Yogurt is getting too expensive but making it sounds complicated

I would not do it in the microwave, as it does not heat through evenly. I would, in your case, make a quart of milk with your milk powder. Then go ahead and stir in one half cup more powder to the already made quart. You need to save out two tablespoons or so of your commercial yogurt to use as a starter. Heat the milk on the stove, stirring, and do not bring it to a boil. When a few drops on your wrist feel just about skin temperature,add your saved yogurt, then pour it into glass containers, like old canning jars. Put on lids. Put in a crockpot on warm for 4-8 hours. It will not be just like store bought, but it is good. The longer you leave it on warm, the more tangy it will get. I have had good luck with that.

You got me, I'd be afraid, but you are also talking to someone who probably would lose it to the cats.

Making yogurt isn't complicated at all. You can use skim milk powder. Make up as much as you want, then add about 2 tablespoons of starter (storebought real yogurt with live culture in it). Warm it to slightly above room temperature and find a way to keep it at that temp. I use my dehydrator, others have used the top of a water heater that stayed warm. You can wrap it in blankets or set it inside a heavy newspaper "cocoon." It can take anywhere from 8 to 12 hours to make. The longer it sets before refrigeration, the more sour it is. Really, it's very simple and you'll become more confident with a little practice.

I've heard that homemade yogurt is pretty easy to make. You just need to put some starter yogurt (with active culures) into some milk and let it sit in a warm place (like a warm oven) for a number of hours. I don't know the specific details, but I'm sure you can find online instructions pretty easily.

I've seen it made, but really I don't have the time to make it. Plus I love to just buy it and be done with it. I like how the organic yogurt tastes. I don't buy it that often though. The other myLotters were very helpful to you and described how to do it (which is how the person that made it did). I don't think a microwave would do at all. You could consider just buying a big tub of it like you have been doing, okay? Have a nice day pal Pablo

My mom makes her own yogurt, by putting milk in a large bowl and heating it on the oven. Then she takes it out and wraps it in some kind of cloth, and sticks it in the microwave before she goes to sleep. Overnight it becomes semi yogurt-like but not fully yet. Then, you have to stick it in the fridge and wait for it to harden kind of like Jell-o. I hope that helps you in not having to buy yogurt. And by the way you can use whatever kind of milk that you want to for the specific amount of fat in the yogurt.

I myself wouldn' even try to make it. I would probably mess it up and waste more money then I try to save. Last time I was at store they had 8 ounce cups for 50¢ a piece. And at some websites you can actually get coupons for up to $1.00 on some yogurts. Zoplait have coupons probably at www.coupons.com or www.smartsource.com I usually get mine from one of the sites I have joined called Mypoints and I also get points for printing them and more when I redeem them so I win both ways. and save money. I think using the microwave would end up killing anyhting good in the milk so it wouldn't be as healthy.

I found some website that do use the microwave to make yogurt and they also have recipes to use powdered milk. It also give a method for using the oven. http://www.chetday.com/howtomakeyogurt.htm http://www.astray.com/recipes/?show=Microwave%20yogurt http://recipes.recipeland.com/recipes/recipe/show/Microwave_Yogurt_12735

I don't know which microwave you have but if I have to make anything myself I would use regular way of heating it, like cooking pot or oven. Hubby used to make omelette and rice in the microwave. It works but I found that using rice cooker for rice and regular pan to make omelette works better. the only problem is I don't know if microwave is using more electricity than stove. I should probably find out from the manuals.

We make home made yogurt regularly and it really isn't a chore. Once you get the hang of it, it's really quite easy. I encourage you to give it a try and let us know how it turned out ... I'm sure you'll do well

Many years ago I had a Salton yogurt maker and made my own yogurt. I just looked it up on a search engine. They're still made. you might want to check it out if you haven't already done so. As I recall, it wasn't complicated or too much of a chore.

Many years ago a friend brought as a gift for me a yoghurt maker. If I remember correctly it was electric and had little cups to make the yoghurt. It was very good and worked wonderfully. I am now going to go crazy wondering what happened to it or to whom did I lend it to. Perhaps you culd go online and check this out as if you like it , this then would be a good route to go. I must have lent it to someone as I haven't seen it in years. Blessings