I prefer plant-based milk over dairy, it tastes better and it lasts longer. I tried plant based milk years ago and never went back. I’ve tried cashew, macadamia, rice, soy, almond, coconut, oat, and sunflower. Some of my favorites are vanilla almond, dark chocolate almond and cashew, vanilla macadamia, and vanilla coconut. My family still buys dairy milk, but we always bought plant-based butter. I buy cream cheese to use as bread spread.
It varies from brand to brand. Some, usually the cheaper ones, are really just water and the flavor carrying plant and those are gonna be watery. The more “milk-like” tasting brands add canola oil to make it more fatty, just like milk has fats.
Just like buttermilk is more watery than whole milk since it contains less fat.
I’ve found oat milk (specifically Oatly) to cook fairly well. I’ve made bechamel based sauces, puddings, custards, etc. with it plenty of times and always had good results.
Oh the one time I used instant pudding mix it didn’t work. It only works with mixes that you cook or making it fully from scratch. Works great with rice pudding!
There is zero reason to drink milk past infancy. Plant based milks suck for cooking.
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That came across wrong. If you like drinking milk, so be it. There used to be a big push that you need to drink milk. Some of it by the dairy lobby, but also the food pyramid thing. Milk is dense nutritionally, yes, but we don’t have a need to drink it, was the point I was trying to say. I know that isn’t pushed as much today, but I was definitely a generation raised being told that you must drink milk, it’s a necessity.
Most people prefer the taste and it’s often more calorically dense? And yeah, plant based sucks for cooking. I mostly use milk products (half and half, cream) in cooking, and plant based is not it for cooking.
I’m a pretty devout meat eater, I will 10000% give up eating meat before giving up dairy. Also, fwiw, we do need to eat less meat and use fewer animal products, but lets not gaslight ourselves about it.
There are plant milks and creams for cooking purposes. As for the taste, if you feel plant milks have overpowering taste, you can mix multiple different types. For example, when we have made white sauce for lasagna, we use soy-, oat- and almond milk.
I haven’t used dairy in a long time, so I can’t think of anything where plant based products couldn’t be used as a reasonable replacement (apart from cheese, there the options are severely lacking)
Have you tried Miyoko’s Creamery brand cheese? Some of the best vegan cheese I’ve ever had. Also, if you haven’t tried vegan cheese in some years, you might be surprised how much better these companies have gotten at the taste and texture.
I prefer plant-based milk over dairy, it tastes better and it lasts longer. I tried plant based milk years ago and never went back. I’ve tried cashew, macadamia, rice, soy, almond, coconut, oat, and sunflower. Some of my favorites are vanilla almond, dark chocolate almond and cashew, vanilla macadamia, and vanilla coconut. My family still buys dairy milk, but we always bought plant-based butter. I buy cream cheese to use as bread spread.
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True, idk how much of the content is actually milk, some milk has tasted watery, especially rice milk and almond milk.
It varies from brand to brand. Some, usually the cheaper ones, are really just water and the flavor carrying plant and those are gonna be watery. The more “milk-like” tasting brands add canola oil to make it more fatty, just like milk has fats.
Just like buttermilk is more watery than whole milk since it contains less fat.
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I like silk too! But I don’t find it to be very good for baking or cooking.
I’ve found oat milk (specifically Oatly) to cook fairly well. I’ve made bechamel based sauces, puddings, custards, etc. with it plenty of times and always had good results.
I thought for puddings soy works better because of a enzyme in oat milk that prevents pudding from going solid. If it works for you, great.
It depends on the brand of oat milk, some work, some don’t.
Oh the one time I used instant pudding mix it didn’t work. It only works with mixes that you cook or making it fully from scratch. Works great with rice pudding!
Fuck yeah. I had Oatly once like 3 years ago and decided that was the end of sucking on cow tits for me.
Same that is my favorite and I don’t think we are alone because its always sold out at the stores while the other plant milks remain untouched.
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Strongly disagree on it tasting better, the only thing I like anywhere near as much is chocolate almond.
I understand. It is a matter of personal preference. Chocolate almond is pretty good and I liked dark chocolate almond even more.
There is zero reason to drink milk past infancy. Plant based milks suck for cooking.
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That came across wrong. If you like drinking milk, so be it. There used to be a big push that you need to drink milk. Some of it by the dairy lobby, but also the food pyramid thing. Milk is dense nutritionally, yes, but we don’t have a need to drink it, was the point I was trying to say. I know that isn’t pushed as much today, but I was definitely a generation raised being told that you must drink milk, it’s a necessity.
Or you could just live and let live, fam. Why be so judgmental?
I said the same thing to my neighbor when he caught me tossing my trash in his back yard. Like, what the fuck dude? Just chill.
Most people prefer the taste and it’s often more calorically dense? And yeah, plant based sucks for cooking. I mostly use milk products (half and half, cream) in cooking, and plant based is not it for cooking.
I’m a pretty devout meat eater, I will 10000% give up eating meat before giving up dairy. Also, fwiw, we do need to eat less meat and use fewer animal products, but lets not gaslight ourselves about it.
There are plant milks and creams for cooking purposes. As for the taste, if you feel plant milks have overpowering taste, you can mix multiple different types. For example, when we have made white sauce for lasagna, we use soy-, oat- and almond milk.
I haven’t used dairy in a long time, so I can’t think of anything where plant based products couldn’t be used as a reasonable replacement (apart from cheese, there the options are severely lacking)
Have you tried Miyoko’s Creamery brand cheese? Some of the best vegan cheese I’ve ever had. Also, if you haven’t tried vegan cheese in some years, you might be surprised how much better these companies have gotten at the taste and texture.
grrr someone likes something I don’t like grrr