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Question: curing time - 24 hours required!?? IN order to eliminate all the lactose, I need to cure the yogurt for 24 hours.  Will this product allow you to leave it on for 24 hourse time?HELP!!!!!  I like the idea of small containers. THe one I have from YOGURMET is great, but it make a large amount and difficult to use sometimes.
Document: We have made so much yogurt with this in the short time we've had it. It's super easy. Just boil your organic (or whatever) milk. Cool the milk down in an ice bath to room temp or so. Plop your starter in (I use plain yogurt from Fage, which is $1.69 a small container). I pour the milk into one big container rather than the six tiny yogurt containers some product designer who doesn't do dishes thought was a great idea. This makes it super easy to clean up.Then plop it in the yogurt maker (push the red button...it's not very obvious how to turn it on) and come back 12 hours later for amazingly fresh yogurt.I wish it was twice as big as it is since we eat all the yogurt so quickly.
We keep this running twice a week, 24-hours at a time. We make Greek-style yogurt and eliminate the lactose by running for 24 hours. A 42- oz. Pyrex fits exactly right inside. I recommend it.
Great device for experts and first time yogurt makers. This device takes the guesswork out of temperature control and timing needed to make yogurt. I really like the individual glass jars--makes it so easy to just grab a jar and eat. Previously, I made yogurt in a one, large container, but now I definitely prefer the individual jars for the convenience. Unlike other reviewers, I believe the 6oz glass containers hold just the right amount for a single serving. I also recommend purchasing another set of jars along with this yogurt maker, that way you never run out.
Best purchase in a while. Making yogurt is so easy. And it tastes delicious. Saves money and energy (no plastic containers to recycle). I don't bother to boil pasteurized milk. Only issue is size of 6 oz. jars, which I find small and not shaped optimally (crevices that make yogurt difficult to extract - like most retail cups!). As others have recommended, I'd get the larger top which makes it possible for larger containers to be used. I use jam jars when I'm making multiple batches and need more cups.
Since there were so many good reviews and only a handful of bad reviews (that sounded like maybe they got a lemon out of the bunch), I was hoping the one I received would be one that wasn't a lemon. The first time I turned it on to make yogurt, it shut off approximately 2 hours into incubation when I had set the timer for 9 hours. Since then, I haven't had it turn off randomly, but am afraid to leave it for more than an hour at a time so I can catch it and turn it back on in order to save my yogurt batch.
But this is homemade. And it's delicious. And I now want more than 6 ounces per day! So if you're a big yogurt eater, this really is not for you. UPDATE: I just bought the second tier and now it's absolutely perfect! I use a pyrex bowl in the bottom level and 7 jars in the top. This gives some fantastic flexibility and double the amount of yogurt. Upping from 4 to 5 stars.My only other wish is that the timer went longer than 15 hours... I'm making 24-hour yogurt so all the sugar and lactose are gone (if you have any gut issues, this can heal your gut!
I have made 3 batches of yogurt with this, and they have all turned out great! Its a compact little unit that sits easily on my kitchen counter without taking up a lot of space. I just make my yogurt, pour it into the little jars, leave the lids off, put the large plastic dome cover on the unit, set it to how many hours I need it to "cook" and walk off. There is a beep that goes off when it is done, and the unit shuts itself off.
So disappointed in this item. It was purchased after being recommended to me by someone who has one. Mine must have been defective, as afer using it twice using two slightly different recipes, but the recipe is given by the maker in the box, the machine yielded a product that was INEDIBLE. Threw it away both times after committing literally 12 hours each time!Even more disappointing is Amazons handling of my return. I was not refunded the full amount, a restockng fee was taken off of my total, plus shipping charges, even though the order qualified for free supersaver shipping, that amount was also taken off the return amount.
I have made a couple of batches now with 2% in coffee flavor and whole milk in plain. I use Euro Cuisine yogurt starter. Getting used to the taste was a slight adjustment at first because it is so tangy compared to most store stuff that I'm sure is loaded with sugar. I like the taste now and like that I can adjust the amount of sugar in my recipe (I usually only put a small amount in when I make coffee flavored and leave it out for the plain). I have not done a cost analysis but I think I'm probably saving money since I'm using organic ingredients I already have on hand instead of buying organic yogurt which can be expensive even when on sale.
10-12 hours later, I have a big bowl (about a quart and a half) of yogurt and a very fast easy cleanup. The Pyrex bowl fits perfectly in the maker, and then I put the lid on it and store it in the fridge. I know the little jars allow you to take one to work, but believe me, it isn't worth the cleanup effort. That's why I gave this four stars - it makes yogurt fast and easy, but the little jars are tedious to keep clean, so if you're like me, you'll much prefer to just use a large glass bowl that fits in the machine.
Answer: You'll need to turn it off and re-set. I do mine by setting my first timing when I wake in the morning, then, when it goes off, we turn it on again, and turn it on a 3rd time right before bed.If you've never done 24-hr culture before, you'll need to know that the curds and whey will separate -- that is -normal- with long-cultured yogurt. It also won't be quite as thick as shorter-culture yogurt (but it makes MUCH better yogurt cheese, IMO).