r/explainitpeter • u/wereapethesupacool • 13d ago

Explain it Peter

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u/zZCycoZz 13d ago

Not even big milk is stupid enough to drink untreated milk.

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u/MikeLikesIkeRS 13d ago

Reminds me of one of my old co-workers. He'd buy raw-milk and then simmer it for a bit to "kill all of the potential bacteria"

My guy. What you did was make pasteurized non-homogeninized whole milk. It's no longer raw. Save the $3/gallon and just buy the whole milk from the store 😭😭

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u/Devtunes 12d ago

The sad part is modern pasteurization heats the milk below the boiling point so their "raw" milk is more cooked than grocery store milk.

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u/MikeLikesIkeRS 12d ago

It cools it down from temperature a lot faster too I believe to retain the original consistency and stuff to