I love Greek yogurt. I hate to admit it because it’s trendy right now, and I don’t like to like things that are trendy, but the stuff’s just good. It’s tasty and it has an unctuous texture without anybody having to add a whole lot of fat or gum Arabic. Unfortunately, it’s also expensive. You’ve probably seen those tiny little Greek yogurt tubs that are popping up in grocery stores all over the country. At least where I live, those little tubs are $1.79 for six ounces.
Now, I’m a science graduate student at the University of Minnesota, which means a couple of things.
a.) I like doing experiments.
b.) I have the budget of a grad student.
So I had the idea the other day that I’d try making my own Greek yogurt for way cheaper than those little $1.79 tubs. I tried it and it worked, so here’s how you do it:
Some yogurt.