Dairy products are tasty and healthy, but yoghurts are especially popular. When the time comes to introduce them into the child’s diet, parents want to be sure that they do not contain unnecessary additives. You can prepare fresh yogurt at home using the purchased yogurt maker.
Instruction manual
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Choose the device according to the type of container.
Yogurt maker is characterized by several important parameters: volume, material of the container for yogurt, control system and other additional features. For the preparation of a dairy product, one container or several small ones of 125-150 ml can be used. Get a yogurt maker with a set of jars - cups if you cook yogurt with different toppings or don’t start consuming everything at once. In addition, you can dose the use of the product, and this is important when calculating calories. If in a large family the whole product is immediately poured into cups, a device with one container is suitable.
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Choose container material.
To prepare yogurt, jars made of food-grade plastic or glass are used. Cup material affects the cost of the appliance. If you are more concerned about the price, buy plastic, but you should not use it when scratches appear. Glass is obviously a harmless material and it is preferable for the preparation of yogurt in it.
3
Decide on the type of control device.
The process of turning milk into yogurt takes several hours. You can control it with the help of a timer or watch the clock yourself. Purchase a device with an automatic timer off. You must set the time on the scale and the device itself turns off after a specified number of hours, notifying you with a light or sound signal. Some consider this function unimportant, but choose for yourself: you need extra noise or you can do without it.
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Consider additional features of the device.
The taste and quality of yogurt is not affected by the presence of additional storage compartments, special jar lids or a marker in the kit, but such a model will cost more. Before overpaying, look again at other models and compare their advantages.
note
Do not consider models that control the cooking process with one button. In this case, you have to watch the clock and turn off the yogurt maker yourself, which is inconvenient.
Useful advice
You can cook yogurt, yogurt and sour cream in the yogurt maker.
