now this is some good yogurt!
A few days ago, I put some water in the crock pot and left it on "low" for a couple hours and checked the temp periodically with a candy thermometer to see what the temp would be. It ranged from 110 to 115 degrees, right where I wanted it to be.
I know some people use the heating pad but that just seems less precise to me. I was gonna try that, though, if my crock pot didn't get to the right temp
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What are you going to use your cream cheese for? I am sure you could use it in something you make..like cheese cake? lol Try straining your yogurt on coffee filters..might be easier to transfer to a bowl.
The coffee filters would work for straining the yogurt but I am trying not to use disposable products like that if I can avoid it. I've cut a lot of disposable paper products out of my life so far.
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Oh, and a side note. Don't stir your yogurt. Take what you want out of the jar then stir in your goodies. Stirring the entire batch will cause the yogurt to breakdown.
Heat some milk over medium heat in a saucepan to 180 degrees, stirring often. Then let the milk cool a little.
Put a couple spoonfuls of yogurt (with live cultures) into some canning jars. Pour the cooled milk into the jars.
Put the lids on the jars and shake well.
Then you need to keep the jars warm for four hours. I use my crock pot. I put a few inches of water in it, turn it on low and set the jars in the water. The water is about 110 degrees.
After four hours, I put the jars in the fridge and leave them alone for at least eight hours.
Then, if you want thicker yogurt like Greek yogurt, you have to strain it.
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.