What Kind of Milk Do You Put in Your Coffee?

ForkSnorter on 20/11/2022 - 09:07
Last edited 20/11/2022 - 21:03 by 1 other user

I used to use normal cow’s milk, but currently I’m using Bonsoy, recommended by a friend. The first time I tried bonsoy I thought it was nearly as good as cow’s milk. Now that my taste buds have adjusted to Bonsoy, cow’s milk tastes weird (sour).

Oat milk tastes ok but doesn’t froth well. The interesting thing about Bonsoy is that it doesn’t have any added oil, and despite being quite low in fat, it still produces excellent foam. Aldi’s soy milk is not bad as a cheap substitute for Bonsoy, and Vitasoy is OK. I’m not a fan of almond milk. Haven’t tried anything else.

Poll Options

  • 528
    Full cream cow’s milk
  • 104
    Low fat cow’s milk
  • 57
    Bonsoy
  • 10
    ALDI soy milk
  • 13
    Coles/Woolworths soy milk
  • 17
    Vitasoy
  • 2
    Organic soy milk
  • 11
    Other soy milk
  • 55
    Almond milk
  • 124
    Oat milk
  • 1
    Cashew milk
  • 6
    Macadamia milk
  • 2
    Coconut milk
  • 3
    Goat milk
  • 18
    Rat milk
  • 5
    Other mammal milk
  • 7
    Fish sauce
  • 11
    Dog pooh
  • 22
    Other
  • 139
    I drink black coffee
Food & Grocery Milk

Comments

  • AustriaBargain on 20/11/2022 - 09:12
    +3

    I was using 2%, but then switched to full cream because I heard it steams better. But I think I'll go back to 2%. I use UHT because it lasts longer open in the fridge and forever in the cupboard.

    • Clear on 20/11/2022 - 09:30
      -8

      UHT flavour is consistent too. Unlike regular cows milk where it changes throughout the year.

      • iDroid on 20/11/2022 - 10:08
        +95

        Agreed, it's consistently horrible.

        • Clear on 20/11/2022 - 12:34
          -2

          Yeah weird how it changes throughout the year.

        • cookie2 on 20/11/2022 - 13:44
          +2

          Taste buds adjust to slight differences pretty quickly.

      • G-rig on 20/11/2022 - 13:49
        +12

        UHT and international roast combo would be economical, this is OzB

        • skillet on 21/11/2022 - 09:07

          UHT goes through extra processing and most unlikely to go off I don't understand why it's cheaper.

          • G-rig on 21/11/2022 - 09:30
            +1

            @skillet: It's not very nice mostly, bit like powdered potato mix.

            • Clear on 21/11/2022 - 09:35
              +1

              @G-rig: Australia's Own doesn't taste like UHT

              • youknow on 23/11/2022 - 21:04

                @Clear: Its the one UHT i find almost as good as fresh milk. However, i have not been able.to find it in the supermrket for the last year. :(

          • CommuterPolluter on 21/11/2022 - 19:58
            +1

            @skillet: refrigeration. wastage. quality.

          • OrderedChaos on 23/11/2022 - 00:17

            @skillet: Good question. It's like the cost of electricity if we could store the excess in batteries. Cost will drop drastically because they'd be no wastage. Same here. They're utilizing the excess efficiently.

          • elusive on 23/11/2022 - 08:34

            @skillet: No need for a cold transport chain, and can be stocked on normal shelves. Probably less wastage if it doesn't sell quickly enough too.

        • AustriaBargain on 21/11/2022 - 18:20
          +2

          I used to volunteer and the organisation bought International Roast just to get the volunteers to stop stealing the coffee.

    • Intoxicoligist on 21/11/2022 - 18:00

      If you are unaware, you can get barista specific UHT milk that steams up really nicely.

  • avoidfullprice on 20/11/2022 - 09:16
    +23

    I’m sad human breast milk falls under “other mammal’s milk” rather than its own category like cow’s or goat’s or rat’s.

    • cookie2 on 20/11/2022 - 13:45

      That way it includes breast milk and other……

    • morse on 20/11/2022 - 14:16
      +2

      Do you put human breast milk in your coffee?

      • Miss B on 21/11/2022 - 00:02
        +7

        Is that weirder than putting cow breast milk in your coffee?

        • altomic on 21/11/2022 - 00:30
          +2

          bull milk anyone?

        • morse on 21/11/2022 - 04:09
          +2

          Probably since it’s significantly more effort on the individuals part to have human cow’s milk on hand for their coffee and ‘weird’ refers to something outside the norm. Human milk in coffee = unusual, cows milk in coffee = very common. I personally prefer the taste of cows milk. As does my human child now he’s grown out of breastfeeding.

          • G-rig on 21/11/2022 - 05:54
            +1

            @morse: Cross species lactation could be considered weird too, humans are the only ones to drink another animal's milk, and to drink it after the age of infantcy.

            Plenty of better, healthier more sustainable cruelty free options these days, it isn't the 50s anymore.

            • morse on 21/11/2022 - 07:55
              +4

              @G-rig: ‘Could be considered weird’ - but isn’t by most… there’s a whole lot of things humans do that others species don’t. Internet commentary worrying about what kind of milk other people drink being one of them.

              • G-rig on 21/11/2022 - 08:00

                @morse: Yeah usual argument hey, no animals can play a musical instrument either..
                It's just generations of brainwashing from the Dairy industry that's the problem, it's not good for you and plenty of better alternatives.

                There's a reason why there is such an obeasity problem in the western worlds, cows milk was designed to grow a calf into a 300 pound bull.. not to mention all the nasties in it bloody, puss, antibiotics etc.

                Most people wouldn't want to watch the doccos to see why dairy is scary, or stuck in their ways or both.

                • morse on 21/11/2022 - 08:14

                  @G-rig: I’m not having an argument. It appears you are.

                • Save Medicare on 21/11/2022 - 08:18
                  +1

                  @G-rig: How good is cheese though?

                  I drink soy milk because of lactose intolerance, but cheese, ice cream, cream in general - there's just no good alternative.

                  • G-rig on 21/11/2022 - 08:24

                    @Save Medicare: no arguement, just information.

                    Yeah those luxuries aren't really necessary but no doubt people enjoy - cheese is pretty addictive.
                    pretty high in calories the lot of it.

                    Don't know why Coles/Woolies don't stock Sanitarium so good ice cream any more.. no demand over winter at least.

                    • morse on 21/11/2022 - 08:45

                      @G-rig: G-rig

                      Yeah usual argument hey

                      Also G-rig

                      no arguement

                      Seems like you are after an argument.

                      Anyhow I had some cottage cheese on toast for breakfast. Those ‘calories’ ought to keep me going through the morning. Is that not the point of eating food? To get calories and nutrients?

                      • G-rig on 21/11/2022 - 08:52

                        @morse: all good everyone is free to do as they please.
                        It's the ones not aware of hidden/excess calories that are the issue.
                        Anyhoo.. out.

                • SonOfATightASS on 21/11/2022 - 13:53

                  @G-rig: Obesity problem..from cow's milk? Here is me thinking a calorie deficit would work while still enjoying some cows milk in my coffee.

                  • G-rig on 22/11/2022 - 07:05

                    @SonOfATightASS: was thinking cheese and people that overdo it with the dairy.

            • juki on 21/11/2022 - 19:12

              @G-rig: nup' i've had dogs "breastfeed" cats, sheep and goats ect, i suppose in the 50s people still had some notions about what animals do when they are not on Peta advertisements.

              • G-rig on 22/11/2022 - 07:06

                @juki: So would you drink milk from a dog or a rat? don't see why not using your logic.

                • juki on 22/11/2022 - 12:56

                  @G-rig: :) I'll have to rewatch that Simpsons episode I couldn't think of a quote for you.

                  I was replying to your comment about humans being the only species that drinks milk from another species, and that claim was erroneous as I've had my own animals do that.

                  Not even a question of logic, re check your initial message.

                • AustriaBargain on 23/11/2022 - 22:21

                  @G-rig: Rat?! I'm outraged, you promised me dog or higher.

          • 01011010 on 21/11/2022 - 20:27
            +1

            @morse: like cows milk, human milk changes based on what is consumer by the milk maker. cows keep a consistent diet to keep the flavour the same. the humans dont.

    • Loopholio on 21/11/2022 - 13:47

      Human breast milk AKA Luxury Milk

    • Mr Haj on 21/11/2022 - 15:03

      where do you get human breast milk?

      • CocaKoala on 21/11/2022 - 18:40

        where do you get human breast milk?

        I'm no expert but I'd say from human breasts.

    • Chandler on 22/11/2022 - 11:26

      I’m sad human breast milk falls under “other mammal’s milk”

      Tony isn't!

  • jjjaar on 20/11/2022 - 09:17
    +6

    Oat milk tastes ok but doesn’t froth well

    Which ones have you tried? I find the Vitasoy unsweetened oat milk froths really well, but not the “oat milky” one.

    • uwuwu on 20/11/2022 - 17:26
      +1

      Yep that’s the one I favour now, vitasoy oat milk unsweetened

    • Brian McGee on 20/11/2022 - 19:32
      +4

      Isn’t oat milk just runny porridge?

      • jjjaar on 20/11/2022 - 20:10
        +1

        I see you’ve never tried oat milk…

        Also pro tip: using oat milk in porridge instead of water makes it so much creamier.

        • Brian McGee on 20/11/2022 - 20:12
          +2

          Where are the teets on an oat?

          • jjjaar on 20/11/2022 - 20:17
            +9

            @Brian McGee: That comment is getting old 🙄

            Sure. It’s not milk. It’s blended, creamy oat water. Great job pointing that out - no one’s ever done that before.

            FWIW I drink oat water because I almost had a heart attack about two years ago and oats, specifically beta glucans, which is present in unflavoured oat waters, helps keep cholesterol low. Cows milk, especially full cream, could swing things back the other way.

            • knk on 20/11/2022 - 21:40

              @jjjaar: I'm on a treatment that is known to mess with LDL/HDL and have found that a combination of citrus bergamot, grapeseed extract and good ole plant sterols has helped keep it within the reference range quite well.

              I'll have to have a look into the benefits of beta glucans now that you've mentioned it.

            • ippybear on 22/11/2022 - 07:22
              -2

              @jjjaar: I doubt it, it wasnt the fat or cholesterol that did that, its the sugars, carbs and starches that your eating. People have been on a low cholesterol diet, as recommended by health and govt departments for 40+ years, but look at the record numbers of heart and other diseases. It will take a leap of faith ( and a bit of research from you) to realise that yourself, and others, including me, have been given false advice. Cholesterol levels has little to do with it, but inflammation does, caused by the sugars.

              • jjjaar on 22/11/2022 - 08:27

                @ippybear: I said it “helps keep cholesterol low”. At no point did I claim that oat milk alone / reducing my high cholesterol alone solved my heart attack risk.

          • kiitos on 20/11/2022 - 23:53
            +1

            @Brian McGee: On the udder side

  • ozbs25 on 20/11/2022 - 09:20
    +5

    What if you drink your coffee black?

    • ForkSnorter on 20/11/2022 - 09:24
      +3

      Ok I added it to the poll.

      • ozbs25 on 20/11/2022 - 09:28

        ☕️👍

    • bobbified on 20/11/2022 - 11:00
      +1

      Guess what they say about "once you go black, …." could be true!😄

      • G-rig on 20/11/2022 - 13:14
        -2

        or caramel nice too

      • Jugganautx on 20/11/2022 - 17:36

        Gonna need dental care

        • mrfuku on 22/11/2022 - 16:38
          +1

          Might stain teeth more but way less likely to cause decay !

        • G-rig on 24/11/2022 - 07:19

          use a straw, clean teeth, mouthwash or chew gum after

    • T1OOO on 22/11/2022 - 09:56
      -3

      Go back to Russia/America and that’s borderline rascist in todays woke triggger culture. 😀

    • tikeyike on 24/11/2022 - 11:48

      Enjoy your hot bean water 😉

  • Ocker on 20/11/2022 - 09:27
    +5

    Lactose Free

  • boomramada on 20/11/2022 - 09:33
    -1

    Whats the point of this poll? You try to redeem your self drinking something not normal? Just walk into a super market and check how big is the Full cream cow’s milk section. That's your answer.

    • ForkSnorter on 20/11/2022 - 10:05
      +5

      Just curious what everyone is drinking. No redeeming here. Actually I’d like to go back to cow’s milk because it’s cheaper. But now it tastes sour and gross. I guess I could become desensitised to the sourness again after a few weeks.

      • pharkurnell on 20/11/2022 - 10:08
        +1

        But now it tastes sour and gross.

        I agree soy is sour and gross.

      • boomramada on 20/11/2022 - 10:19
        -2

        Part of enjoying good coffee is smell, texture and taste, why would you want to stuff any of that unless you are lactose tolerant or perhaps some religious reasons?

        Have you check all the ingredient list in back of those alternative milk?

        • ForkSnorter on 20/11/2022 - 10:26
          +3

          Not sure about the others, but ingredients of Bonsoy are :

          Filtered water, Organic Whole Soybeans, Tapioca Syrup, Sea Salt, Job's Tears (a grain similar to barley), Calcium Carbonate

          • Clear on 20/11/2022 - 12:35

            @ForkSnorter: Problem is some overpower the coffee like almond milk. Essentially hot almond milk and not coffee.

        • GrownShrooms on 20/11/2022 - 13:07
          +3

          why would you want to stuff any of that unless you are lactose tolerant or perhaps some religious reasons?

          There is also the ethical reason for not consuming cow's milk, i.e. the cows are abused and treated solely as milk machines, we separate mothers from their calves to maximize profit, male calves are killed for veal soon after birth and the cycle is repeated with cows being continually impregnated for a few years before being slaughtered. There's also the impact on the environment and climate being unfavorable when compared to plant-based milks.

          • cookie2 on 20/11/2022 - 13:51

            @GrownShrooms: Agreed. The last few years I've switched to black coffee mostly. I can't tolerate milk v.well anyway so the adjustment wasn't difficult. My fave is oatmilk. My partner prefers cows milk so I either get mini uht milks or a powdered milk. Unless my parents are visiting, then it's run to the shops and stare for way too long at the milk fridges, trying to work out what the hell all the differences are and how I can buy the smallest milk possible 🤣

          • GrownShrooms on 20/11/2022 - 15:18
            +1

            @GrownShrooms: Curious why all the downvotes for replying directly with facts to a question (albeit rhetorical)?

            • cookie2 on 20/11/2022 - 21:52
              +7

              @GrownShrooms: People attack because they feel judged by someouelses ethics. Even though it's just someone elses ethics. It's also fact. But people often don't like that either, especially when it challenges their behaviours.

          • boomramada on 21/11/2022 - 11:51

            @GrownShrooms: Ethic is like a religion to me, so is the veganism, its what you believe, I respect that.
            Its can also open a can of worms, what about ethics of coffee, there are plenty of none ethical coffee out there too.

        • screengreen17 on 20/11/2022 - 15:28
          +2

          why would you want to stuff any of that unless you are lactose tolerant or perhaps some religious reasons?

          Because people have different tastes. It's not rocket science.

    • GrueHunter on 20/11/2022 - 10:33

      Maybe try decaf if this triggers you so hard

  • Bomba on 20/11/2022 - 10:00
    +1

    breast milk

    • [Deactivated] on 20/11/2022 - 11:49

      like a homelander 😂

      • Kangal on 20/11/2022 - 15:30
        +2

        Technically all "milk" is breast milk.
        But Soy Juice isn't half bad.

  • Muzeeb on 20/11/2022 - 10:06
    +2

    Nut milk is
    Not milk

    • Low Battery on 20/11/2022 - 10:10
      +7

      Nut juice

    • GrueHunter on 20/11/2022 - 10:36
      +9

      We've only been using it to mean "milk-like plant juices or saps" since 1200 AD. Still too soon for you?

      Do "stuff isn't meat" next so we can take a trip back in time to Old English when it meant "food" and we had white meat (dairy) and green meat (vegetables).

      Also the Asian food aisle at Coles must trigger you hard, what with all the coconut milk on the shelf.

      • Muzeeb on 20/11/2022 - 15:24
        +2

        Next you'll be trying to convince me that white chocolate is chocolate

        • GrueHunter on 20/11/2022 - 17:20
          +4

          I wasn't trying to convince you. I was just mocking you.

          Wait til you find out peanut butter is a thing

      • trapper on 21/11/2022 - 12:16

        Meat is the flesh of an animal. No exceptions.

    • FocusRider on 20/11/2022 - 10:42

      No nut November?

    • nobro25 on 20/11/2022 - 15:03

      No nut November.

    • Miss B on 21/11/2022 - 00:07

      That's not what my boyfriend tells me.

      • tharlow on 23/11/2022 - 00:48

        You don’t want to know what some men get up to

  • Andy22 on 20/11/2022 - 10:07

    Himalayan goat milk

  • stemcell on 20/11/2022 - 10:09
    +4

    Breast is best

  • djones145 on 20/11/2022 - 10:35
    +1

    butter

    • Kangal on 20/11/2022 - 15:31

      I can't believe

  • GrueHunter on 20/11/2022 - 10:43

    UHT cream

    Keeps in the fridge for ages

    Couple of pods on top, cheap office coffee sorted

  • badmedicine on 20/11/2022 - 11:11
    +4

    Bonsoy is my go to and I know what you mean about cow milk testing weird now…

    I can't stand most other milks in my coffee, including most other brands of soy, although happy happy soy boy and alternative dairy co are both pretty good (but hard to find at a reasonable price).

    • Save Medicare on 21/11/2022 - 08:21

      I got 16x 1L alternative dairy co soy milks for $64 from thecommongoodcoffee.com during a bonsoy drought, but I still prefer Bonsoy and will be going back after I'm done with the alternative dairy co

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