I want to drink milk.....

McLoki

ND13 wrote:

Who knew that a soy bean had ****:D

I take offense at you degrading the most hard working of bean (soy of course) to nothing more than a sexual object. (although they do look very good in a nice bikini...)

Kindly retract your words or you will be added to my "ban the Shite out of them and I will never pay attention to anything they say ever again unless it gives me the opportunity to make a derogatory comment about them" list.

Michael

steveinaz

I'm a big fan of milk too, I'll only drink vitamin D whole milk; I don't like that watered down stuff...

brettw22

Skynut wrote:

Are you looking for everyday milk or special occasion milk?

I want to start off with something that will give me the taste of milk, but that I can also upgrade from at a later time. I don't want to go all out from the get-go becuase then I don't have anything to move up from, ya know?

BIZILL

drink yogurt. you only live once.

steveinaz

brettw22 wrote:

I want to start off with something that will give me the taste of milk, but that I can also upgrade from at a later time. I don't want to go all out from the get-go becuase then I don't have anything to move up from, ya know?

Gotcha....I think the upgrade path would be:
1. skim
2. 1%
3. 2%
4. Whole
5. Butter milk
6. Grab an utter and get to it!

Frank Z

steveinaz wrote:

Gotcha....I think the upgrade path would be:
1. skim
2. 1%
3. 2%
4. Whole
5. Butter milk
6. Grab an utter and get to it!

Another so called expert. You think you know everything there is to know about milk and the "Proper" upgrade path. You need to quit just repeating what other, (wiser) people have already said elsewhere. You failed to address the most important aspect of milk upgrades....the source!

Amatuer.:rolleyes:

steveinaz

oh right, source then milk. Sorry, lost my head....

Sami

Skynut wrote:

In the past I have actually re-homogenized my 2% and added real butter to the mix. This gives you the best buttermilk possible and is far supperior to the regular milk that has been recomended so far.

You added butter to buttermilk? I'd still use skim and get fat free buttermilk.

http://biology.clc.uc.edu/Fankhauser/Cheese/BUTTERMILK.HTM

brettw22

So do you think it would be a good idea to start with the skim tomorrow, then in a few months go for the buttermilk? Is that what you're telling me to do Steve? I think this sounds ok, but I want to know what everyone else thinks. I'm not sure if everyone agrees wtih you Steve, so that might make you stupid for not knowing what they know.....

What do you guys think? Is Steve smart enough to give me this advice?

Skynut

brettw22 wrote:

I want to start off with something that will give me the taste of milk, but that I can also upgrade from at a later time. I don't want to go all out from the get-go becuase then I don't have anything to move up from, ya know?

Skim is so bourgeoisie that I would not even go there. In fact if you start lower than 2% you are wasting your time and money.

The true upgrade path for milk is to start with pints. A pint of 2% then a pint of whole when the upgrade bug hits.

steveinaz

Gotcha....I think the upgrade path would be:
1. skim
2. 1%
3. 2%
4. Whole
5. Butter milk
6. Grab an utter and get to it!

A mention needs to be made about the utter. The cow itself makes a world of difference.

Ayrshire= decent starter utters but the desire to upgrade will remain strong.
Brown Swiss= good source for chocolate but you did not ask for choclate.
Guernsey & Jersey= almost interchangeable although some believe the medicinal value of Guernsey surpasses the Jersey.
Holstein- Friersian are truely top of the line in my opnion although I do like a good mix from time to time.
Bull= not very good milk and hard to get out of the utter although in some European countries Bull milk is considered a delicacy.


Interesting reading can be found here.

brettw22

Wait, are you equating my lack of decision making to still being at the age that I'm nursing off a teat? I think that's what you guys are saying........

What does everyone else think?

steveinaz

brettw22 wrote:

So do you think it would be a good idea to start with the skim tomorrow, then in a few months go for the buttermilk? Is that what you're telling me to do Steve? I think this sounds ok, but I want to know what everyone else thinks. I'm not sure if everyone agrees wtih you Steve, so that might make you stupid for not knowing what they know.....

What do you guys think? Is Steve smart enough to give me this advice?

OH, you were asking about MILK. My bad, disregard, move along nothing to see here...

shack

I'd start with skim....I don't think you can afford buttermilk...what with tight finances and such.

Fireman32

whole milk the only way to go.

mrbigbluelight

"More Ovaltine, Please !".

Although, there is always.......Bosco !

Which should I use ? I'm using Hersheys right now, and I'm happy with it, but not a lot of people on here use Hersheys.

Skynut

Hersheys has a bad reputation for the way it is hoarding the Hearshey name.
They believe they have exclusive rights to the name Hershey.

I hear they are going to sue the town of Hershey Pensylvania to change their name.

Rediculous and I won't support that kind of behavior.

tonyb

Come on SKY,you KNOW Hershey has the best choc. syrup.AS far
as milk goes,it's only whole milk,no bull crap additives,Oberweis is the best.
And they have choc milk to die for.:p

kingkip

TroyD wrote:

Hey, I'm serious help me out. I want to drink skim milk. I can't afford it. I'm drinking powdered milk with half oatmeal. TELL ME HOW WOULD IT BE IF I WENT FROM 2% to 1%????

Holy crap that was funny:D

heiney9

Have you tried coconut milk? Gotta be the best. If you haven't tried it you can't say you don't like it. You should try it, seriously you'll like it better than the other choices. It's really the only logical choice at this point in your milk quest. Listen to me and try the coconut milk, get the coconut milk. It comes from coconuts, ya know on the inside of the nut after you open it. It hard so be careful. It's from a coconut and it good so try it. You drink it and it tastes like coconut milk. Really it's the choice. If you can't find it, don't stop looking until you find it!








H9

Skynut

You put the lime in the coconut and drink it all up.

PolkThug

Skynut wrote:

You put the lime in the coconut and drink it all up.

Yep, hair of the dog.

Zen Dragon

There have been many fine suggestions here, and ultimately it comes down to personal preference.

Remember the following things when considerring.
The milk is part of a larger equation. You will not get the most out of the milk if the other parts of the system are sub-par.
Good milk is always best from the source (teat) as previously mentioned. However as the source ages it loses some of the qualities that made it favorable in it's youth, and it can produce favorable results to upgrade the source components as they age. Many prefer to upgrade the source components to larger than original stock size.
Eventually you need to get off the pot and make some decisions. We would be happy to assist you with the final mix.
I've attached some photos of a very well matched system that I use. There are times this system is pure Nirvana.

PolkThug

White Russian

Zen Dragon

I can see Polk Thug uses a very similiar system. As you can clearly see in his photo, the source components are kept in pristine condition and are not in need of upgrade at this time.

Very nice.

danger boy

Brett, what's the big deal about finding the right grade of milk? why is it so urgent?

For dieting, doctors and nutrionists will always suggest skim milk. For everyone else 1% or 2% is probably all you need.

Buttermilk? UGH! Gross out.

mrbigbluelight

Soy milk ? Coconut milk ? 1 % ? 2 % !

Pshaw. I myself, a true afficionado of milk, have gone to the ultimate by studying the lowly ant.

Ants will herd aphids, those little bugs you find on roses.

They'll stoke the backs of the aphids who then secrete a milky substance that the ants find nutritional and delicious.

That's what I've been doing lately. Those aphids are a little tough to spot amongst the thorns, though. I've found that if you just pick a spot that looks good and start licking, 7 times out 10 you'll have positive results.

Watch out for crossover, though, from any nearby tomatoe plants. Those darn tomatoe worms not only don't taste too good, they bite.


So..... if you're a true milk fan like me, you'll only drink the milk from the back of aphids !

Holydoc

Also be aware of the interconnects from your source to your mouth. Plastic allows easy glide of the milk but seems to hold back some of the bottom end. Glass is nice but tends to cool down very quickly causing chills in the fingers and lips. I prefer crystal. Some people say that you cannot tell the difference in drinking milk from crystal as compared to say Walmart glasses. Well no matter what the tests tell you, let your LIPS BE THE JUDGE!

Of course you could go directly from the source. However you risk the chance of repercussions (i.e. a hoof to the face).

No matter what you choose, be sure to post pictures and give us that:
GOT MILK? smile.

*** I cannot believe I joined in this thread ***

ESavinon

Breast milk is the best. It's sweet,it's available from two cans, and it's free .

Tour2ma

EDIT: NM, misread the thread title... I thought brett had come to his senses and was asking about milf's...

Skynut

mrbigbluelight wrote:

Soy milk ? Coconut milk ? 1 % ? 2 % !

Pshaw. I myself, a true afficionado of milk, have gone to the ultimate by studying the lowly ant.

Ants will herd aphids, those little bugs you find on roses.

They'll stoke the backs of the aphids who then secrete a milky substance that the ants find nutritional and delicious.

That's what I've been doing lately. Those aphids are a little tough to spot amongst the thorns, though. I've found that if you just pick a spot that looks good and start licking, 7 times out 10 you'll have positive results.

Watch out for crossover, though, from any nearby tomatoe plants. Those darn tomatoe worms not only don't taste too good, they bite.


So..... if you're a true milk fan like me, you'll only drink the milk from the back of aphids !

Aren't the reproductive organs of the aphid on their backs?
just curious about what exactly you and the ants are enjoying.