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| Jun 12, 2023 at 8:31 | history | edited | Chris H | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 30, 2020 at 15:15 | comment | added | Chris H | @cbeleitesunhappywithSX It was hot and revitalising - I drank it anyway despite the lumps. Apart from the bread machine I mainly use milk powder for DIY instant porridge - oats, milk powder, sugar, salt (as we were discussing in another thread) mixed dry to take camping or into work. In that case you can make it with boiling water, presumably as the milk powder is so dispersed by all the other solids there isn't enough in one place to form clumps | |
| Nov 30, 2020 at 15:00 | comment | added | cbeleites | @ChrisH: a) important outdoors wisdom: when preparing milk from powder, always use cold water. With time, the clumps will dissolve on their own. b) whey protein is the protein fraction that forms the delicious skin when boiling milk (and which is not precipitated by acid, at least not in acids the edible range) - so nothing really bad happened to your chocolate - unless you happen to be one of those who dislike the skin on the milk. (The other fraction is casein which is precipitated by acid, but takes heat quite well.) | |
| Nov 30, 2020 at 14:53 | comment | added | Chris H | @cbeleitesunhappywithSX I just realised you've answered what went wrong with my attempt at protein hot chocolate on Saturday (I tried to make up flavoured whey protein+cocoa with hot water, got a good smooth paste, but when I added more near-boiling water lumps suddenly appeared) | |
| Nov 24, 2020 at 0:12 | vote | accept | A. Kriegman | ||
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| Nov 19, 2020 at 17:51 | comment | added | JimmyJames | @cbeleitesunhappywithSX Sure, you have to have enough water to get it mixed, of course. I first learned this because it's essential with cornstarch but now I use this trick all the time like when I fill a big travel mug with coffee: it's much quicker and easier to dissolve the sugar in a little bit of coffee and then add the rest than to try to do it in the full volume. | |
| Nov 19, 2020 at 17:15 | comment | added | cbeleites | @JimmyJames: but OTOH also not too small a volume of water otherwise the drop will move around in the powder. Help dissolving by heat works only for some proteins, others (whey) will denature and thus form irreversible clumps! | |
| Nov 19, 2020 at 15:44 | comment | added | Chris H | @BThompson When the first clumps form they need to be slammed around inside the bottle by the water/coffee to break them up. That's why a little at a time works better. I might have to try using coffee to make up protein drinks for after my fasted training rides, when they restart. | |
| Nov 19, 2020 at 14:34 | comment | added | JimmyJames | Pre-mixing in a small volume of water works for a lot of things. It seems counter-intuitive but the smaller volume is easier to mix vigorously and clumps can't 'hide'. In a large volume they just get pushed around. | |
| Nov 19, 2020 at 13:24 | comment | added | BThompson | I just finished my coffee and can happily confirm that starting the shaking process with a less full bottle results in a much smoother blend! | |
| Nov 19, 2020 at 5:14 | comment | added | Loren Pechtel | I'm another satisfied user of shaker bottles. (Bottle + whisk ball sold as a combination so the whisk ball is properly matched to the bottle.) Don't get it too full, shake it hard. | |
| Nov 18, 2020 at 19:49 | comment | added | Chris H | @Michael I'm slowly using up the pea (etc.) one I've got at less than 5% in flavoured whey - any more and the taste comes through. A tiny bit in porridge works too | |
| Nov 18, 2020 at 17:45 | comment | added | Michael | The MyProtein pea and rice protein powder I have is very easy to mix with water. If you can stand the taste it might be an option for shakes. I only use it for baking and porridge (would love to use it for more if it didn’t have the distinct taste). | |
| Nov 18, 2020 at 15:56 | comment | added | BThompson | I've been having some trouble with my whisk-ball-bottle myself. I'll have to try adding a bit of water (well, coffee actually) at a time tomorrow morning and see if that improves the blend | |
| Nov 18, 2020 at 14:03 | comment | added | spikey_richie | People at work who have protein shakes use those whisk balls, they seem quite effective. Similarly with Huel | |
| Nov 18, 2020 at 7:44 | history | answered | Chris H | CC BY-SA 4.0 |