Yogurt Culture 2-Packs (Sealed Together) of 5-Gram Each
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Yogurt Culture 2-Packs (Sealed Together) of 5-Gram Each
Customer Review: Pretty good stuff, if a bit pricey
Summary: 4 Stars
Until I tried this, I'd been making yogurt using Dannon plain as a starter. The result wasn't bad, but it tasted like... store-bought... so I figured I'd try a packet of this 'Yogurt Culture.' I used one of the two 5-gram packets to make a quart of yogurt each time.
I do have to say that the resulting product tasted noticeably better than that made with Dannon. I'd buy it again, but it's kinda pricey at a buck-fifty to make a quart of yogurt. (Yeah, I could have re-cultured it a few times, but that kind of defeats the handiness of freeze-dried yogurt culture.) I note that many reviews focus on the superior texture and taste, and I heartily agree.
That said, a number of places carry freeze-dried yogurt cultures. I'm eager to try the one sold by Leener's; several people claim that it's also good stuff, and it's less costly, gram per gram, than this product.
Finally, note that this item has no brand name; it's marketed as a generic 'Yogurt Culture' evidently because different shipments carry different brand names. The envelopes I received carried the brand name Vachon and is made in Canada, while the current photo of this product has the brand name Rolmex. I don't know if that signifies different yogurt strains or what, but if so, that might affect the consistency of your yogurt.
Customer Review: Good Product -- I rated it lower because of cost
Summary: 3 Stars
I make yogurt using starters at least weekly. Generally I buy Yogourmet. This product produces a yogurt that tastes creamier than the yogourmet I've only made 2 batches, so it's difficult to be scientifically certain because even a 5 degree change in the milk temp can affect creaminess.
I use a Salton maker and have since 1997. The container actually will hold 5 cups, so I use 1 quart of half and half and 1 cup of water. The yogurt produced is quite dense. I'm on low carb which is the reason for the half and half. In 24 hours of culturing, most of the sugar is gone. If I want a less tart tasting yogurt, I place a towel over my yogurt maker. I don't know the chemical reason that a towel produces a less tart yogurt but it works. I've also used 2 cups of cream and 3 cups of water satisfactorily. I've tried reconstituted evaporated milk (not sweetened condensed) and that makes a really dense yogurt that I wasn't crazy about but my granddaughter who is 3 loves.
This makes a delicious yogurt and so does Yogourmet. But the price of both on Amazon is very high. You get 2 packets for your money (about $1.50 per batch of yogurt). Yogourmet gives you 10 packets (about $1.70 per batch). I buy the same Yogourmet at my local market for $3.59 -- or about 35¢ per batch.
Customer Review: Great yogart taste
Summary: 5 Stars
I got a Euro Cuisine yogurt maker at Christmas. I made yogurt the first time with the store bought yogurt as starter and it had a good taste to it. Then I read so many reviews of using real starter that can be purchased. It may seem expensive to use, but I bought enough that I got free shipping which brings the cost to about $1.00 a batch which is reasonable in relation to the cost of the store bought yogurt to use as a starter. I will buy it again and again. The product makes the best yogurt I have ever eaten. My mom used to make yogurt back in the 1960's and this product makes yogurt that taste the exact same as hers. I use the greek yogurt strainer to make it even thicker. After it is strained I add 1 tablespoon of real white vanilla and whip it with a whisk and it is awesome. I make a batch every week. I fill the jars 2/3 full and then each day I top a jar with fresh strawberries , blueberries, peaches or other fruit and take it to work and mix the fruit in right before I eat it. I will never buy yogurt again. The greek yogurt sold at stores is very expensive and this makes fresher and better than store bought greek yogurt every time.Customer Review: NOT what I thought, returned it...
Summary: 1 Stars
Shipping was fine, but this Yogurt Culture has an ingredient in it that I did not know about until I received it and read the ingredients ON the package, so I RETURNED item. If the ingredients had been LISTED on the amazon page, in the description area where I could have read it, I would NOT have purchased item in the first place. I called amazon and they agreed and sent me a prepaid UPS label to ship back and gave me refund. This Yougurt Culture has SUCROSE in it, a sugar substitute that I will NOT eat and I personally believe has no place in a supposedly healthy yogurt culture, that is my own opinion, so I returned it. Amazon knows about this, so hopefully it is realized that the ingredients should be listed to read, so this doesn't happen to anyone else. To find out later, I guess you can see the ingredients in one of the photos of the package, but who would think to look close enough, it should have been listed in the description area, which is what is read when you are checking out something to purchase.Customer Review: Great Machine- but poor yogurt recipe
Summary: 5 Stars
The recipe for making yogurt that was in the accompanying manual makes the yogurt too runny, but I found a better one that works without fail--even with flavored soymilk. The secret is in adding to the scalded milk/yogurt 2 tsp unflavored gelatin mixed in 1/4 c water then added to the scalded milk; this makes the yogurt much creamier; even more creamier and thicker is to add 1 cup of non-instant powdered milk or 1 can of evaporated milk to all of this; then it is as thick and creamy as commercial. I have read that soymilk will not make good yogurt. But it does, even the kind with added vanilla flavor! (I buy Westsoy w/ Vanilla). But add the gelatin and/or powdered milk and it is thick and creamy. Without the unflavored gelatin all the yogurt I made was too runny.