Author name: Elara Voskian

Elara Voskian is a food technologist and appliance ethnographer specializing in fermented dairy equipment. With a master's in Dairy Process Engineering from ETH Zurich and field research across 14 countries, she has tested, reverse-engineered, and optimized over 200 yogurt makers—from artisanal clay crocks to AI-enabled smart units. Certified by the International Dairy Federation, she consults for manufacturers and teaches fermentation safety protocols at culinary institutes.