Anyone using this machine and Raw Milk? Is this necessary?
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I know your question was from several months ago, but here is a great recipe for raw milk yogurt, which you can use with this yogurt maker. You do have to heat the milk slightly, but not enough to kill all the "good stuff." http://nourishedkitchen.com/raw-milk-yogurt/
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I never operated the frother without using at least the minimum amount of milk. I just dispose of any heated milk i don't use. I'd rather do that than take a chance of possiby damaging the frother.
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You can, but it tastes awful and gritty. I do half water half milk and then let it sit in the freezer and that helps rid of any grittiness there may be.
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you need to heat the milk on stove first.i tried my second batch with plain Fage greek yogurt.I warm the milk as recommended. Turn out very well. i set the temp.to 7 hours. It is very simple to use.Great machine.I would recommended this machine.It is easy to use.
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I haven't been able to using coconut milk. It simply separates the water and the yogurt floats on top. Using organic goats milk it is like thick buttermilk or sour cream after you've used a bit and you mix the the separated parts. I followed the booklet to a T and its not thick, but still good.
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I believe it is the type of starter you use and not the machine that determines what "milk" products you can use. I know the yogourmet brand says you can use other milks like soy and almond... hope this helps.
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I use one packet of starter or a tablespoon of a previous batch per quart of milk. Hope that helps!
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It does foam the milk nicely, but you must store milk in small thermos (included) which needs to be refrigerated at end of day. Nice machine tho!
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I do nothing to the starter. I add it straight to the cooled milk. Make sure that the milk is cooled down to the 110 degrees!
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You can use any milk so I guess it would be okay if it is raw. then yogurt actually "cooks" for'10 hours so I don't guess it would be raw anymore???
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Okay, so from what I've read and heard from my raw milk farmer, you boil or heat the milk to kill certain bacteria because if the bacteria that you need to make yogurt with does not win the battle you won't succeed in making yogurt.
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Yes, it is very important to heat the milk first, as the yogurt maker simply holds it to the temperature that it has been cooled down to, what I do is, I heat the milk in a double boiler, have more control that way, and won't burn the milk, you will also need to stir it to keep it mixed up, aslo, I do add about 1 cup of powdered milk to it so it is thicker when done. I use the included thermometer to moniter the temp, then when it gets to around 180 degrees, I move it over to the sink that I have filled with ice water, I use the reusable icecubes and rainwater that I collect for the cool down water, it needs to be cooled to 120 degrees, then, I pour about 1 cup of the cooled down liquid into the culture that I saved from the last batch, then when dissolved I add it to the rest of the milk mixture, then after it is in the yogurt maker I leave it for about 8 hours, this has worked very well for me for quite a long time, I have been doing it for so long now that I just automatically do it the same way every time, there a so few steps, it is so fast. I hope
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I have never tried frothing twice and find no need to. The frothing accessory makes such a stiff froth it would be unnecessary, plus the volume is such that there would not be enough liquid dairy product to run the machine again. There is a "minimum" amount of dairy to run the machine.
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Storm Weaver, if you're still monitoring this discussion, do you heat the milk first? I can get good raw milk, but if I have to pasteurize it I don't think it's worth the extra money. Everything I've read says this must be done.
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I had the same problem! I'm very frustrated that the recipe calls for more milk than the yogurt maker can actually make. Wasteful.
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I did both methods and did not see any difference in the milk. The machine does a great job of grinding the beans whether you soak them or not.
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It will not come out smooth. If you want to do carrot juice and raw almond milk, you most definitely need a vitamix. I know it is much more expensive but that is the only way you will get a smooth juice, milk or smoothie. I am very disappointed in this machine and would not recommend it. As soon as I can, I am going to get a vitamix.