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Cooking & Baking

procon

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2. In the commercial creamery process

Reply to grasswire (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2014, 01:40 PM

Sep 2014

whole milk is shipped from the dairy and then the fat (cream) or milk solids are separated out, leaving skimmed milk which then becomes the base for all the dairy products in your store. A percentage of cream is added back into the skim milk to create the different varieties of milks and creams.

The more fat content a cream contains, the more stable it is when whipped, so the highest percentage of cream is heavy whipping cream which makes a stiffer, longer lasting whip. Whipping cream has less fat so the whip is softer and doesn't last as long. With either product, it helps if they are really cold and use a metal bowl and beaters straight from the freezer.

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why in hell does "whipping cream" have skim milk in it?? [View all] grasswire Sep 2014 OP

Dunno how they can get away with labeling it whipping cream Warpy Sep 2014 #1

this has 4.5 grams fat in 1 T grasswire Sep 2014 #6

Carrageenan is an oily thickener. PADemD Sep 2014 #13

Just to be nitpicky, carrageenan isn't "oily" at all.. sir pball Sep 2014 #14

Controversial Ingredient To Be Removed From Silk Beverages PADemD Sep 2014 #15

I said "generally harmless". I'm not going to argue that it's entirely hypoallergenic and innocuous. sir pball Sep 2014 #17

In the commercial creamery process procon Sep 2014 #2

Interesting, thanks. (nt) enough Sep 2014 #3

The whole concept of no or low fat cream makes absolutely no sense to me. cbayer Sep 2014 #4

well, this is called "whipping cream" too. grasswire Sep 2014 #5

I never knew what the difference was between whipping cream and heavy cream. cbayer Sep 2014 #9

"Low fat" dairy products of any kind are a mystery to me. Dairy has some fat, some flavor. pinto Sep 2014 #7

Worse yet, are the claims SheilaT Sep 2014 #11

To set the fat content jmowreader Sep 2014 #8

That's good information. cbayer Sep 2014 #10

Then get your cream from a restaurant supply store jmowreader Sep 2014 #12

I don't know where you're shopping, I usually get about 38% from purveyors. sir pball Sep 2014 #16

I am in Italy and buy my cream in shelf-stable containers. cbayer Sep 2014 #18