Whole Milk vs. 2% Milk vs. Semi-Skimmed Milk vs. 1% Milk vs. Skim Milk

1.7% BUTTERFAT MORE LIKE BIG BOTTOM BIRD FAT

I usually get 2% because I mostly use milk for cereal, but when drinking straight-up milk I prefer whole.

SKIM4LYFE

1% is good for drinking, but I always make the mistake of using it in chowders and other recipes because it's the only thing I tend to have around. it's just too runny for cooking purposes a lot of the time. 2% and whole are too thick and heavy for drinking but maybe that's because I've been brainwashed into preferring the inferior product. otoh skim milk is basically water to me.

(in a bad way)

crut otm

2% is the best compromise between richness/mouthfeel and not inviting a clogged artery, imo.

An English buddy of mine was visiting the States back in 2003 and had a sudden craving for a pint of milk when we were record shopping in NYC. We stopped in a little corner shop and he got a pint of half & half -- I said, "no, wait dude, that's like 17% milkfat" and he said "exactly" and drank it in one long draught, and I caught a bit of angina just from being within 10 feet of him.

whole milk. feel like all of the others have a gross aftertaste. although sometimes when i'm at my parents' house i will drink heavy whipping cream, so it could just be me that's gross

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Island_milk

2% generally for me, tho sometimes i put whole milk in coffee

WHOLE because LATTES

but maybe just because the only milk i ever drink is via a once-weekly (okay maybe sometimes more often) latte!

LATTES looks like a totally weird word that way

oooo i want channel island milk

Skim, obv.

voting semi-skimmed, Britishers represent

Used to drink 1% but learned to be fine with skimmed.

I've seen semi-skimmed in the US too, though infrequently, and assumed it was the same as 2% or something.

2% for most things, but 1% is good too. can't handle skim. grew up with whole milk, but it's just too rich for me now. half & half is best for coffee though.

whole milk, anything less is a waste fuiud

Whole milk = for kids

Soy. Or rice.

here, have some white water...

Ha ha

Ye ole medieval amygdalate, or as we now call it, almond milk. Generally more available for most cooks prior to refrigerated transport, and substantially better for you. Dairy is just rather nasty stuff from the the disease prention standpoint.

Oh yeah of course, amygdalate sure did a lot for disease prevention in the medieval era....

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An English buddy of mine was visiting the States back in 2003 and had a sudden craving for a pint of milk when we were record shopping in NYC. We stopped in a little corner shop and he got a pint of half & half -- I said, "no, wait dude, that's like 17% milkfat" and he said "exactly" and drank it in one long draught, and I caught a bit of angina just from being within 10 feet of him.

really love this story

channel islands milk is real big bottom bird stuff

i usually drink 2% but when the mood strikes it's time to head over to Whole Foods for the local dairy non-homogenized milk in the glass bottle

The one with the green caps. Semi-skimmed. It's the one that makes drinking tea without sugar possible for me.

i usually drink 2% but when the mood strikes it's time to head over to Whole Foods for the local dairy non-homogenized milk in the glass bottle

i hated drinking milk (2% or skim mostly) when i was a kid and got ok with it as an adult but drinking some of this glass bottle grass-fed cream-on-the-top shit was like, oh, THAT'S why people thought drinking milk was a good idea

We drink 2% at home for homemade lattes, cereal, cooking & whatnot -- but when I'm out and about a whole milk latte is the way to go.
So even though I drink more 2%, I'll vote for whole why because LATTES (cf rrrobyn)

I tried nonfat for a while and gaaaah it has such a horrible taste.

whole or gtfo

my grandfather used to drink buttermilk. i tried it recently and it was um terrible

ALMOND

you got to have whole

whole, primarily cuz the only times i use milk are w/ coffee or in cooking. i routinely see semi-skimmed now in stores.

Pig milk!

As a method of trying to reduce "animal proteins" (without actually changing my eating behaviors too much) a few years ago I went from whole milk down to 1% over the course of a few months. These days I'm back up to 2%... but, OTOH, now whole milk just tastes too fatty for me and is kinda gross.

Anyone ever have to drink powdered milk? Anyone here had raw/non-processed milk on a farm or anything? Straight off the udder is actually delicious but also kinda weird cause its hot so it starts to curdle the moment it comes out.

Goat milk is really good too... as is of course the more common goat cheese.

cow > goat > rice > malk > soy, IMO.

plz don't drink raw milk.

As a method of trying to reduce "animal proteins" (without actually changing my eating behaviors too much) a few years ago I went from whole milk down to 1% over the course of a few months

These have the same protein content, surely?

voting semi-skimmed, Britishers represent

― still small voice of clam (a passing spacecadet), Saturday, August 18, 2012 9:31 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

*high fives*

SUPER SKIM

Was going to vote whole milk as I have been extremely prejudiced against anything else. I don't drink milk, only use it in coffee when I am too cheap to use cream.

Then I recalled that as a beverage, 1% or skim with lots of ice is ace. However, I have since discovered coconut water!

I don't like milk at all and have stopped eating cereal, so I never buy it. But I'd go whole milk - the fat isn't bad for you per se, you're still getting all the sugar in skim/etc. and those always seemed even grosser than whole milk to me.

Goat milk is really good too... as is of course the more common goat cheese.

― Frobisher the (Viceroy), Sunday, August 19, 2012 2:00 PM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

goat butter is amazing fyi everyone

I have since discovered coconut water!

o hell yes. especially since i can get quarts of it for $1.50 at the poverty store.

what i need to have that now. i love the goat taste! xpost

Coconut water tastes like what I imagine watery semen to taste like - salty, sweet/funky.
Do not get the point of almond milk, tbh. All of it I've had is watery, flavored varieties taste like water w/ cocoa powder/etc.

i always have chocolate almond milk with protein powder after gym and it's good imo. i think the non-thickness is a positive.

what i need to have that now. i love the goat taste! xpost

― kneel aurmstrong (harbl), Sunday, August 19, 2012 7:05 PM (8 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah dawg get some

Anyone here had raw/non-processed milk on a farm or anything?

worked on a kibbutz and milked cows way back when. as a kid i never liked milk except as a vehicle for cereal, but this stuff was fed directly into a chill tank receptacle and was really cold. only time i ever enjoyed a glass of milk in my life

i have had raw milk

from a farm

i didnt drink it at the farm

Then I recalled that as a beverage, 1% or skim with lots of ice is ace.

Yes!

1% for general consumption, 2% for mixing with coffee

Is there really that big of a difference between skim, 1% and 2%? I mostly have milk in coffee or smoothies, and just tend to buy whatever is available with the latest expiration date at the supermarket.

I think I grew up on skim though, so my palate may not be the most advanced. I remember being sickened at the real milk offered at friends' houses.

Anyone ever have to drink powdered milk?

My mom still tries to pimp this out when she's out of real milk. It tastes like milk water to me.

Good for breadmaking and tomato planting though.

The difference between skim and 2% is pretty noticeable to me.

there is a slightly denser viscosity w/ 2% that I don't care for, whereas skim is too thin & watery, so 1 or 1/2% is a good (if subtle) compromise.

xxp

2% is the best compromise between richness/mouthfeel and not inviting a clogged artery, imo.

An English buddy of mine was visiting the States back in 2003 and had a sudden craving for a pint of milk when we were record shopping in NYC. We stopped in a little corner shop and he got a pint of half & half -- I said, "no, wait dude, that's like 17% milkfat" and he said "exactly" and drank it in one long draught, and I caught a bit of angina just from being within 10 feet of him.

English buddy OTM

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Didn't know there were so many whole milk partisans

Shocking results.

i love regular milk

i think there should be a poll like this for coffee if there hasn't already been one, shit would get real

I was expecting 2% to win, but semi-skim is really the same thing, right? So essentially, 2% won?

they've recently, in certain uk supermarkets, started relabelling the semi-skimmed as 1% and the skimmed as 0.1%. that said wikipedia says that semi-skimmed is closer to 2%:

"In the UK, milk is marketed and labelled as follows:

Whole milk is about 4% fat
Semi skimmed milk is 1.7% fat
Skimmed milk is between 0.1-0.3% fat

In the USA, milk is marketed primarily by fat content and available in these varieties:

Whole Milk is 3.25% fat
2% Reduced-Fat Milk
1% Lowfat Milk (also called Light Milk)
0% Fat-Free Milk (also called Skim Milk or Nonfat Milk)"

so i think jesse is probably right.

I love GOd's Milky Way and his Bars