does milk from a tetra pak taste different to milk from a plastic bottle?

*eadaoin

that avonmore easy pour thread reminded me of one the great mysteries of the kitchen: does milk from those plastic bottles tastes a bit weird compared to milk from tetra pak cartons? why do my crunchy nut cornflakes taste better with tetra pak milk??

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Whosbetter?

None of the above.

Glass bottle every time.:cool:

Dartz

Because the 2litre bottle will have been open longer than the 1 litre carton, on average, so will have spoiled more by the time you get to the bottom half of it, compared to if you just opened a fresh 1 litre carton when the other expired.

Mint Sauce

supa value semi skimmed or donegal cremeries, no difference if tetra pac or plastic bottle

copacetic

it's not a 'mystery', it's an observation.it does taste different.

you know what I hate???

I hate you for making me dream of crunchy nut cornflakes. DAMN YOU.

Dartz

Dartz wrote: »

Because the 2litre bottle will have been open longer than the 1 litre carton, on average, so will have spoiled more by the time you get to the bottom half of it, compared to if you just opened a fresh 1 litre carton when the other expired.

ok so. why does the 1 litre plastic bottle taste different to the 1 litre tetra pack then?

Raze_them_all

No, but milk from a bull tastes differently than milk from a cow

Raze_them_all

Raze_them_all wrote: »

No, but milk from a bull tastes differently than milk from a cow

creamier?

xOxSinéadxOx

YES. It's disgusting. I'm too young so I can only imagine how good milk would taste like out of a glass bottle.

itsallaboutheL

STRAIGHT FROM THE TIT

Raze_them_all

Deleted User wrote: »

creamier?

I'd describe it as more of a chewy kind tbh

itsallaboutheL

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

STRAIGHT FROM THE TIT

jesus i think i'm developing tourettes

Raze_them_all

Raze_them_all wrote: »

I'd describe it as more of a chewy kind tbh

so you wouldn't dip your twix in it then?

*eadaoin

Deleted User wrote: »

you know what I hate???

I hate you for making me dream of crunchy nut cornflakes. DAMN YOU.

mmmmm crunchy nut cornflakes...

Seaneh

Seconds old, warm, creamy and unpasteurized straight from the cows.

Nom Nom Nom!!!!!!!!

Or, cold and unpasteurized poured over a big bowl of coco-pops.

Or unpasteurized used to make banania.

Basically what im saying is this... Milk tastes soooooo much better unpasteurized!

Raze_them_all

Deleted User wrote: »

so you wouldn't dip your twix in it then?

not really no....if you let it go cold it's like chewing gum....bubbles and all!

*eadaoin

Seaneh wrote: »

Or unpasteurized used to make banania.

what on earth is banania??

Nevyn

I have 3 glass milk bottles and yes there is a difference in the taste.

bideye

yes def better taste from carton, one of girls that works with me can tell from tasting her coffee if we use a carton or plastic bottle:P

Seaneh

*eadaoin wrote: »

what on earth is banania??

Oh c'mere till I tell you about Banania, tis the bounty of the gods.

Amazing stuff...

It's a French cocoa based cereal drink (think complain but tasty) that has banana four in it.

Most french kids have it for breakfast with a croissant or pan o chocolate.


comes in boxes like this!

starn

Seaneh wrote: »

Seconds old, warm, creamy and unpasteurized straight from the cows.

Nom Nom Nom!!!!!!!!

Or, cold and unpasteurized poured over a big bowl of coco-pops.

Or unpasteurized used to make banania.

Basically what im saying is this... Milk tastes soooooo much better unpasteurized!

Its the TB, its makes it soooo much tasteier

jigglywoo

jigglywoo wrote: »

Milk from a plastic container tastes horrible.

:rolleyes:

*eadaoin

Seaneh wrote: »

Oh c'mere till I tell you about Banania, tis the bounty of the gods.

Amazing stuff...

It's a French cocoa based cereal drink (think complain but tasty) that has banana four in it.

Most french kids have it for breakfast with a croissant or pan o chocolate.


comes in boxes like this!

coca + chocolate + banana + warm milk = complete win! that sounds yum

Seaneh

Seaneh wrote: »

Seconds old, warm, creamy and unpasteurized straight from the cows.

Nom Nom Nom!!!!!!!!

Or, cold and unpasteurized poured over a big bowl of coco-pops.

Or unpasteurized used to make banania.

Basically what im saying is this... Milk tastes soooooo much better unpasteurized!

Definitely agree. unpasteurized is best. Anything else, just tastes as if it has been watered down. It's hard to beat a nice cold glass of unpasteurized milk.

Seaneh

starn wrote: »

Its the TB, its makes it soooo much tasteier

Not an issue in any industrialized country.


Also, RAW Milk parlours are held to higher standards than "treated" milk parlours.

Yes RAW milk contains pathogens, but they are in very small ammounts nad have been proven to cause very few, if any, problems in healthy humans.

A7X

Thank god! People who notice it too. Milk in a plastic container is rotten.

Seaneh

*eadaoin wrote: »

coca + chocolate + banana + warm milk = complete win! that sounds yum

This is gonna sound mank but it's the best part.

There are always lottle blobs wet power that didnt dissolve properly in the bottom of the bowl (oh yeah, you drink it from a bowl) and you use the last piece of your croissant to mop these little blobs up.


NOM NOM NOM...........

Might go make so now actually...

acia

I read somewhere that its got to do with UV lights getting through to the milk in plastic bottles and alters the taste of the milk. I can't drink milk from a plastic bottle makes me feel ill

aujopimur

Sunlight degrades milk,tetra pak keeps out sunlight.

Shacklebolt

One question I'd like to know the answer to is why are milk cartons in the west a different shape to those in Dublin? Any cartons I've seen in Dublin where the shorter avonmore type.

http://www.connachtgold.ie/files/images/milk.jpg

Earthhorse

Yes, it does. It tastes manky from the plastic container.

Also, Coke tastes better from a can than from a plastic bottle, but better from a glass bottle than either of those.

A7X

aujopimur wrote: »

Sunlight degrades milk,tetra pak keeps out sunlight.

I dunno about that. I don't know myself, but ppl are saying that glass bottled milk tastes grand.

Also, the weird taste I get off plastic bottled milk is a taste of plastic.

*eadaoin

Earthhorse wrote: »

Also, Coke tastes better from a can than from a plastic bottle, but better from a glass bottle than either of those.

true fact!

ever notice that sometimes when you buy coke with your chinese you get a chinese coke that tastes totally weird?

git_ireland

xOxSinéadxOx wrote: »

YES. It's disgusting. I'm too young so I can only imagine how good milk would taste like out of a glass bottle.

Guys, havent had "real" milk in years.
I was in JC's inSwords last week and they are selling pint bottles of milk in a glass bottle. I hadnt seen it in years.
Got two ice cold bottles and drank in the space of an hour.

Delicious....

xOxSinéadxOx

*eadaoin wrote: »

true fact!

ever notice that sometimes when you buy coke with your chinese you get a chinese coke that tastes totally weird?

yeah! but I didn't notice it tasting weird

3hn2givr7mx1sc

YES. Milk from a 2 litre bottle is rotten compared to tetra pack!.. I love milk:D

emeraldstar

Deleted User wrote: »

creamier?

Saltier.

blubloblu

*eadaoin wrote: »

true fact!

ever notice that sometimes when you buy coke with your chinese you get a chinese coke that tastes totally weird?

Probably due to one using cane sugar and the other using High Fructose Corn Syrup.

Omnomnom

I buy the 2 litre plastic bottle milk because its cheaper but i only put it in my tea! I have to buy the tetra pack when im having a nice glass of milk with my dinner. The plastic bottle tastes mank. Blech.

Omnomnom

Omnomnom wrote: »

I buy the 2 litre plastic bottle milk because its cheaper but i only put it in my tea! I have to buy the tetra pack when im having a nice glass of milk with my dinner. The plastic bottle tastes mank. Blech.

Does the 2 litre milk not be laying around for ages? If you only use it in tea?

+1 Tetra Pak all the way. There's definitely a taste of plastic of the 2 litre bottles

netwhizkid

blubloblu wrote: »

Probably due to one using cane sugar and the other using High Fructose Corn Syrup.

Yeah, American Coca Cola is fierce manky stuff, when I'm out there I drink Pepsi as it is closer to our Coca Cola and much different from Irish pepsi also. Another thing I've noticed re: the Chinese coke is some pubs are now selling Energise as Lucozade and giving the explanation "shur, it the same thing" when it most certainly is not.

When I was younger and we had a milkman service from Golden Vale and our house used to get a 2 litre bottle while my neighbour used to get the two litre tetra cartons, I always refused minerals for a glass of their Milk instead as to me it tasted absolutely special.

I drank real milk from the parlour when we were staying at a Farm Cottage in Clare a few years ago and after one sip I had the owner bring us down a litre every day and not a drop of the precious liquid was wasted, absolutely handsome and nourishment in itself. I took around 6 litres home with me and it was nice. All of Ireland used this practically up until the seventies and it is being used in all Dairy farm households today.

What is wrong with peoples health today is we have no immune systems built up because we live in total hygiene with no exposure to dirt leading to explosive immune systems (Hayfever) and we are missing out on the good nasties because of fear of some badish ones. I could say a pint of real milk contains all the goodness of milk and there is no need for crap like danone bifidus crapus eseenisus or whatever as you are getting a mix of proper good and bad bacteria.

bluemachaveli

Tetra pack wins hands down!

itsallaboutheL

Seaneh wrote: »

Not an issue in any industrialized country.


Also, RAW Milk parlours are held to higher standards than "treated" milk parlours.

Yes RAW milk contains pathogens, but they are in very small ammounts nad have been proven to cause very few, if any, problems in healthy humans.

WTF is a RAW milking Parlour???

slimjimmc

Seaneh wrote: »

Nom Nom Nom!!!!!!!!

Been learning Thai have you?


Can say i've noticed any difference in taste between plastic bottles or cartons but I've notice differences between brands,

citizen_p

i dont taste the diffrence....even betwen brands....

i hate lowfat milk though...put milk in water and it tasts EXACTLY the same

simu

Tetra-pak milk tastes creamier. They're hard to find in corner shops though.

Run_to_da_hills

My Granny used to tell us as kids never to mix milk taken from a bottle with milk from a carton, could never figure out why, She was brought up on a farm where they would get it direct from a churn,

Jesus Juice

YES OMG YES.
Everytime I say it someone always says ''Ahh there no difference its in your head''.

SCREW YOU WORLD!!!!!

K-9

*eadaoin wrote: »

why do my crunchy nut cornflakes taste better with tetra pak milk??

Spot the weirdo with the box of crunchy nut cornflakes and the litre of tetra milk on the DART!