People named their preferred milk in their comments on this previous forum topic, but I thought I'd put it up as a more granular poll than branded vs homebrand. Don't forget to indicate:
Anything that goes through Ultra-pastruation like this milk is a no deal for me. Watery, tasteless and no good bacteria.
Then… "bath milk"?
'bath milk' aka Un-pasturised or raw milk from health food shops. Had it a few times. Its delicious but can be unsafe. UnHomogenised Full Cream strikes a good balance. If you like Organic though Pauls is a good option. Im no expert though haha
@wisdomtooth: Na dude. Ultra pastrurised is Ultra heat treated. Google it all man. I didnt realise either until I started to make cheese.
@DrLobster: The Aldi organic milk we buy is the one in plastic bottles from the fridge—are you sure it's UHT? The label doesn't say it is (doesn't say it isn't either). Now, the Coles organic says it's UHT.
@wisdomtooth: Stopped buying the Aldi organic full cream milk (plastic bottle version, not the long life) when I noticed it had a long use by date. Asked Aldi staff and he didn’t know whether it was UHT since it didn’t say.
what do you recommend?
I dont drink milk, but this is what I buy for my beloved https://www.madebycow.com.au/.
Our cold pressed raw milk is made safe and kept fresh using High Pressure Processing (HPP) technology. HPP is a gentle, natural way to preserve food and drink products, without the use of additives or heat, but instead using cold high pressure. This destroys any pathogens that may be present and keeps our milk fresh and delicious as it makes its way to you.
High Pressure Processing is really interesting technology. It does still change the composition of the milk, but perhaps better retains some nutrients than heat pasteurisation. It seems like this milk is now more available than when it first came out.
They label Vit B2, B12 and Omega 3 in it. So I guess it didnt destroy it all https://www.madebycow.com.au/nutrition
@frewer: Absolutely it’s still nutritious. It just changes the composition through processing as does heat pasteurisation. It’s just a different form of processing that possibly retains more nutrients than heat pasteurisation but kills the bacteria. There’s people doing it with juices and other foods as well.
I want to try it, but I cannot find it near me.
May be write to them and ask for a ETA at your nearest cole-wool ?
Drinkable milk
Breast milk isn't on the options.
My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is soured.
All milk is breast milk (unless you're talking other kinds of "milk"…)
What about Milk Steak?
it is from your community fav jv
Frozen HBM
Suggested by jv on 07/12/2020 - 17:49
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/9773594/redir
Cow
Low fat, no fat, full cream, high calcium, high protein, soy, light, skim, omega 3, high calcium with vitamin D and folate or extra dollop?
"I just want milk that tastes like real milk"
Move to the country and get a cow.
Many fat cows out in the country
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They feed them gooood.
3L
are human milk or milkshakes an option?
Depends, do they bring all the boys to the yard?
The cheap one.
We used to drink Home brand milk, then we discovered Farmhouse Gold milk which makes home brand milk tastes watery comparatively. Then Paul's High Protein milk, tastes like Farmhouse Gold, just slightly cheaper. I think same manufacturer.
Happy to take any suggestions on cheaper creamy milk, can't see myself going back to watery home brand milk though.
Add it to the poll?
Yeah Farmhouse Gold FTW.
It ran out of stock when the shelves got cleared for iso round 2 so we just bought a bottle of the normal full cream stuff, by comparison it tasted like it was reconstituted powdered milk.
Love the 2 brands you've mentioned too! Was reading the thread to see if anyone buys these brands and glad to see it here. :)
I love this, but exxy!
Once you've had farmhouse gold you don't go back.
Norco lite for the adults, Norco full cream for the toddler.
You do know that light milk has more lactose (sugar) than full cream, no?
Yes, but full cream makes me feel sick. Hubby prefers lite too.
Gallbladder issues?
@wisdomtooth: Not that I’m aware of and fats in other foods don’t bother me unless they are really excessive. I think it’s just a preference.
Just looked a back of both milks. Lite has 4.9mg sugar/100ml full cream has 4.8mg/100ml… not much difference. The light is probably higher GI due to having less fat. Interestingly the lite has .1mg more protein/100ml. I eat and drink way worse things than either light or full cream milk, so I’m pretty comfortable with either from a health perspective.
Coles Light Milk (2% Fat) for me.
Tastes exactly or better than other branded milk out there tbh.
Texturing is good as well, both manually and using delonghi carafe.
Yeah, we buy that sometimes, when Aldi is out of the way (or simply for an unhomogenised one). Add it to the poll?
Doubt many on here would buy it, not so cheap lol.
Yeah, OzBargain are funny like that… Homebrand milk or McCrap for $1: yoohoo! Kmart appliances: ew! 😅
Just noticed this:
Barambah Organics cows are grass fed 365 days a year. The cows do receive some certified organic cereal grains and extra vitamins and minerals at milking time. Barambah’s milk has much higher levels of Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Vitamin E and essential fatty acids such as Omega 3 and Conjugated Linoleic Acid than conventional milk.
In Australia, most cows have a diet that is made up of grass, which is either grazed or supplied as hay or silage, with a small amount of grain and mineral supplements to fill any nutritional gaps. On a small number of farms (approximately 2%), the cows do not graze, and are instead supplied a nutritionally balanced mix of preserved grass and crops, grains and other suitable feeds.
milk from grass-fed cows was higher in omega-3 and other good fatty acids than milk from cows fed a mostly grain diet.
Just realised I don't ever buy regular milk. Don't eat cereal and no tea/coffee so don't have any use for it.
Maybe the occasional chocolate/strawberry milkshake.
Pollworthy?
Ultra-high-temperature (UHT) Milk
Powdered Milk
Condensed Milk
Chocolate Milk
the nutritional quality of protein in RUHT milk before storage was lower than that of protein in pasteurized milk and remained at the same level after storage for 3 months: however, it decreased significantly after storage for 6 months. AD and TD of protein in RUHT milk stored for 6 months were lower than that of protein in pasteurized milk by 5% and BV and NPU were lower than that of protein in pasteurized milk by 9 and 12% respectively. The above reduction in nutritional quality of protein in UHT milk may be of significant value in feeding young children who might be dependent on this type of milk in their diet.
alKanhal HA, al-Othman AA, Hewedi FM. Changes in protein nutritional quality in fresh and recombined ultra high temperature treated milk during storage. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2001 Nov;52(6):509-14. PMID: 11570017.
St David's Milk - https://www.stdavid.com.au/
Dairy is close to my house, so it's very affordable.
I'd say it's one of the better ones as I've had a wide range of branded/unbranded milk
Cheapest full fat
A2
+1 - I find it works best with the coffee machine heating wand
Mate It’s the best for coffee 😃😃
I've found is so much superior to homebrand milk for coffees. The gorgeous silky-like texture when "stretched" is perfect!
It's perfect for pretty much everything. Our household switched over to A2 a few years ago (from homebrand) and haven't looked back.
Riverina Gold is actually is the most superior milk for coffee's. Wayyy better than A2!
Kahlúa Milk or Baileys n Milk
Califia Farms Mocha Noir Cold Brew Coffee With Almond Milk
Complete Dairy Plus I find froths the best for my morning coffee and tastes good. $2.30 for 1L.
It's usually Devondale because it comes in a 3L and I go to the shops infrequently. But I do often buy Farmhouse Gold a lot too.
It seems Woolies do not stock Devondale fresh milk, or it runs out very quickly!
I have not found it in woolies either. It’s also not at my closest Coles so that is why I go for the 3L ones as I am at a larger store doing a bigger shop.
Farmhouse is at my local woolies and Coles so always opt for that in the in between times.
Ashgrove dairy as their milk is actually Australian owned instead of a big corporation/overseas company and their prices are very reasonable compared to supermarket brand.
Also I will opt for UHT longlife milk sometimes as the taste is consistent. I find bottle and carton milk changes throughout the season.
2L for $2 at local. previously Browns for the same reason.
A2 Full Cream Milk
Cow's milk from three-legged cows.
Same
Light Milk = White Water
Do you mean skim milk that is 0.1% fat? or light milk? that is 2% fat and other than being 2mg fat less per 100ml, has a pretty similar composition to full cream milk
Yeah probably mean skim milk. I only ever buy full cream so the terminology they use for any other milk is not my forté.
Yep, skim milk is the white water one. And it is pretty much just that.
@wisdomtooth: “There's only one thing I hate more than lying: skim milk. Which is water that's lying about being milk.” - Ron Swanson
A2 milk
Little Big Dairy Co, Less Cream, 1 litre.
Now, I don't use much milk - just a little on my breakfast cereal. So, milk is often past it's Use By date before I can finish the bottle. As the Little Big Dairy Co is from Dubbo, just 200km from me, and the milk comes from their own cows "on site", it comes with long expiry dates (up to two weeks), so I get to use all the milk rather than wasting it. I guess the long expire date has something to do with the fact the milk comes from the cows to the supermarket in just a couple of days.
So, milk is often past it's Use By date before I can finish the bottle.
It is still fine to use it several days after that. We get at least 4-5 days after use by date. And you can smell ti too, unless corona. Then you have bigger problems.I guess the long expire date has something to do with the fact the milk comes from the cows to the supermarket in just a couple of days.
No, it just means it is processed, so it can last a lot longer.
It is still fine to use it several days after that. We get at least 4-5 days after use by date.
I go a day or two past the Use By Date, but that's my limit. I'm not good at smelling milk (and it's not a COVID-19 thing, it's just me). I can tell if it's really off, but not when it's just turning1.
No, it just means it is processed, so it can last a lot longer.
Not in this case. Processed, yes, no different to any other manufacturer. Just the entire process is much quicker. After all, they only have 800 cows to milk. The complete process is in the one location - cows and "factory". My understanding is the cows are milked, the milk is processed and then bottled and delivered all on the same day. Most of the large producers take a while to collect the milk from the property, truck it to the factory, process it then ship it to the stores.
In any case I know when I look at the Use By Dates in the supermarket the Little Big Dairy Co milk has a date at least 3 or 4 days longer than the other milk brands, it tastes great (I'd say "tastes better" but that is so subjective), and is a more local product (to me).
Some context, for anyone who may be interested. When I was at primary school in the late 60's and early 70's flavoured milk was delivered to the school. A great idea to ensure young children had milk in their diet. However, my school was in remote western NSW and had no refrigeration to keep the milk cool. You can imagine how quickly the milk went off in summer. Many times, the milk was "off-ish" by the time we got to drink it, but the off taste was somewhat hidden by the chocolate or strawberry flavouring. Subsequently I just can't drink milk unless it's very fresh. ↩
You can imagine how quickly the milk went off in summer.
Yeah, kids will just bounce off, nothing will happen to them (thinking).
Do it right, or don't do it at all, but unfortunately even today, many things are done wrong. No thought put into anything at all.
Use lactose free. Has a longer expiry date and therefore lasts way longer. And as a bonus, can be used past its expiry date.
Mungalli Jersey Cow Milk or Misty Mountains full cream
Brand: Norco 3L
Type: Full cream
I get Dairy Farmers when Norco is not available.
Used to get A2 until 3-4 months ago before switching to Norco.
Milk of the Poppy, I heard its good for painkiller and as an anesthetic.
Easier to store, tastes great, has no lactose and most importantly, cheap!
If one doesn't mind the phytoestrogens?
That's what we most typically buy.