Greek yoghurt starter

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For Greek yoghurt does my starter have to be a specific Greek yoghurt starter? I know you are supposed to strain it to get the right texture, but I'm just wondering what the difference is if I use a regular live yoghurt starter? I've seen Greek yoghurt starters for sale online. Are they worth buying?

I’ve always used yoghurt from supermarket and it has worked well

Any live yoghurt. The "Greek" but comes when you strain it.

Thanks. I knew the straining part was crucial. I'll just try it with regular yog and see. The dc have developed a serious yoghurt habit and I want to make my own fruit versions with less sugar.

You have to strain it. I've been making it for years and couldn't be be bothered with straining though, it's fine as it comes. I recommend the Easiyo yogurt maker/uht milk method, takes about a minute to do, for a litre of yogurt the next day.

I've just started making my own yogurt and soft cheese. Mostly because DD is lactose intolerant and I was having to buy her alternatives which are more expensive. I used a live yogurt to start (for us a lacto free one). I use UHT milk because that cuts out the heating part. I have the lakeland maker. Its so easy. You don't have to strain the end result unless you want a thicker greek yogurt.

Thanks both. I usually make yoghurt in a thermos flask but I think I can make it in the instant pot (duo crisp version so no yoghurt button) using the sous vide function which I'm assuming works in a similar way to a proper yoghurt maker.

Regilar yogurt is fine. It’s easy to make your own but the straining is slightly annoying. If sugar is your concern you can buy plain unsweetened Greek yogurt anywhere. Whether you make it or buy it the yogurt will have a certain amount of naturally occurring sugar from the milk.

Yes, I can buy it but I was interested in having a go myself. I've made yoghurt before but not Greek style so wasn't sure if I needed a different starter as well as straining it. Teen DS can easily eat half a large pot of fruit onken for breakfast with his granola so I thought I'd try and replicate something a bit less sugary at home.

I have a Lakeland yogurt maker, which cost me about £15. It makes more than a litre at a time if you want (1.35), although less if you strain it. Regarding straining, it pays to know when to stop! I've left it overnight before now, and you end up with soft cheese, it's that thick.

I use the instant pot - it's so easy. I use uht milk, stir in some left over yoghurt & press go! I do then strain it as I love thick Greek yoghurt but you could just use it as ordinary yoghurt.