@yakkoTDI I always put a penny in my coffee for a similar effect.

@jouest That only works with really old pennies. Stay away from the 1943 though.

@phr I wonder if they develop a nice patina after a few years outside.

@phr @yakkoTDI
/image metal cow Yreka California

@phr @pmarin @yakkoTDI How now copper cow?

@phr

I’ve never seen a copper cow, and never hope to see one.

But I can tell you anyhow
I’d rather see than be one.

Haven’t thought of that kid’s poem in decades.

@Kidsandliz @phr
Ah, yes, I wrote ‘The Purple Cow’ -
  I’m sorry now I wrote it.
But I can tell you anyhow -
  I’ll kill you if you quote it.
 - Gillette Burgess

@Kidsandliz @phr @rpstrong Do Purple Cows eat Purple Hay?

@Kidsandliz @phr @rpstrong @yakkoTDI
That must be a singular (?) remake of
/youtube Jimi hendrix Purple Hays

@Kidsandliz @phendrick @phr @rpstrong No. They got it from Jim Bob Hendrick. They even say so in the intro of the song.

@somf69 Why would you pay for ketchup packets when they are free at so many places?

@PooltoyWolf It’s evaporated/condensed milk, so to get the same product you’d have to heat the milk and let the water evaporate (and of course add sugar)

@PooltoyWolf @troy Don’t be a smartass!

@troy Thanks for clarifying, didn’t realize! That said, I rarely drink coffee where I don’t have access to milk and sugar, so I personally wouldn’t find much use for this product.

@robson @troy Me? Not sure how. I saw milk and sugar as the only ingredients and was openly wondering how this product would be any different from separately added milk and sugar. See Troy’s reply to me above.

@PooltoyWolf @troy Not you, @pooltoywolf! Sorry, that was for @troy, it seemed like he was trying to be funny with his “heat the milk” and evaporate comment…

I’ll use milk and sugar too if that’s what I want in my coffee!

@robson @troy No worries, sorry for the confusion lmao

@PooltoyWolf @robson @troy Robson, it’s not smart-alecky – condensed milk tastes very different from refrigerated liquid milk. Heat breaks lactose down into sweeter-tasting sugars (that’s why a latte is milder than a cafe au lait) and the reduction also makes the texture caramel-like.

Copper Cow is a marketer of Vietnamese coffee. The usual preparation calls for condensed milk like Thai coffee, but it tastes more distinct from Western coffees because it uses Robusta beans.

@PooltoyWolf @robson @troy @whogots Interesting… I did not know about the lactose change in steaming milk and I thought the only difference between latte and au lait was quantity and temp of milk but now it makes more sense. amazing the things you learn on this site where we usually come just for bags of crap (sorry, I mean kits of regret).

@pmarin My local stores definitely don’t. I just bought a carton of shelf-stable Lactaid that was right next to the evaporated milk.

@pmarin @ShotgunX And, in my opinion, shelf stable milk tastes terrible.

@Kidsandliz @ShotgunX When I do my own milk frothing (been too busy or lazy to set up equipment for it lately) I found ultra-pasteurized was just “weird” and inconsistent and if possible use locally-sourced pasteurized (but not ultra-) milk. One store had local sourced milk in glass bottles with bottle deposit. Not sure if they still have it, it’s part of the takeover by the evil Kroger Empire.

@ShotgunX Meh! Whatever, Don’t be the “expired! expired! expired!” Person in the ad. Stable stuff like this is intended to be stored in doomsday bunkers for 20 years or so.

@pmarin Sweetened condensed milk oxidizes (cooks) with time even while still sealed. I’ve opened cans that were 2-3 years past expiration, and they were brown inside. Not necessarily spoiled (due to the high sugar content), but the same consistency that you’d get by cooking/boiling the product to make dulce de leche. The flavor at that point was also quite a bit off.

So no, the expiration date definitely makes a difference for this product.

What’s being sold here will probably be good for another 12 months (assuming it wasn’t stored in an oven-like warehouse like Amazon does it), but what you get at the store will have a year or two on top of that.

@ShotgunX Oh guess I will have to have my bunker coffee black then. I think I would still trust these packets a bit after exp date but maybe not 20 years.

@ShotgunX Whenever I buy the condensed milk jars, I’m usually never able to use it all before they recommend tossing it (after opening). So you’re paying slightly more for the convenience, but also the certainty that it remains sealed until you need it.

@troy Packet seals are generally known to be more permeable and shorter-lasting than cans and jars though.

@ShotgunX Or another way to look at it is $32 a gallon for milk laced with sugar.

@mediocrebot Ha!! PERFECT!!

@mediocrebot I want that copper cow now. Almost everything looks better in copper.

@hchavers In Philly, we have just begun our 4th heatwave. I am thinking I will not be drinking much coffee for a while.

@hchavers

@hchavers @ponagathos Cold-brewed iced coffee. Nothing finer.

@dred @hchavers Never been a fan personally.

@corgincognito That’s claaassic Andy

@corgincognito Just label it “breast milk” and the problem goes away.

Or becomes worse, I guess. Really depends on how horny Andy is that week.

@EdgarAllenPope they do! I got some in a kit with Thai iced tea; they’re delicious.

@EdgarAllenPope @pippakay Are they better than sweetened condensed milk, or just nice since they are shelf stable and individual packets?

@ctweeks2002 @EdgarAllenPope I would say they just ARE sweetened condensed milk. They certainly taste the same to me. It’s just convenient to have it in a single serving and not to have to open a whole can.

@verysmallkisses interesting. I’ll just buy the condensed milk in a plastic bottle with a flip-top lid…cheaper, and I get it this afternoon after work.

@pixelated @verysmallkisses I’ve never seen that before! Do they sell it in the grocery store?

@lisagd @verysmallkisses its some condensed milk brank product available in Asian supermarkets.
I will make sure have to take a picture once I grab one.

@lisagd @verysmallkisses Walmart sells it as La Lechera

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRZbljTR0wgm_M_Vt4ZwhoVmY5rsNZjlaQ7TCer4ffRtQ&s

@pixelated @verysmallkisses Dang, I was just at H Mart last weekend. I don’t shop at Walmart, so I’ll wait for my next trip to H Mart. I don’t drink much hot tea in the summer.

@pixelated next time

@amehzinggrace I’m sure if you pay for shipping to Meh they will toss your expired packets into our upcoming IRKs but claim no knowledge of how they got there.

@uvassassin It worked! Your order number is: lucky-feverish-soda

/showme lucky feverish soda

@matthewjfazio Milk has naturally occurring sugars, and the milk in these is concentrated, so yeah, it’ll be higher in carbs than regular milk.

@sandroes It’s only 97 degrees where I live, so, yes, I did buy this.

@sandroes Well I’m in Arizona, it’s just past noon and is 102 degrees outside and I just bought some. I decided to buy them so I can bring them on a couple of upcoming trips. I hate it when I get to a hotel and they only have those stupid little packets that have powdered creamer and sugar with a stir stick and a napkin. They never have enough of them and I don’t want to go to the desk for more. I just have to hope they won’t break open in my suitcase!

@sandroes @Wolf560
Pack them in a metal tin.

@Kyeh @sandroes @Wolf560 better in a ziplock (or two) or in a plastic box. i know i hate plastic, too, but i’m guessing the metal tin will cause you a double check with TSA

@catthegreat @sandroes @Wolf560 Oh, probably so. (I haven’t flown for a while!)

@bigkiskewl It worked! Your order number is: precious-equivocal-ghost

/showme precious equivocal ghost

@mediocrebot This must be my new Spirit Animal as I’m kind-of mengatialic too.