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Post by ripvanwinkle on Apr 30, 2008 8:43:49 GMT -5
Do you have a preferred milk powder? Brand, whole or skim? I am looking for some less expensive sources for quality powdered milk. Sourcing Nido on the web is expensive but I am afraid to even look at the "health food" stores here - they are outlandishly pricey. I haven't seen any in Costco or supermarkets - at least not good stuff in bulk quantities. But then if the product doesn't yell and wave at me from the shelves I wont see it. Back to square one - again.  |
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Post by mistacandy on May 13, 2008 20:58:46 GMT -5
I just use the store brand non-fat milk powder. I can't find whole milk powder and even if i did, i wouldn't get it because it will probably end up being too expensive. By the way, I have been making chocolate for a long time and chocolate with non-fat milk powder tastes great! It tastes like artisan brand once you create a good recipe. Anyway, Good luck!
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Post by wabbit on May 29, 2008 21:35:34 GMT -5
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Post by Chad on Jun 14, 2008 21:00:30 GMT -5
I order my powdered milk from Azure Farms in Dufur Oregon. (http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/Azure.Farm.541-467-2220 )
It is not a cheap powdered milk, but it is organic. As well they seem to be able to ship into Canada (I cannot find a supplier here). The previous place I ordered from is not able to ship across the border - last time it was stopped and destroyed at the border.
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Post by ripvanwinkle on Sept 4, 2008 21:58:26 GMT -5
Wabbit - I did some figuring and find that the Nido direct from Amazon with super saver shipping is the cheaper by far. It works out at about 2.9 cents vs 1.9 cents, shipping included. The milk I bought is from the Netherlands - maybe it is made differently from that from other countries. We will see!
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Post by Brad on Sept 5, 2008 2:30:35 GMT -5
A viable option everyone is to use a skim milk powder and then increase the fat content by using ghee/anhydrous milk fat/clarified butter (all terms mean the same thing).
This way you can:
1. use the milk powder you find in most grocery stores
2. control the exact amount of milk fat you want in your milk chocolate
3. improve the quality of your milk chocolate.
There is no differences between the fat in milk and the fat in butter. On top of that, most whole milk powders taste stale, because the fat in the milk "turns" in a relatively short period of time.
Just make sure to measure the fat content by weight, and not by volume!!
Brad.
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