Yogurt Makers
Ah,
fermentation. What can't it do? Fermentation gives us many delicious treats bread'>sourdough bread . . . and yogurt!
Yogurt is a tangy, delicious and nutritious treat. Yogurt is the end product of fermentation of milk by friendly bacteria. Making your own yogurt is as easy as mixing a little bit of storestyle yogurt.
Making your own yogurt offers all the goodness of store-bought yogurt with many advantages, such as:
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* You can control the sugar or sweetener levels. You can also use alternative sweeteners, like
agave nectar, or
Splenda.
* It's free of preservatives, thickeners, and artificial colors and flavors.
* Always has live ''L. acidophilus'' cultures (or whichever bacteria you choose to culture, there are many!)
* Making your own yogurt is cheaper than buying it, and you can reduce the number of yogurt cups in your garbage can.
* You control the fat content, moisture content, richness.
* The number of flavor is limited only by your imagination. Create your own yogurt inventions anything you can imagine!
For more information,
this article from 101 Cookbooks has a lot of interesting information from someone who makes a lot of yogurt. There's also a recipe towards the bottom of the page that you can try out with your new yogurt maker. He recommends
Salton YM9 yogurt maker, which is highly rated on Amazon.com.
Buying a Yogurt Maker
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yogurt makers are not expensive or complicated. Expect to spend from $20 to $40 for your average model.
* Yogurt makers are basically a heating device which warms the yogurt while it cooks. Cooking takes awhile, sometimes up to 10 hours.
* Some yogurt makers have several small cups for making individual portions of yogurt.
* Some models have a single large chamber; you will be able to make a large quantity of yogurt at once, but you will also need to have additional storage jars available for keeping the yogurt in the fridge.
* Keep an eye out for handy extras like recipe books, digital timers and automatic off switches.
Recommendations
* There aren't any recent reviews of yogurt makers in consumermakers'>Epinions.com only has a handful.
* The three highest-rated yogurt makers on Amazon.com are:
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Salton
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Euro Cuisine
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CuisinePro
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Yogourmet
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