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Gold top milk is elite. Discuss.

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thinktwice36 · 15/04/2025 09:29

Ditched the watery, insipid skimmed milk years ago for semi skimmed. Now gone the whole hog (the whole cow?) and enjoying gold top guernsey milk with the cream on top - added bonus, it arrives on my doorstep in a glass bottle from a local dairy.

Cant be beaten!

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Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 15/04/2025 11:21

I used to work with a herd of Jerseys. Sneaking in to the bulk milk tank and scooping myself out a jug full of creamy milk before the milk tanker came to pick it up was one of the BEST things EVER.

I only occasionally buy the gold top milk now because otherwise I would guzzle it by the pint and gain four stone. It is the only milk that the dog likes so I tell myself I'm getting it for her (she can be off her food for a bit and I need to get food and liquid into her) and then drink most of it myself

Gliblet · 15/04/2025 11:20

Ooh, I'm off to look in the Sainsbury's round the corner for Royal Homestyle yoghurt 😁 thanks for the tip @Catandsquirrel

Blarn · 15/04/2025 11:20

I really missed the organic non-homogenised milk from Waitrose when Ocado moved to M&S. I have organic blue top from the milkman which is homogenised but seems to be less so than supermarket ones as it does have a small amount of cream on top.

I hate full fat in tea though, so I never drink tea at home. But semi skimmed milk is just a disappointment. But I am also someone who didn't drink milk for years after having to drink the mini bottles of no longer chilled milk at breaktime at school. They used to make me wretch.

SnoozingFox · 15/04/2025 11:19

as an aside, does anyone know what happens to the fat which is skimmed to make skimmed or semi milk? Any dairy farmers who want to comment??

SnoozingFox · 15/04/2025 11:18

Unfortunately not for those of us with high cholesterol. I am happy with my semi-skimmed, I am scarred from the bottles of milk we were given as a child with a thick layer of yuk floating on the top.

MarkingBad · 15/04/2025 11:16

Genevieva · 15/04/2025 11:04

So you hopped over the silver top whom milk snd went straight for the gold.

Gold top was a treat when I was little. We also had green top, which was unpasteurised. We can’t get that any more sadly. I’m still an in unhomogenised milk fan and I’ll probably join a protest if the government follow through with their threat to ban glass bottles.

You can sometimes buy direct from farm for unpasteurised but it does depend on how close you are to such a farm as to whether it's worth it

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thinktwice36 · 15/04/2025 11:15

Catandsquirrel · 15/04/2025 11:15

Has anyone tried Royal Homestyle yogurt? There might be other brands similar. Bought it without realising it was 'gold top' and never looked back!! Thick layer of cream on top that you have to be careful to transport home on the flat. Yum!

Oooh that sounds a-ma-zing….

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Catandsquirrel · 15/04/2025 11:15

Has anyone tried Royal Homestyle yogurt? There might be other brands similar. Bought it without realising it was 'gold top' and never looked back!! Thick layer of cream on top that you have to be careful to transport home on the flat. Yum!

Genevieva · 15/04/2025 11:09

thinktwice36 · 15/04/2025 11:06

@Genevieva I did briefly flirt with silver 😂 but actually, i was suffering menopausal with breakouts and found I wasn’t getting that with non-dairy milks. Then I read about the A1/A2 proteins differences and health benefits generally and gave gold top a whirl - result, no more hormonal acne. Anecdotal perhaps but I am fine with that, somethings working and it tastes delicious!

That’s a great anecdote.

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thinktwice36 · 15/04/2025 11:06

@Genevieva I did briefly flirt with silver 😂 but actually, i was suffering menopausal with breakouts and found I wasn’t getting that with non-dairy milks. Then I read about the A1/A2 proteins differences and health benefits generally and gave gold top a whirl - result, no more hormonal acne. Anecdotal perhaps but I am fine with that, somethings working and it tastes delicious!

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Genevieva · 15/04/2025 11:06

GetMeOutOfMeta · 15/04/2025 09:38

We always go full fat. The taste is one thing but distorting food so that you lose a few pounds rather than showing restraint has always been a weird concept to me. One day all the quacks who keep telling us to eat "marg" and "blends" instead of butter (looking at you NHS 40 year Health Check advisors) will have to admit they've been steering us wrong.

We’re the same. Full fat milk and yoghurt. No artificial sweeteners.

MarkingBad · 15/04/2025 11:05

thinktwice36 · 15/04/2025 11:03

Didn’t know the jersey/guernsey difference - thanks! X

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They are different in temperament too but I always loved working with them both, such wonderful animals

Genevieva · 15/04/2025 11:04

*whole milk (not whom)

Genevieva · 15/04/2025 11:04

So you hopped over the silver top whom milk snd went straight for the gold.

Gold top was a treat when I was little. We also had green top, which was unpasteurised. We can’t get that any more sadly. I’m still an in unhomogenised milk fan and I’ll probably join a protest if the government follow through with their threat to ban glass bottles.

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thinktwice36 · 15/04/2025 11:03

MarkingBad · 15/04/2025 10:57

I used to work for Channel Island breed herds. They are considered different to the other breeds in temperament and care in dairy farming.

The milk is superior and considered so in the dairy industry because of the much higher butterfat content in comparison to other breeds milk. It is quite literally better milk from those tiny cows. Jersey cow milk is slightly higher in butterfat tha Guernsey but both are excellent. It attracts a premium price because of its quality.

Whether you like the taste or not is another thing. I like it and yes have it delivered too.

Didn’t know the jersey/guernsey difference - thanks! X

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Tomatotater · 15/04/2025 11:01

slashlover · 15/04/2025 10:59

OP said "elite", not "elitist" as in "very good".

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Oops I read it twice as ' elitist'!

Wellhellotheremydear · 15/04/2025 11:00

Full fat homogenised organic is my favourite tasting milk. Not keen on the cream top.

GetMeOutOfMeta · 15/04/2025 10:59

Tomatotater · 15/04/2025 10:50

The title of the thread has nothing to do with your OP though. Is it ' elitist'? Probably if you mean 'straight from the cow' you would be elite, as you would be a member of an elite group of people, but you've ordered it from the milkman. I get my milk delivered. I did order non homogenised once when my mil came to stay, but I don't like it, because of the texture. As I can get it delivered and you can buy it from a supermarket, it's not ' elitist'.

I also found the use of "elite" odd. Seems to be a very common thread word and not one I hear in everyday use.

slashlover · 15/04/2025 10:59

Tomatotater · 15/04/2025 10:50

The title of the thread has nothing to do with your OP though. Is it ' elitist'? Probably if you mean 'straight from the cow' you would be elite, as you would be a member of an elite group of people, but you've ordered it from the milkman. I get my milk delivered. I did order non homogenised once when my mil came to stay, but I don't like it, because of the texture. As I can get it delivered and you can buy it from a supermarket, it's not ' elitist'.

OP said "elite", not "elitist" as in "very good".

MarkingBad · 15/04/2025 10:57

I used to work for Channel Island breed herds. They are considered different to the other breeds in temperament and care in dairy farming.

The milk is superior and considered so in the dairy industry because of the much higher butterfat content in comparison to other breeds milk. It is quite literally better milk from those tiny cows. Jersey cow milk is slightly higher in butterfat tha Guernsey but both are excellent. It attracts a premium price because of its quality.

Whether you like the taste or not is another thing. I like it and yes have it delivered too.

Hotafternoon · 15/04/2025 10:51

I buy Jersey milk when it's reduced and make a rice pudding with it. It's lovely. If I'm feeling extra luxurious, I add cream to it too.

I have butter too and have done for years, none of that plasticky rubbish, I also like it thick on crumpets and toasted teacakes.

I have semi skimmed just for tea and porridge, I dislike skimmed intensely, it's like water. Bleugh!! 🤢

LandSharksAnonymous · 15/04/2025 10:50

The coffee stall outside London XC uses non-homogenised milk and it is, hands down, the best coffee I have ever had (and I drink about 4 cups a day). I will queue 20 minutes in the morning for one of their coffees.

I won't use it for cooking (except this chicken pilaf I do, where Gold Top is 10000% needed) but for coffees, hell yes.

Tomatotater · 15/04/2025 10:50

The title of the thread has nothing to do with your OP though. Is it ' elitist'? Probably if you mean 'straight from the cow' you would be elite, as you would be a member of an elite group of people, but you've ordered it from the milkman. I get my milk delivered. I did order non homogenised once when my mil came to stay, but I don't like it, because of the texture. As I can get it delivered and you can buy it from a supermarket, it's not ' elitist'.

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thinktwice36 · 15/04/2025 10:48

Foodonashoestring · 15/04/2025 10:46

Almond milk in our house

Tried that, wasn’t a huge fan. Bit of an aftertaste I wasn’t keen on…

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Leavemyteam · 15/04/2025 10:47

I buy full fat, I prefer gold top, but I would just drink pints of it so can’t trust myself to keep it in the fridge