Automated yogurt maker

An automated yogurt maker, comprising:

• a first container configured to receive milk;
• a first heating element configured to heat the milk in the first container to a scalding temperature between 140 degrees Fahrenheit and 220 degrees Fahrenheit;
• a capsule holder configured to hold a yogurt starter capsule;
• a nozzle configured to direct the milk into the yogurt starter capsule;
• a pump configured to pump the milk from the first container to the nozzle, after the milk has been heated to the scalding temperature and maintained at the scalding temperature for a first predetermined amount of time, so that the milk flows through the nozzle into the yogurt starter capsule and mixes with the yogurt starter to form a mixture of the milk and the yogurt starter;
• a second container configured to receive the mixture of the milk and the yogurt starter;
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• a second heating element configured to maintain the mixture of the milk and the yogurt starter in the second container at an incubation temperature between 90 degrees Fahrenheit and 140 degrees Fahrenheit for a second predetermined amount of time while the mixture of the milk and the yogurt starter incubates to produce yogurt.