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Default Adjusting appliance temps w/ no rheostat

On Jun 26, 1:41 pm, (Steve Pope) wrote:
> James Silverton <not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not> wrote:
> >It depends a lot on the design but you can be quite low-tech! If the
> >yoghurt is made in a removable container, you could put some sort of
> >insulation like cardboard below the pot. We used to do this quite a lot
> >when using a warming tray and in this case the insulation was a
> >dishtowel!

>
> Yet another possibility is to set the yogurt maker somewhere where
> the ambient temperature is lower.
>
> Steve


You mean like outside in an Alaskan winter? ;-)

I've got a funny feeling that the heating element's strength varies
between the sections that hold each of the 8 cups, since the first one
I measured was 130.5 and the second was closer to 120 (it was 5am and
I was not retaining all these numbers)
so I might have to consider something compromised between James', and
Steve/Alan's recommendations.

Plenty of time, since I'm mom-sitting this weekend.

maxine