The prevalence of H5N1 genetic material in purchased milk products suggests the bird flu outbreak is far more widespread in cows than official counts indicate.
Maybe the brand you’ve tried? I switched from dairy milk to oat milk a couple years ago after trying most of the other plant milks. I find it to be almost a perfect match to dairy milk in cereal and coffee. I don’t use it for anything else.
What brand of milk alternative do you recommend for coffee? I’ve tried a couple of what my grocery store stocks and one that I ordered online (strive free milk plain and barista version) but none of them seem to replicate what the fat in dairy does to take the edge off of plain coffee / espresso.
Usually I use a mix between heavy cream and half & half with espresso and if I accidentally get fat free half & half (especially if I don’t use heavy cream with it) then I can’t stand the bitterness / acidity of the espresso or coffee (if I’m making regular coffee instead).
I buy Planet Oat at my grocery store because it’s always on sale. I don’t use a lot in coffee though, just a splash, I’m not a half milk / half coffee drinkers. So if you are using a lot maybe it doesn’t work as well as dairy milk, I don’t know. I do use it for cereal and it is the only plant milk that I’ve found is super close to the ‘mouthfeel’ of whole milk in cereal. I really like it. Before I tried oat I tried rice milk and didn’t like it. I used almond milk for a long time and it was tolerable. Then I tried oat milk and I think it’s far superior in cereal to the other options.
Maybe the brand you’ve tried? I switched from dairy milk to oat milk a couple years ago after trying most of the other plant milks. I find it to be almost a perfect match to dairy milk in cereal and coffee. I don’t use it for anything else.
What brand of milk alternative do you recommend for coffee? I’ve tried a couple of what my grocery store stocks and one that I ordered online (strive free milk plain and barista version) but none of them seem to replicate what the fat in dairy does to take the edge off of plain coffee / espresso.
Usually I use a mix between heavy cream and half & half with espresso and if I accidentally get fat free half & half (especially if I don’t use heavy cream with it) then I can’t stand the bitterness / acidity of the espresso or coffee (if I’m making regular coffee instead).
I prefer Oatley’s Barista edition. Has a creamy and a bit nutty flavour that goes great in coffee and (strong black) tea.
I buy Planet Oat at my grocery store because it’s always on sale. I don’t use a lot in coffee though, just a splash, I’m not a half milk / half coffee drinkers. So if you are using a lot maybe it doesn’t work as well as dairy milk, I don’t know. I do use it for cereal and it is the only plant milk that I’ve found is super close to the ‘mouthfeel’ of whole milk in cereal. I really like it. Before I tried oat I tried rice milk and didn’t like it. I used almond milk for a long time and it was tolerable. Then I tried oat milk and I think it’s far superior in cereal to the other options.