Strongly considering the homemade yogurt game? You absolutely should be. It’s ripe with benefits. And lactic acid. Here they are:
- It’s cheaper! Each little 5.5 ounce “cup” of yogurt goes on sale for $1 a piece (and they aren’t even organic). A gallon of organic whole cow’s milk is $6 bones, $1 for the starter, yielding 64 ounces of top quality yogurt (plus 64 ounces liquid whey protein you can use to add extra protein to your protein shakes, etc.). That’s 11 ½ little 5.5 ounce organic “cups” for $7.
- It’s healthier. You’ll likely yield much higher counts of beneficial bacteria than anything store bought, especially with a longer fermentation period.
- It tastes better. The consistency & amount of tartness is entirely up to you. Adjust the straining time and fermenting time to customize your batch to your liking.
Recap of Part I.
We crafted the age old yōg’ using a standard pot, stove top, and oversized toaster oven. Definitely don’t miss the nutritional benefits of whole fat cow’s milk over skim: Satiety, omega-3s, weight reduction, and the list goes on. My favorite overall benefit besides cash in my pocket? Mouth feel. It’s insanely creamy compared the pasty fat free stuff. Rich. Decadent. Luscious. Yeah, we’re still talking about yogurt. Once you go full fat, you never go back.
Yogurt in an Instant Pot?? No whey.
How ’bout that shift from regular pot in Part I to a smart pot? Real talk. Upgrading from the grass roots yogurt making approach to the regulated & sophisticated process & protocol of the Instant Pot is like moving from the Ozarks to Beverly Hills with the Clampett fam. Well slap muh granny ‘n’ call me Jethro Bodine, ’cause I’ve struck CLUMPY WHITE GOLD. [Insert 78 rpm vinyl of the ballad of Jed Clampett].
It’s a ril-good thing this post has functional life application, or else you’d be straight gonzo right now. But there’s a far more pertinent question at hand… Who in the Sam Hill gave that old man a rifle?? 0% chance J. Bo. had a driver’s license for that 1921 Oldsmobile Roadster.
The easiest batch of yogurt you’ll ever home-make.
Former paragraph has nothing to do with yogurt. But you know what does? This Instant Pot with a built-in yogurt “boiling” button and a yogurt-fermenting button. At the Rez, we’re a clean, mean, udder-brewing machine. We make yog’ every couple weeks – so those 2 culinary convenience buttons are oh so tempting. “Boiling” aka the “Yogurt More” option brings our gallon of organic whole cow’s milk to the ideal 180º F, denaturing the proteins and enabling the liquid to better coagulate and become solid as it ferments. Not an actual 212º boil. The “Yogurt Normal” option holds the entire batch temperature at a consistent 100º F.
Cheers to the OG(s).
Thank you Robert Wang for inventing said Instant Pot (yaaas). Many thank you’s to the Neolithic Central Asian Herdsmen for accidentally discovering yogurt production via curdling milk in animal stomach derived man-purses (that’s unspeakably disgusting). And all the thank you’s to God who made cattle. Full disclosure: I’m just overwhelmingly glad I wasn’t the first dude to discover cow’s milk was edible to humans. Here’s exactly how it went down:
Man: *starring mindlessly at cordial black & white spotted beast’s pink, saggy nipple pouch*
Woman: “Hey, hun, did you fall asleep standing up again?”
Man: …
Woman: “I know you’re exceedingly tired of our diet of exclusively sweet bulby color bush nubs (berries), buzz buzz farts (honey), crawly munch-a-crunch (grubs), and spazzy blind night flyer nectar (guano) – but we know nothing of the spotted beast and what value it has to offer.”
Man: …
Woman: *briefly assesses man for proper respiratory functioning*
“Don’t worry, I’ll just independently gather another 2 days worth of food while you exercise your intellect…”
*walks away*
Man: *suddenly makes a break for it at an uncoordinated full sprint, dives head first into aforementioned undercarriage of beast, collapses into an ambitious heap of lament. Proceeds to drink from the WonderSack, only to later discover his lactase enzyme hadn’t quite caught up yet.*
Village from afar: *collective face palm*
Break out, buy or borrow an Instant Pot!
Do you own an Instant Pot with a yogurt function? Have you brought home a precious little Instant buddy as the most recent addition to your family? Budgeting to make the investment? Still dreaming, but got it on the wish list? Then borrow one from the friend regularly trying to convince you to buy one. Time to make this creamy dreamy concoction a reality. Here’s how:
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