yogurt and granola

[tashabear]

So here is how I make yogurt. Some people like using a crockpot; I prefer the stovetop because my pot won't crack in an ice bath, plus it's easier to clean.

Things you need:

• Big pot
• Thermometer -- I use an instant read thermometer, as I broke my candy thermometer
• Jars -- I use 6 oz Ball or Mason jars (they might be 8 oz), as they're single-serving

Comments

[profesor]

When we make it, we use plastic lids that fit the canning jars but don't seal tight like a regular canning lid would. So we put them on for incubation, just not overly tight.

[tashabear]

Well, you could leave them open, I suppose, but see that part about not wanting to get water in your burgeoning yogurt? You'd probably want to cap them.

[tashabear]

I have cats. They go places. Sometimes those places are my tub, and they also like to rub on things. It would make me very sad that, in their effort to lay claim to my cooler, they bumped it sufficiently to contaminate my jars. :-)