Exciting Sunday topic: using a yoghurt maker!

[SandwichMakerHater]

I have a Lakeland model and the instructions say UHT milk is better as you don't need to heat it first. But I'd prefer to use fresh as it's a lot cheaper and part of my reasoning to start is the cost saving (I didn't buy the yoghurt maker, it was a gift years ago).

If you use fresh milk, does it work well by heating/cooling first? How much runnier is it by using semi-skimmed as we don't normally use whole milk?

Whichever milk you use it has to be at about 43 degrees when it goes into the yogurt maker else it'll be slimy.
Tbh I always thought full fat uht was easier and about the same price as fresh.
If its cost saving - Lidl or Aldi is just as cheap as making your own from i what thought.

I have the Lakeland yoghurt maker and use it all the time as we have yoghurt with cereal nearly every day for breakfast. In fact I did a batch today.

TBH I always use UHT full fat as it is just so easy. No heating or cooling necessary, just stir it in with the starter. We usually find we can go weeks without buying a new starter, we just keep some back from each batch.

My sister also has one and I think she uses semi-skimmed but I don't think she gets the same yield. I think it comes out runnier so she strains it to get the thickness she wants and then uses the leftover whey for making scones.

Thanks both. I will give it a go.🙂

I've made my first batch 🙂.
Used UHT whole milk and it's delicious!

I'd like to experiment with fresh milk that's heated first as part of my aim is to cut down on packaging: taking 900ml of milk from a 4pt bottle is more sustainable than using a 1L UHT carton every time, so if I can use fresh milk I'll be very happy!

I always use Lidl UHT milk - 64p a litre - I use three litres at a time

I make yoghurt overnight and I certainly dont have time to heat it and cool it before hand

Thanks, that's good to know. At least it can be as cheap as possible if I can't get fresh milk to give me a decent result.