Mooo! Questions about this dairy substance need not be limited to cows but should be about the handling of milk as a primary aspect of the question.
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What is the name of this drink and is there a substitute for the pineapple?
In my city, there is a traditional beverage with the following preparation:
Put a small piece of pineapple, about two inches per side, in a bottle of milk. Put the bottle with milk and the piece of ...
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What accounts for the softer texture and sharper flavor of Italian ice creams?
I know that Italian ice cream (home made, most of all) doesn't use any stabilizers or gum ingredients.
How can they be made soft, and agreeable to taste?
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Substitute to milk in coffee?
I'm looking for a substitute to milk in the coffee... something that will have the same effect on the coffee (tone down the bitterness of a coffee cup) put that wont turn bad after two weeks.
Here's ...
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Fresh milk curdles when added to hot coffee and tea
Came in to work this morning and made a round of coffees, the same as yesterday.
To freshly washed and fully rinsed mugs, I added instant coffee, and the milk then filled with boiling water and the ...
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How can you recognize cold milk that has gone bad or is about to?
The methods that I know to test cold milk is to either boil it and look for the break, taste it (yuk!), or hope it smells bad enough to know it's bad.
Is there an easy and scientific way to know ...
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How can I improve rich taste of spiced milk tea?
I don't have experience in preparing milk tea. I do have good previous experiences with preparing lemon tea, ice tea and black tea. I mostly used to drink black tea or lemon tea, but nowadays I have ...
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Making cream cheese from raw, non-homogenized milk, what to do with the cream?
Of all the recipes I've seen for cream cheese from raw milk, I haven't seen any mention of whether to skim some of the cream, shake it in or something else.
My initial guess is to leave the cream and ...
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Oatmeal & Lactose Intolerance
I work as a kitchen aide in an assisted living community. I assist the cooks in some aspects of kitchen prep (mostly non-cooking), but occasionally I help in the actual cooking of food. For breakfast, ...
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Is it okay to boil milk (making steel cut oats)
I am trying to make simple oatmeal (steel cut), and on the package the directions say to boil milk, add the oats, then simmer for 25 minutes. But the milk is starting to get a film on top and is ...
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Substituting almond milk for regular milk in coffee without bitterness
I've tasted my local coffee shop's specialty coffee in which they substitute homemade almond milk for regular milk, and it tastes creamy and smooth. No bitterness.
When I try to recreate this with ...
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Why does milk curdle after being boiled with ginger?
I had heard that raw or simply pasteurized milk does curdle if Ginger is put in it before it reaches its boiling point.
Alright, so yesterday I boiled the pasteurized milk at 23:00. Room temperature ...
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Would using milk powder better than fresh milk when poaching?
I read this question - What is the effect of poaching fish in milk? and was surprise that one can poach fish using milk.
However, I was wondering if the milk will be spoil if it is continuous being ...
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Steam “nature” of cappuccino steamers
Is there a difference in the "nature" of the steam being produced by the steamers in the espresso machines?
I have a decent espresso machine, but apparently even a professional barista who I know ...
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What is the difference between Milk Chocolate and Dark Chocolate?
What is the difference between Milk Chocolate and Dark Chocolate?
Does Dark Chocolate not have milk? What are each made out of that make them different?
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Is there any difference between a given cream and mix of different milks resulting in the same fat percentage?
Is there any difference between a given cream and mix of different milks resulting in the same fat percentage?
For example, is there any difference in a half-and-half cream, say 16% of fat, and a 50% ...
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Substituting soy milk for regular (cow) milk in crepes/pancakes
I normally make my Swedish pancakes with soy milk because my SO has a dairy sensitivity. But today I used cow's milk, and I noticed that my pancakes seemed to brown a lot faster than they usually do, ...
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How to make shelf-stable chocolate milk?
Based on online reading, it seems like decreasing PH to < 4.5 is the way to reduce spore-former activity.
Is it possible to decrease the pH of milk without significantly affecting its taste and ...
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How to prevent burning when frying bread?
I have the following recipe:
1 teaspoon of milk
1/4 teaspoon of sugar
1 fresh egg
2 slices of bread
I cut the bread into some squares and throw it inside the mixture (milk + sugar + egg). Later, I ...
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How is UHT milk heated to a high temperature for only 1–2 seconds?
I've read that UHT milk is pasteurized by heating the milk to a high temperature (e.g. 135 degrees Celsius / 275 °F) for an extremely short period — around 1–2 seconds.
But this glosses over the ...
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How long boiled milk tea is consumable?
I drank milk tea in evening prepared in morning.
Is it is safe? After how much time it should not be consumed?
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What is the effect of poaching fish in milk?
I recently came across a recipe for fish poached in milk. I've never heard of this technique, and am skeptical of its effect (vs. water), so it sounds wasteful to cook fish in 4 cups of milk only to ...
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Can I replace milk with eggs in recipes?
I have had to go dairy and soy free because I'm breastfeeding and my little one gets really bad colic if I have products with milk or soy. I would like to know if I can use eggs (mixed with a little ...
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What type of milk is used together with whole grain cereal?
Currently, I am using condensed milk together with whole grain cereal. So, I was wondering if it is possible to use other type of milk - such as low-fat milk powder and cook it together with whole ...
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How do I extract coconut milk from coconut meat?
Coconut milk in the local grocery store costs around $1.50 for a small can. Cans of coconut milk that cost less are full of fillers such as extra water and gums to thicken it.
Whole coconuts, on the ...
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Mozzarella. Obtaining buffalo milk from whole milk and heavy cream
I am trying to make mozzarella using rennet, citric acid and milk. However, having read on the Internet about this process, I've found out that the best mozzarella is produced from buffalo milk.
I ...
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How come mere water buffalo milk and lemon juice mixture turn into yogurt?
Yogurt is produced by the fermentation of lactose in milk by the bacteria of yogurt-ferment. Without those bacteria it is not possible to make yogurt.
But surprisingly, water buffalo milk and lemon ...
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What is it about milk that makes it go well with cookies?
I don't drink milk myself, but among my friends that do, the one application where they find soymilk a poor substitute is the classic dish "milk and cookies". What is it about cow's milk that makes it ...
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How long does it take for milk to spoil unrefrigerated?
A half gallon of milk (in the paper carton, not plastic) got left in the car for 1.5 hours in about 80 degree (~27 °C) weather (evening so no direct sunlight). Is it still probably safe to eat if one ...
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Will soaking chicken in milk hurt the chicken
I'm trying a new recipe and I was told to soak my boneless skinless chicken thighs in milk with a little spices. Let them soak for a while then take them out of the milk and then drop them in seasoned ...
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How do I substitute skim milk for dry milk in a muffin recipe?
My muffin recipe calls for 1 1/3 cups of nonfat dry milk. Other than the 4 eggs, there is no other liquid. How much skim milk would I substitute for the dry milk?
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Where does the chlorine taste in yogurt come from?
My parents used to make yogurt some years ago. When they tried to make some last month, it turned out very firm and smooth in appearence, but tasted like chlorine.
The taste is so strong that even ...
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Can I pasteurize milk using a microwave?
In our country, we get fresh milk from the milkman and it is usually boiled in a pan over a fire to pasteurize it before we consume the milk. In my office, we do not have gas connection, so I can't ...
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Is it possible to make homemade yogurt using chocolate milk?
Making yogurt from a small quantity of live culture yogurt can be gussied up using cinnamon by adding the spice to the milk prior to boiling it.
Is it possible to make chocolate flavoured yogurt ...
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Is it possible to cook semolina or rice with milk in the microwave?
Is it possible to boil semolina or rice in milk in the microwave?
The problem is that milk will boil over, but I wonder if there are some adapted pots for this purpose or if there is some other ...
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Fastest way for cloning Milk Kefir Grains
It's about two weeks that I make Kefir at home. I started with three mid-size Kefir grains, and now I have six ones (three of them are really big)
Now my friends get interested in making Kefir too. ...
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Can coconut cream be transformed into coconut milk, or vice versa?
Can coconut cream be transformed into coconut milk, or the other way around? For example, will adding water or cow milk to coconut cream make a usable coconut milk? Or by reducing coconut milk, can I ...
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Do different fat contents (skim, 2%, whole, etc) affect rate or intensity of milk spoilage?
Does milk with different fat contents (skim, 2%, whole, etc.) spoil at different rates?
And when spoilage does occur, are milks with higher fat content more sour than those with less?
Are there ...
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What is the maximal shelf life of UHT milk?
Wikipedia says that the shelf life of UHT milk is "typically" between 6 and 9 months.
Does it mean that UHT milk always falls in this range? Is there UHT milk which has a longer or shorter shelf ...
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Why do uncooked frostings that contain milk not need to be refrigerated?
I have seen (and used) recipes for icing and glaze that use uncooked milk in them, yet they do not need to be refrigerated. (For example, one with powdered sugar, milk, vanilla and butter or ...
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Can I make a béchamel sauce with coconut cream?
I want to make a béchamel sauce with coconut cream instead of milk. Does anybody have a guess whether this will work?
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Why did my eggless cup cake prepared with condensed milk get charred in a convection microwave?
We have prepared the eggless cupcake with condensed milk. We have used convection mode in microwave.
Preheated to 200C and then baked the cake for 10 mins. It started off nicely, but at 10th min, we ...
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Can I bake bread with long-life milk?
My normal breadmaker recipe uses milk as the main liquid ingredient. Normally I use fresh semi-skimmed milk for this and get great results. However, at the moment I only have "long-life" (UHT ...
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Cookie recipe without milk [closed]
I am craving cookies or something, but I don't have any milk around.
Other ingredients I have is whipping cream (38% fat), sugar, flour, icing sugar, cocoa, butter (running low on that though), eggs, ...
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Substituting almond milk for evaporated
Can almond milk be substituted for evaporated milk in a custard pie recipe?
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Is mixing coffee with milk directly unhealthy? [closed]
Scientifically speaking, is there a reason not to mix coffee with milk directly?
I remember reading once, that milk is like the anti-dode to coffee and there is a bio-chemical reason why this makes ...
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Why can't whole milk be substituted for cream in caramel sauce?
I learned to make caramel sauce pretty recently and for a while was on a serious sauce-making kick.
Anyway, the day after Christmas I went to make a batch and noticed I didn't have any cream. I did ...
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Substuting Fresh Milk for Dry Milk
What is a good ratio to use when substituting dry milk with fresh milk?
When would it be inappropriate to use fresh milk instead of dry milk?
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Homogenizing whole milk, butter, and vodka
I have a recipe that calls for mixing half a stick of butter into 1.5 liters of milk and 4 shots of vodka.
Unfortunately, these three things don't mix very well and as soon as I pour it out into a ...
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Can soured raw milk be used to make yogurt?
I have a large quantity of raw milk at my disposal, and am trying to find creative ways to use it.
Various web sites (here, here, and many others) have suggested that raw milk, even (perhaps even ...
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How do I “evaporate” milk?
I have a recipe that calls for evaporated milk. How can I make "Evaporated Milk" (from raw milk), or a reasonable substitute for the canned evaporated milk found at the supermarket?
