Following recipes from the internet I am attempting to make yogurt
cheese and nothing is happening.

I have placed the yogurt/salt mixture in the cheesecloth to drain and
it has been two days now and NOTHING has drained out. It just sits
there.

Any ideas/suggestions? I am miffed.

chula

On 8 Dec 2005 13:00:22 -0800, wrote:

>Following recipes from the internet I am attempting to make yogurt
>cheese and nothing is happening.
>
>I have placed the yogurt/salt mixture in the cheesecloth to drain and
>it has been two days now and NOTHING has drained out. It just sits
>there.
>
>Any ideas/suggestions? I am miffed.
>
>chula

Do you have too many layers of cheesecloth? Try using a single layer
of paper towel in a colander instead.

It seems strange though. I've never had problem draining yogurt, even
the non-fat type with thickeners added.

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

On 8 Dec 2005 13:00:22 -0800, wrote:

>Following recipes from the internet I am attempting to make yogurt
>cheese and nothing is happening.
>
>I have placed the yogurt/salt mixture in the cheesecloth to drain and
>it has been two days now and NOTHING has drained out. It just sits
>there.
>
>Any ideas/suggestions? I am miffed.
>
>chula

Can you describe the set up you're using? I've only done it once, but
had no trouble at all with it draining very well in a few hours.


modom

In article >,
modom > wrote:

> On 8 Dec 2005 13:00:22 -0800, wrote:
>
> >Following recipes from the internet I am attempting to make yogurt
> >cheese and nothing is happening.
> >
> >I have placed the yogurt/salt mixture in the cheesecloth to drain and
> >it has been two days now and NOTHING has drained out. It just sits
> >there.
> >
> >Any ideas/suggestions? I am miffed.
> >
> >chula
>
> Can you describe the set up you're using? I've only done it once, but
> had no trouble at all with it draining very well in a few hours.
>
>
> modom

Me neither, but I used a muslin cheese bag, and did not add salt but
that sounds like a good idea... depending on what I plan to use it for.

We are fixin' to start making our own yogurt here soon.
I have a large incubator and will use quart jars.

He might be setting it in a bowl?
I tie the top shut on the bag and use the tie string to hang it UP above
a bowl so that it's hanging in mid-air.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

Well, it looks like I had way, way, way too many layers of cheesecloth
and it was sitting in a bowl.

We reduced the cheesecloth and hung it up per your suggestion and it
seems to be working fine now. Three days later. LOL

thanks to all for the input.

chula