• SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    5
    ·
    9 hours ago

    Fuck. I will eventually have to buy my own pasteurization equipment, won’t I?

    Idiots. Raw milk is going to spread H5N1, which will ravage this country because there won’t be a vaccine.

    • SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      6 hours ago

      I’m american. Born and raised (on the playground is where I spent most of my days). I do have to give it to the non-americans though, the self-centered assumptions of “this” country is out of hand. Be fair: Raw milk is gonna ravage everyone from every country.

      Also… wouldn’t pasteurization… equipment just be… a… …pot? blinks and squints, thinkingly, holographic formulas flying everywhere

      • ricecake@sh.itjust.works
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        5 hours ago

        Technically speaking, pasteurization is rendering eliminate some percentage of bacteria via temperature and time. With a pot you can boil milk, which will render it safe for a time, and also destroy a lot of nutrients and change the flavor. Pasteurization as done in a dairy is typically lower temperature for a longer time, keeping the flavor and nutrients intact.

        Because it’s not fully boiling you typically want a sealed container to keep new bacteria from getting in during the process. A pressure cooker is fine enough for home use.