Has anyone else had trouble finding coffee creamer in the stores that's not curdling? Doesn't seem to matter what store I go to it's about a 50/50 shot that any bottle of creamer I buy it's already started to curdle. These bottles are far from their expiration dates. With the fact that it's every story go to I feel as if the issue must be involved in its handling at the warehouse.
Anyone have similar experiences or insights?
Posted Apr 4, 2023, 5:02 PM UTC
Try oat milk! It cuts coffee even better than cows milk and is much better for the planet and your health.
Plant milk does a weird thing at high temps too.
They were originally referring to expiration dates, not steaming milk. On a side note, there are “barista editions” of most plant milks at this point.
+1 to oatmilk!
Any brand recommendations? I've still just been trying them at random, I think the Chobani ones have the best flavor to my mouth so far.
I like Planet Oat and Oatly. Silk is pretty good. Bliss and Kroger brand are meh. Im a sucker for the Starbucks hazelnut oat/almond blend, but they’re always like $7-$8. Also, Grocery Outlet tends to have a good selection of non dairy creamers for half the price. ✌️🌱🐮
I'm generally using International Delight, I'm not sure there is even real cow products in it.
I've tried some oat creamers and they always leave my mouth feeling dry.
Water, sugar, coconut/palm oil. If it curdles then your coffee is too acidic or the temperature difference is too great. I recommend using oat milk, instead. Tastes better, better product, fewer problems, lasts longer, has more uses, produces less waste, and is more local.
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I've never had this happen actually. What brand are you buying?
I usually find this happening more quickly with creamer I get in cartons that don't close fully, so I make sure I get one with a cap (or you could try clipping it shut). And I try to keep it as cold as possible during transit with a cooler.
Don't know if that really does anything, but I haven't had that problem since. Otherwise could be just a luck of the draw.
I pretty much always buy half and half from Safeway on northwest and haven’t seen this ever
I have not, but quite the opposite strange thing occured - I recently bought a Costco sized thing of cottage cheese that had barely any curds in it. It was a milky soupish yuk.
Strange things are afoot in the dairy aisle
No. I usually get a small one from Trader Joe's and use sparingly (half & half).
Nope. I use only dairy-based creamer, usually Darigold. Give it a try.
Uh, no dude. But then again, we only buy half-and-half, never the fake nonsense.
Acidic coffee (like Kenyans) can cause creamer to curdle even if it's fresh.
Yeah, Google return me about 200 pages of the same results about acidic or too hot coffee curdling creamer. This stuff is curdled in the bottle. Before ever pouring it into my cup. Also I pour creamer before coffee lol.