MOOPOPS - Pot Tops. 2 Reusable Silicone Tops specifically Designed to fit Standard Yoghurt and Cream pots. (Bright)

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Never use old milk. It’s a no-brainer that you won’t use out-of-date milk. But even using milk that’s been sat in your kitchen for several days can affect its taste. By using fresh whole milk, yoghurt will taste more delicious. Plus, it’ll last longer. This can be a good way to decorate the outside of the cup and then use it as a holder for your pencils, pens, crayons , paintbrushes, etc. for your office or your kids’ playroom.

It can seem overwhelming to figure out where to take your yogurt cups as you don’t want to waste them. In a bid to do their bit for the environment, most yoghurt brands and supermarkets have done away with the plastic tops on yoghurt pots – and quite right too. But how do you keep your yoghurt fresh once you’ve opened the pot? You can use the different colours of lids to mark which product to use up first, reducing food waste further However, some yogurt products like the ever-famous Yoplait single-serving yogurt cups have an aluminum foil lid. This raises the question, “Can you recycle yogurt lids?”

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There are so many benefits of making your own yoghurt at home. In fact, you can plan around with recipes and flavours every time. Plus, you can play around with different ingredients on the menu, depending on your preferences that day.

Cool the milk until it’s around 41–44 degrees Celsius. You can speed up this process by filling a bowl with ice. Then, pour the milk into another bowl and place it on top of the ice. This process should take around five minutes, though you’ll need to keep your thermometer handy to make sure it doesn’t get any cooler. Alternatively, leave it in a cool space where it could take up to one hour to cool. If you want to make eight jars of yoghurt in one session, you’ll need a large capacity. Yoghurt can be stored for up to 10 days in a fridge, so you don’t need to consume your creations straight away. Furthermore, it is the second-most used plastic to create yogurt cups (or containers), plastic bottle tops, disposable diapers, etc.Made from food grade silicone, these pot tops are air tight, leak proof and designed to fit standard sized pots including 150ml, 200ml, 200g, 300ml, 450g, 400g, and 500g. Dishwasher and fridge safe. BPA free.

Stretching to provide an airtight, leakproof seal, the set includes six reusable lids in different sizes, so you can cover everything from a jam jar or mug of soup to just-cut fruit or veg to bowls of salad. And although they’re circular, they’re also so stretchy that they can be fitted over square tins, oval dishes and even odd-shaped fruit. You’ll need a high-quality yoghurt maker that’s clean and ready to use. In addition, you’ll also need a liquid measuring cup, saucepan, thermometer, mixing bowl, ladle, spoon, and whisk. Minus the air, mince becomes a dense red slab. One customer said it resembled a body part (even if buying this way did eliminate 450 tonnes of plastic a year).

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You will also need milk and store-bought yoghurt, if this is your first time making yoghurt. How to Use a Yoghurt Maker Yogurt cups and lids can be recycled. However, the plastic that the yogurt cups are made out of is called Plastic #5, or polypropylene. This specific type of plastic can cause recycling items such as yogurt cups to be made expensive and recycling companies just skip around putting them in recycling machines. Each lid has strong tabs all around the edge to help you pull it into place around any shape of container, and a longer pull tab for releasing the seal. You can be sure the lids are securely sealed, airtight and leakproof as long as the ridged bands around their edges sit flat against the sides of whatever you’re storing.