Comments on: Make Your Own Yogurt and Cream Cheese

By: nita

nita — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:46:35 +0000

hi, this is very interesting, since I love all homemade stuffs.
How about adding cream(not coffee cream? would it make it thicker?
I read someone said if you just hang the yoghurt you’ll just make greek yogurt instead of cream cheese, is it true?

By: Loretta

Loretta — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:45:40 +0000

just made my first batch of yogurt and am excited for it to finish (at 1am)…I will have to start earlier in the day from now on. I am blessed enough to have access to raw milk so I am excited.

One question, I heated it to just under 100 degrees, but it didn’t seem very hot…in fact the water from my tap was warmer than the heated milk. Is this right?

By: Loretta

Loretta — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 01:42:23 +0000

Getting ready to try to make yogurt for the first time; when putting it into the cooler, do you put the cover on?

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:23:04 +0000

Good try on the yogurt making – I’ve never had my yogurt turn out too thick. Shucks, if anything, mine is too thin! I guess I would say that it was in the hot water too long, but that’s just a guess as to why this may have happened.

By: DanaSQ

DanaSQ — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 01:50:19 +0000

I think I just made a MAJOR yogurt goof…The water may have been too hot, for too long…the yogurt looks fairly…solid. Is there any saving this, or something this could be turned into? This was my first time attempting making yogurt, but obviously not my last, lol!

By: Sandee

Sandee — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 04:55:47 +0000

after straining, i would call it more like greek yogurt than cream cheese.

By: Pat

Pat — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:50:33 +0000

I’ve had this happen to me as well a couple of times.

I use lactose-free milk.

Both times that it happened, I added fruit syrup or jam to the milk. The first time, I boiled both then combined. The second time, I added the fruit syrup (homemade) to the milk before heating it.

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 03:20:33 +0000

I would think that yogurt should work, but I can’t say for sure as I’ve never made those truffles before.

By: misha

misha — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 22:52:53 +0000

PLEASE HELP! OK IM TRYING TO MAKE CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES, THE OREO ONES YA KNOW, SO I WAS WONDERING IF WE CAN USE YOGURT INSTEAD OF CREAM CHEESE, I DONT THINK SO BUT… JUS HOPING

By: Armand

Armand — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:44:18 +0000

you can use the whey to activate your compost. the technique is very simple and requires very little work. Similar to Bokashi (Effective Microorganisms). Recipe can vary. Mix about 1 cup whey with 2 tbsp molasses to 1 cup non chlorinated water, pour into 2 lbs of wheat bran in a bag, if soggy add more bran until just moist and fluffy but not sticky and wet. Store in closed bag in a dark cool place for 2 weeks. White thready fuzz should be growing. Sprinkle on top of compost each time you add. Cover compost with lid. When full, bury the “preserved” compost 4 inches underground and rest for 2 weeks.

This whey cultivates in your compost with the help of wheat bran and creates an odorless preserved compost ready for your garden soil full of rich micro organisms to cultivate a healthy soil!