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You have to strain your yogurt to get it that thick. I've had this for almost 4 years and it works great and my homemade yogurt is super thick. My homemade yogurt is just plain soymilk (only ingredients are soybeans and water) and some starter from a previous batch. You can also use the liquid you strain out as starter for subsequent batches. Or use it in place of buttermilk in recipes. https://www.amazon.com/Euro-Cuisine-GY50-Greek-Yogurt/dp/B0091XNL0I/ref=asc_df_B0091XNL0I/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167155690034&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15375248724162000001&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=...

I don't know where you live, and without knowing that it's hard to make a suggestion for where you can but lupin beans, but here's an example of where you can find them if you live in the US:

https://www.amazon.com/Taste-Portugal-Lupini-Beans-GR500/dp/B082WKDBPX

It's also worth pointing out that it's important that lupin beans are soaked, as they can be toxic when eaten raw, and soaking them for over 2 days is recommended to address this. In the example product linked above they're soaking in brine so would be safe to eat by the time they got to you, I'm just pointing this out in case you bought them raw.

I bought a nylon coffee basket for $2 at the supermarket that fits perfectly in an empty yogurt container or a glass measuring cup.I put the yogurt lid over top for in the fridge. On Amazon they sell a fancy rig for $32 https://www.amazon.ca/Cuisipro-Donvier-Yogurt-Cheese-Maker/dp/B000064841

Here is my $2 rig https://ibb.co/qgwPQKp

Oh cool. Thanks for the link.

When I went vegan I found tons of recipes and even cookbooks from WW1, the Depression, and WW2 scanned on to the internet and at Project Gutenberg as well as cooking videos by very aged people but the old vegan and vegetarian stuff I have read is mainly from old books still in the library although a few have been re-released in digital editions. My favorite is The New Farm Vegetarian Cookbook. I guess most of the vegan stuff is not yet in the public domain.

Honestly, vegan butter has been a solved problem for a while.

If you are really after that distinctive "butter" flavor, you can't go wrong with a product such as this:

https://www.amazon.com/Franklins-Gourmet-Popcorn-Flavored-Coconut/dp/B01CDBBB92

I've made some cheese with rejuvelac and some with the pro-biotic capsules, and I have to say the capsules are better in pretty much every way imo. Much easier to just dump a few capsules in rather than going through the tedious process of making rejuvelac, which as others have already said, could be a gamble for what you're getting. I also personally like the taste of the cheese that the capsules produce as well. These are what I have used in the past, although it looks like Amazon currently isn't carrying them.

The only other thing that sounds different is your use of cheese cloth vs a nut milk bag. I'm not sure cheese cloth would be able to keep in the majority of the cashew liquid. You might have more success with something like this, or something with much finer mesh.

Nope, I have this exact one (I probably would have tried any number of diy smoking solutions but my wife wisely purchased it) and it rules, I use it all the time. Smoking turkey-style seitan at this very moment. https://www.amazon.com/Stovetop-Smoker-Gourmet-Stainless-Outdoor/dp/B000231AXG/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=stovetop+smoker&qid=1606420705&sprefix=stovetop+smo&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExRF...

Most domestic slicers and commercial slicers are not suitable for cheese as it gets inside and clogs up the mechanisms, I did try anyway and one day my slicer started smoking and fought fire (coconut oil has a very high heat absorption which makes it particularly dangerous, I found that a cheese knife works well, if you want something a bit fancier you can get (on amazon and some shops also do it depending on where you are in the world) a little board (recommend steel, marble or high density plastic but is not as good) with a slit and a metal wire which does the cutting, with it you can control the thickness easily and it gives a clean cut

I found an example here