop yogurt maker too.

The brand is salton. I didn't like the cups that came with it because the lids didn't seal on securely. Not a problem for home, but a major problem to take in a lunch to work. I ended up tossing them, and instead I use the 8 oz ball jelly mason jars. They fit in the yogurt maker fine without a lid, and when I'm ready to refrigerate them I use the white plastic reusable screwon lids for them.

Since I'm using those, I'm not limited to just the 5 official glass jars that came with the machine - I can have 2 yogurts left in the fridge and go ahead and start a new batch. Also, I have a stove with a pilot light, so I make more than the 5 at a time anyway. I don't measure, I just do about half my pot filled with milk, and overflow goes into extra mason jars that I pop on the bottom of the oven and they turn into yogurt just as well as the ones in the yogurt maker.

I use whole milk plus milk powder (unmeasured) but you can experiment of course.

Also, I tried doing a spoonful of starter in the bottom of each cup, and mixing it in a bit with a fork. That was a pain in the butt and didn't always set up so well. Now I just dump my last jar of yogurt into the pot once the milk has cooled, and hit it with a stick blender, then pour into cups. It makes a world of difference.