NFR NFC

[carlosj]

Morning!!

Tipping down here!! I was getting ready to walk in today too, then remembered I need to go to the shops after work so drove. I'm out tonight though so will prob get a soaking then instead!!

Carlos, can I come for tea? Your house sounds lovely!!

[lucyginger]

Definitely healthier than driving to the pub. Sound like a positive step to me!

[lucyginger]

Not tonight, please. There's a sleepover, there's enough on, I'm fearing for my sanity

Foggy here still but no precipitation.

Yoghurt update. It's, well, yoghurty. It finished this morning as a standard yoghurt, albeit warm and cooling down after the 37.7-48 degree processing, but I decided to strain it a bit, to make it thicker. That sounds flash, but really it's just wanging (culinary term) it in the provided strainer to strain off the whey (liquid) to make the curd (remaining yoghurt) a bit thicker (as that's what Greek yogurt is). It tastes like it should do, as I was worried it would go wrong on the first try.

My only beef is that I still have to heat up the milk before adding the yoghurt starter, as I thought buying UHT milk would bypass that, but it wasn't too much of a faff, and we now have yogurt to add to the next batch.

Mrs CJ is getting soya yogurt next, as she's lactose intolerant, so that will save the pennies from now on.

I'm trying to delay wolfing down the pizza now. The dough was starting to escape the bowl this morning, but it was in the oven at 6.50am being pizzafied.

[storm]

morning all, sunny again here. This is weird, we don't get weather like this.

Yoghurt maker sounds like a great idea (can you put it on a stick? sorry) and homemade pizza sounds yum. Inspiring me to bake something now.

Lucy yes that would count I reckon but would crawling home afterwards count too?

[lucyginger]

morning all, sunny again here. This is weird, we don't get weather like this.

Yoghurt maker sounds like a great idea (can you put it on a stick? sorry) and homemade pizza sounds yum. Inspiring me to bake something now.

Lucy yes that would count I reckon but would crawling home afterwards count too?

[Helephantelope]

Walking to the pub definitely counts Lucy, and dancing your way home counts even more!

[carlosj]

That all sounds quite technical but very interesting! So is a yoghurt maker expensive? And you just bung milk and that in it?!

[lucyginger]

Walking to the pub definitely counts Lucy, and dancing your way home counts even more!

[lucyginger]

This was about £40, which I'll depreciate over the next 37 years. There are cheaper ones, but I picked this one for the timer and that there was no need for 'starter kits' like EasyYo needs, so I didn't have more expenses later on. Other ones start around £15-20, but I didn't bother checking out the more expensive ones. It's basically zapping normal milk before cooling it, then adding some yoghurt and bunging it together in the maker, and then remembering to eat it, instead of leaving it in the fridge for too long like I normally do. I have a vague idea I need calcium and stuff from dairy, so despite not being keen on it, I'll eat yoghurts, and raita with curries, mmmmm.

Anyway, when all is said and done

pas de putain de pluie, pas de putain de compromis y'all

[LondonTom]

Fellow follows of the Weather Gods, I must bring up something that the glasto site that must not be named on posted yesterday on Facebook that is truely disturbing:

http://www.britishmudweek.co.uk/

British Mud Week!!! What sort of cretin thought of this? We must destroy this menance!!

[carlosj]

Fellow follows of the Weather Gods, I must bring up something that the glasto site that must not be named on posted yesterday on Facebook that is truely disturbing:

http://www.britishmudweek.co.uk/

British Mud Week!!! What sort of cretin thought of this? We must destroy this menance!!

[jeffie]

Fellow follows of the Weather Gods, I must bring up something that the glasto site that must not be named on posted yesterday on Facebook that is truely disturbing:

http://www.britishmudweek.co.uk/

British Mud Week!!! What sort of cretin thought of this? We must destroy this menance!!

[Helephantelope]

Fellow follows of the Weather Gods, I must bring up something that the glasto site that must not be named on posted yesterday on Facebook that is truely disturbing:

http://www.britishmudweek.co.uk/

British Mud Week!!! What sort of cretin thought of this? We must destroy this menance!!

[lucyginger]

It must be a joke. We must treat it with the contempt it deserves.

I'm going to look at waterproofs and sun hats on line later, in a bid to please the Gods.

[THEBOILERMAN]

Right thats it....... I`m going to Brew at the Bog next weekend...... i shall take my small 1500 h tent, no water proofs, no boots etc as a sacrifice to the Sun Gods and will take any thing they want to through at me as a sign of my belief that they and ONLY they can ensure a dry Glastonbury.

[carlosj]

We are going to the Harrogate Flower Show tomorrow. OK, with that and a yoghurt maker, I know how it sounds, but I don't vote for Cameron or Farage or read the Daily Mail. But it does mean that we will get absolutely soaked outside for the cause. This has to all get used up before June.

NFR NFC y'all.

[lucyginger]

Good show, BM!!!

[THEBOILERMAN]

bump it got a bit low.

[whisty]

bump it got a bit low.

[jeffie]

I'm watching and waiting for a drop so I can add another c got up to 2 and never seen a drop for months, the pressures on

[deebeedoobee]

This was about £40, which I'll depreciate over the next 37 years. There are cheaper ones, but I picked this one for the timer and that there was no need for 'starter kits' like EasyYo needs, so I didn't have more expenses later on. Other ones start around £15-20, but I didn't bother checking out the more expensive ones. It's basically zapping normal milk before cooling it, then adding some yoghurt and bunging it together in the maker, and then remembering to eat it, instead of leaving it in the fridge for too long like I normally do. I have a vague idea I need calcium and stuff from dairy, so despite not being keen on it, I'll eat yoghurts, and raita with curries, mmmmm.

[carlosj]

I like the "no starter" needed. This has put me off buying one in the past as I thought it looked expensive! I wonder if you could use other milks, e.g. not cows? like soya, almond or coconut? That would suit me down to the ground!

[deebeedoobee]

Just use a full fat yoghurt for the first culture (not fat free, flavoured or drinking) as those have additives or thickeners which affect the results (as you'll start using part of a batch to start off the next batch). I use skimmed milk so the fat gets reduced that way. The next one will be soya.

Sounds just right for me...I'm off to Amazon ..via the efest link of course.....thanks Carlosj

[guypjfreak]

Fellow follows of the Weather Gods, I must bring up something that the glasto site that must not be named on posted yesterday on Facebook that is truely disturbing:

http://www.britishmudweek.co.uk/

British Mud Week!!! What sort of cretin thought of this? We must destroy this menance!!

Edited April 25, 2014 by guypjfreak

[Mr Splodge]

Blimey it's cold tonight. Need to pop over to the campfire to warm up.

Hope the collapsible kettle is on the boil.