Is all milk the same?

patchwork_cat

Yes I know that is why I can't nick the cream anymore everyone gets a share - shame I say! Crikey am I olden days now!

Swan_2

milk can taste different depending on what the cows have been eating, also organic milk tastes different though it's difficult to define what that difference is, closest I can get is that it's 'sweeter' somehow

one that's easily spotted though is turnipy milk in winter

A._Badger

Bear in mind that unless you are buying from a single farm, the milk you are sold in a shop has been collected by tanker from countless farms, before it is all mixed together then processed.

Anyone who can taste a difference between the supermarket shelf 'regular' brands of bog-standard milk has a pretty fertile imagination, IMO.

Bargain_Rzl

aldo wrote: »

Just sounds like being snobbish to me. Likewise milk is milk!

Waitrose charge more because they can get away with it. Wonder how much M&S Milk is?!

Agree with the first paragraph here.

Second paragraph: does Waitrose pay more to its suppliers than the other supermarkets? I have no idea but am just curious. Cos if they do, I'd say it's a very good reason for paying a bit more (if you can afford it).

~~Diane~~

I buy milk from which ever shop I'm doing the shopping in and never noticed the difference.

Sainsbury's semi skimmed tastes just like Morrisons.

Enterprise_1701C

I work for Martin's and we get people coming in paying a fortune for the milk because they say it tastes the best!

I remember fighting over the 1 bottle of gold top we used to have delivered on a Saturday, so creamy, always used to look forward to Sunday's pud. That was 40 years ago though ............

c_l_a_i_r_e

goldfishimon wrote: »

The reason I ask is because I have a relative who refuses to drink Tesco milk because they claim it is horrible and they will only drink Waitrose milk.

I only drink skimmed milk, and find sainsburys and M & S to be nicer than the tesco and asda versions. Tesco is my closest supermarket so i'll still buy it on occasion though if i have to. Cravendale skimmed is my favourite though:D

triticale

A._Badger wrote: »

Bear in mind that unless you are buying from a single farm, the milk you are sold in a shop has been collected by tanker from countless farms, before it is all mixed together then processed.

Anyone who can taste a difference between the supermarket shelf 'regular' brands of bog-standard milk has a pretty fertile imagination, IMO.

Exactly. And the bulk pasteurised milk has the fat taken out and then put back in in varying amounts before homogenisation, hence why they can accurately put '0.1%/3% fat' etc on the bottle.

TheMousie

Have you tried pouring the other milk into a Waitrose bottle and seeing if he can tell the difference?
They may have really sensitive taste buds and its always poss that maybe Waitrose cows are better cared for so make 'happier' nicer-tasting milk?

kmeast

The only difference may be from an animal welfare point of view. I saw recently that some cows are kept in milking sheds & do not go outside - rather like battery hens. That may affect the milk taste?

That made me switch to organic - I am happy to pay the extra for a happier cow!!