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Questions Doubts and Requests => Tips and Tricks => Topic started by: fundj&e on January 09, 2011, 03:33:02 am
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hi
I have just made the yogurt from the EDC and its burnt the bottom of the bowl. please what do I do now !!!!!!!!!! have made yogurt b4 but not from EDC book
ciao
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that's weird! what temp did you have it on?? Just soak it with some vinegar and warm water for a while, then gently scrub it with a soft scourer (those plastic kind of ones, or an old green scrubbing mat thingy - can't remember what they're called!!) It should come off. :)
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thanks will try that now
ciao
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Scotchbrite Jo?
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Those thin green scouring pads, rectangular shape... I think the scotchbrite ones are a bit tough, aren't they? I just buy homebrand, and they get a bit soft after you use them a time or two, then they're perfect for the tmx - won't scratch it. :)
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the vinegar worked :D, I used a piece of plastic thing that helps you open jars and things, to scrub it clean like the mat you put under the cutting board so it does not move, did I confuse you ???
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Know exactly what you mean fundj - you described it well :D :D Glad your bowl is finally clean.
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Being the queen of cleaning burnt saucepans (as a result of the cherubs in home economics classes thinking that a high heat will help them finish cooking earlier than anyone else in the class), I have found bicarb soda the perfect solution. Add water and bicarb to the saucepan (or TMX in this case), either heat it if the residue is badly burnt and let soak or just let soak.
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hi
I have just made the yogurt from the EDC and its burnt the bottom of the bowl. please what do I do now !!!!!!!!!! have made yogurt b4 but not from EDC book
ciao
Is there a better recipe for yoghurt them? Should I avoid the EDC one?
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I clean my TM with bicarb once a week, I panicked today and my mind went blank :-\
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A friend of mine has a book about the many uses for vinegar. I was speaking to her one day when I badly burnt (and I mean really, really badly burnt the bottom of a saucepan, it was black and a throwaway job ! Anyhow it said in the book use 1 part vinegar to one part water in the saucepan, bring to the boil and then switch it off and leave overnight. Well I did that and the next morning it scraped off really easily with a plastic spatula. I was amazed actually. Would of course work the same in the TMX.
Debbie
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I find even just heating water with washing up liquid for 4 mins brings off most burnt on bits, if it's worse then bicarb or vinegar.
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Well that's good you sorted it out! But I'm still puzzled as to why the yoghurt burnt??? You didn't use 100 degrees did you? I've never had it do that with the EDC recipe, it should work fine. Anyone else had 'burnt yoghurt'?? (Sounds funny, doesn't it!) :D
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The only thing is while I was weighing the milk powder I thought it was a lot I am about to weigh it on my scales now
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I did the vinegar and dishwashing liquid thing at the beginning of the EDC as my bowl was getting some weird stains on the bottom. After the 1 hour of vinegar stirring, it has come up shiny and new. I just rinsed it out a couple of times with warm water and used a plastic scourer pad. i sometimes find the scourer is not enough to remove everything. I also give the bowl a great big soaking straight after using it for anything.
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The only thing is while I was weighing the milk powder I thought it was a lot I am about to weigh it on my scales now
Only 5 grams difference
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having the yogurt now with honey sooooooooooooooo good ;D
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The best thing that I have found for cleaning any burnt pot is a cleaner called "Bar Keepers Friend". It is out of the States, but we can get it at Kitchen shops in Canada. It is out of Indianapolis, Indiana--www.barkeepersfriend.com--1800-433-5818. It never fails to clean any pot I've ever burnt.
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It happened again its worse this time is the EDC book correct 30 mins 90c speed 1 ?
Is the MC on or off?
ciao
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You are not having much luck fundj. I think most people would use this recipe of Valerie's - check it out, it is a long thread but there is a lot of input. That cooking time is 20 mins on 80o. My EDC says 90o.
http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=2302.0
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I use Valerie's recipe making at least 6kg of yoghurt a week.- never had a burnt bowl or a yoghurt failure yet!! It is a winner :) I have also gone to using the starter from www.cheeselinks.com.au as mine were often into the yoghurt and eating it all without saving me a culture. Now it's not a drama. It is cheap really when you only use 1/10 of a teaspoon per batch. :)
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I have used Valerie's recipe too 1st time was excellent the 2nd time made yummy smoothies. ;D
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I only tried "cooking" the milk in the TMX twice, then went back to my standard method of heating the milk in the microwave.
Both times the milk and subsequently the yogurt had a "vulcanized" flavor that I associate with burnt or scorched milk and I don't like it.
The cleanup was also rather off-putting. In most applications the bowl and blades are very easy to clean but not with this stuff.
If the milk is straight out of the fridge, 2 liters will be heated to the desired temp (82° C.) in 13-15 minutes if you have a 1100 watt microwave. 1 liter 8-9 minutes.
Then let it cool to 43-44° C. That is the optimum temp at which to add the culture and make sure the temperature is the same throughout the milk - there can be hot spots that will kill the culture.
Use a probe thermometer and stir it through the milk. An external thermometer is not accurate enough and in my opinion 37° C is a bit too cool for the best culture activity. The instructions on the yogurt culture I use specifies adding the culture when the milk is between 105 and 115° F. That equates to 40.56° - 46.11° C.
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Ok heres a safe solution to ALL burnt pans, dirty grill trays and pyrex dishes (if you have any). This tip came from my very aged grandmother who still cooked on a solid fuel range right up to the day she died: soak the offending item in hot water with a scoop full of washing powder. Works every time without fail!
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Sounds good. What size scoop and soak for how long please?
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Sounds good. What size scoop and soak for how long please?
Overnight normally does the trick and about a tablespoon per litre but does not seem to matter.
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Thank you.
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I just made yoghurt with the easiyo jug.
I started with 2 litres milk, keeping 1 cup for mixing, add 3/4 cup milk powder, heat to near boiling (small bubbles just coming to the surface).
Cool to 34*c Heating your milk then cooling before adding yoghurt starter stops that sour flavour.
mix cold milk with 1cup pot set yoghurt.
mix in cooled down milk and pour into easiyo jug. pop into outer jug. pour boiling water, seal and leave for 8 hours.
I then drained my yoghurt overnight in a new chux cloth lined drainer.
best Greek yoghurt you will ever taste. Tastes exactly my favourite local brand Mungalli yoghurt. ;D
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I'm a little confused. My easiyo container will only hold 1 litre maximum. Do they make them in larger sizes? I would love to do 2 litres of milk at a time but don't want to buy a second easiyo insulted container.
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I tried Mindmapper's grandmother's soaking idea and, unfortunately, it didn't work for me. I suspect that my result was because the modern powders are possibly less caustic than those used in his grandmother's day. All was not lost though, all my oven trays got an unexpected scrubbing!
I remember a friend of my mother's used to put a cup of strong ammonia in her oven to clean it - it came up beautifully clean but the fumes were lethal!
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this could be in a CWA book, but you could probably put heaps of bicarb and some water and boil for about 5 minutes. Also try the cleaning tip in the book with vinegar for about an hour.
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In the EDC cookbook there is a tip in there with vinegar and cooking for about 40mins it worked for me.