[Carol]

I don’t drink milk but I use it for cooking. whenever I buy milk I end up throwing most of it out. I was thinking it would be convenient but I’m not sure how powered milk tastes.

[Joyce]

You can actually freeze milk. It does alter the taste a little, but we used to have people come in all the time looking for close dated milk that was marked down. They would keep a pint out and freeze the rest in pint sized containers and thaw and use as needed.

[Tina]

Powder milk is good for cooking. I can’t tell a difference in taste.

[Sheri]

I use powdered milk in baking bread in a bread machine. I make master mix (like bisquik) and add a couple tablespoons to cake mix or cookies. You can use it when making white gravy.

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[Debbie]

You can definitely use it in baking and you won’t know the difference. But if you buy milk in small containers for baking, even if it gets sour you can still bake with it.

[Emma-Louise]

I use powdered milk for everything because I use very little and kept wasting it. There’s no difference other than my cup of tea (I’m English) stays hot. I’ve used it in pancakes, cheese sauce, cakes and to make hot chocolate. It’s perfectly fine.

[Shirley]

Yes, I often do for convenience and it was especially helpful during the pandemic. Use it like regular milk. If you need a richer milk for sauce, use some butter in it or you can use some evaporated canned milk. I make my cooked puddings and instant puddings will powdered milk and use it in my breads.

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[Dennise]

It’s fine for cooking but I feel like it’s somewhat equal to skim milk in consistency so if you are making something that needs extra cream I would take that into consideration. I make mac and cheese with skim milk, I just use a little less than the recipe calls for so it isn’t runny. Might need to adjust powdered milk the same way if making a sauce or gravy.

Or add flour or butter (depending on what you are making) to thicken it up. If using it without cooking I can tell a difference because I know it’s powdered but I doubt my family would notice in cereal.

Again, we use skim milk and I think it has more of that flavor/consistency. If you are used to whole milk you will notice more of a difference drinking it or using it on cereal. Tip: if drinking or for cereal it tastes better after sitting in the fridge over night. I don’t know why.

[Thelma]

I don’t drink milk as well and use 10%cream in my coffee and the odd time I eat cereal. Milk goes bad on me and I have to dump out. I do keep powdered milk in the cupboard for baking with. Have ever used it to make rice pudding with as well. It works for me. Good luck.

When my children were young and didn’t want to drink milk I put the powder in everything. Pancakes, meat loaf, muffins absolutely everything. I just put the dry powder in , I did put the water in it. Nobody knew the difference.

[Rebecca]

We use it for cooking and baking all of the time. We have never had any issue and no one has ever complained about taste. However, it has been increasingly more expensive so recently we have switched back to regular milk.

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[Zanne]

I, too, only use milk sparingly, but the cost of powdered milk – in my area, any way – is significantly more expensive than purchasing regular milk. Because I only use it in my coffee in the mornings and in some baking/cooking, we purchase a gallon of milk every 4-6 weeks and freeze it in mason jars, taking out just a pint at a time to thaw in the fridge.

This way there isn’t waste. AND, there is no difference in taste, texture, etc.

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