nut milk bags [General]
2015 Dec 13
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You could also try a large fine mesh strainer from the dollar store, or a piece of fine weave cotton.
The nut milk bags would be pretty good for making yogurt cheese.
I was also using them for sprouting. Easiest way to sprout ever. But . . . I was soaking them in a bleach solution between sproutings and left too long the bag will become weak from the chlorine and tear apart.
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You could also try a large fine mesh strainer from the dollar store, or a piece of fine weave cotton.
The nut milk bags would be pretty good for making yogurt cheese.
I was also using them for sprouting. Easiest way to sprout ever. But . . . I was soaking them in a bleach solution between sproutings and left too long the bag will become weak from the chlorine and tear apart.
2015 Dec 13
I use basket style coffee filters, overlapping 3 of them (wet them before overlapping them) in a plastic strainer, that's not fine meshed, that fits nicely in a bowl holding the strainer high and dry from the drained whey. I don't like to use a metal strainer for fear of getting a metallic taste in the yogurt. Several layers of clean cotton or cheesecloth will work too, and can be tied up and suspended (and squeezed if you like) from a faucet over a sink, unless you want to save the whey - collect it in a bowl in the sink. I put mine in the fridge to drain, and if I leave it too long I may stir some whey back in when making a dip or sauce. It isusually really easy to get the drained yogurt out of the coffee filters - they'll peel off after you flip the strainer onto a plate or wide low bowl.
2015 Dec 14
I've been using the jelly bags from Lee Valley for close to a decade now to strain my yogurt and make the most yummy thick, Greek style yogurt. www.leevalley.com,2120,33279
If your plain yogurt sets well, you can use one bag to strain, if your plain yogurt tends to be on the runny side, use two bags. If you need some tricks on how to make your yogurt set well, lemme know and I can give you some. ;-)
When you are done straining your yogurt, wash the bags well by hand, strain out any water, then put them in a plastic bag and freeze them. Keeps any lint and other unwanted stuff off them that might gather if you wash them in your laundry.
If your plain yogurt sets well, you can use one bag to strain, if your plain yogurt tends to be on the runny side, use two bags. If you need some tricks on how to make your yogurt set well, lemme know and I can give you some. ;-)
When you are done straining your yogurt, wash the bags well by hand, strain out any water, then put them in a plastic bag and freeze them. Keeps any lint and other unwanted stuff off them that might gather if you wash them in your laundry.
2015 Dec 27
If it's good cheese cloth, (and your yogurt sets properly) you can for sure get away with using a colander and only one layer of cheese cloth. If it's crapy cheese cloth, at least two layers is a good idea.
Depending on how much whey you want removed, it's better to hang it rather than have it set in a colander with the cloth. I find hanging can be finicky with cheese cloth. But maybe I'm just clumsy!
Depending on how much whey you want removed, it's better to hang it rather than have it set in a colander with the cloth. I find hanging can be finicky with cheese cloth. But maybe I'm just clumsy!
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