Milk for Mac n Cheese

[mjd]

My friend picked up the wrong milk. Can I make macaroni and cheese with 2% Lactaid milk?

 

[flyinglentris]

My friend picked up the wrong milk. Can I make macaroni and cheese with 2% Lactaid milk?

You can make it. Whether it will taste up to standard is all together something else.

 

[mjd]

You can make it. Whether it will taste up to standard is all together something else.

I typically use regular whole milk. I drink 2% but cook with whole.

 

[flyinglentris]

I typically use regular whole milk. I drink 2% but cook with whole.

I typically use Half N Half.

 

[mjd]

I typically use Half N Half.

Really? I never tried that. Does yours end with baking? I usually don't bake mine. I put it in the Crock-pot so the cheese is ooey-gooey.

 

[epicuric]

My friend picked up the wrong milk. Can I make macaroni and cheese with 2% Lactaid milk?

I have no idea what that is, but is sounds deficient in the tasty bits. Maybe compensate by adding cream, or more cheese?

 

[mjd]

I have no idea what that is, but is sounds deficient in the tasty bits. Maybe compensate by adding cream, or more cheese?

It's milk minus the lactose. It's for the lactose-intolerant. I don't have cream but I can throw in some more cheese. Crossing my fingers!

 

[MrsDangermouse]

I've used skimmed, semi-skimmed and whole milk to make a cheese sauce and it doesn't make that much difference overall.

 

[mjd]

I've used skimmed, semi-skimmed and whole milk to make a cheese sauce and it doesn't make that much difference overall.

OK. I'm jumping in! ;-)

 

[TastyReuben]

Add in some cream cheese!

 

[mjd]

Add in some cream cheese!

That sounds fun. I'll do that!

 

[epicuric]

It's milk minus the lactose. It's for the lactose-intolerant. I don't have cream but I can throw in some more cheese. Crossing my fingers!

Just seen an advert on TV for a "Lactase milk". It contains lactase enzyme, which helps lactose intolerant people digest lactose. Is this the same thing?

 

[mjd]

Just seen an advert on TV for a "Lactase milk". It contains lactase enzyme, which helps lactose intolerant people digest lactose. Is this the same thing?

Took a cursory look on Google. It appears to be the same (or similar). I know there is also a tablet that one can take to digest lactose.

 

[Morning Glory]

OK. I'm jumping in! ;-)

I think it will be OK. I make a vegan cheese sauce with almond milk. And as MrsDangermouse says most milk can be used to make a cheese sauce.

 

[mjd]

I think it will be OK. I make a vegan cheese sauce with almond milk. And as MrsDangermouse says most milk can be used to make a cheese sauce.

When I was first learning to cook, I tried to make cheese sauce with low fat milk. That was a disaster. ;-0