if I add water to milk...

tigerstyle · 5 Jul 2007 at 11:23

...does that make my milk 'semi skimmed' or just watered down?

and what if any would be the difference?

Gigi · 5 Jul 2007 at 11:26

Watered down milk.

Semi-skimmed milk is just milk with reduced fat content.

SunaseIPs · 5 Jul 2007 at 11:27

thepedster said:
...does that make my milk 'semi skimmed' or just watered down?

and what if any would be the difference?

You're not making some kind of bomb are you?

iCraig · 5 Jul 2007 at 11:27

It would just be watered down.

Skimming is the amount of fat that's removed.

tigerstyle · 5 Jul 2007 at 11:30

SunaseIPs said:
You're not making some kind of bomb are you?

no, but a recipe says semi skimmed milk, I only have normal milk, so I thought by adding some water to my milk I would reduce its fat content overall leaving me with what would be pretty much semi skimmed milk, no?

semi skimmed tastes like waer anyway!

elevenseventysix · 5 Jul 2007 at 11:31

Go to the corner shop!

iCraig · 5 Jul 2007 at 11:33

thepedster said:
no, but a recipe says semi skimmed milk, I only have normal milk, so I thought by adding some water to my milk I would reduce its fat content overall leaving me with what would be pretty much semi skimmed milk, no?

You'll still have the same amount of fat though? You'll just have milk + water.

shimy182 · 5 Jul 2007 at 11:33

if you want semi skimmed, shake the milk vigorously until you get butter forming around the inside of the jar, the milk remaining will be skimmed. Though for your benefit i will strongly suggest you just go by the milk instead!

paradigm · 5 Jul 2007 at 11:33

Technically its not "fat" that is skimmed off, its cream.

Jokester · 5 Jul 2007 at 11:34

You would have the right amount of fat, but the wrong amount of everything else.

Jokester

Le_Petit_Lapin · 5 Jul 2007 at 11:35

Why do you want to do this anyway?

Just use it as it is. Its not going to kill you.

tigerstyle · 5 Jul 2007 at 11:50

Le_Petit_Lapin said:
Why do you want to do this anyway?

Just use it as it is. Its not going to kill you.

hey, it's just what the recipe calls for! I was thinking outside the box and trying to tackle the problem the only way I know how OcUK!!!

Haircut · 5 Jul 2007 at 11:53

What's the recipe?
I'm sure using full fat milk instead of semi-skimmed won't make all that much of a difference.

MarcLister · 5 Jul 2007 at 12:13

Haircut said:
What's the recipe?
I'm sure using full fat milk instead of semi-skimmed won't make all that much of a difference.

My sentiments exactly.

Rhys · 5 Jul 2007 at 12:18

The fat content of semi-skimmed and full fat isnt hugely different.

tigerstyle · 5 Jul 2007 at 12:22

Haircut said:
What's the recipe?
I'm sure using full fat milk instead of semi-skimmed won't make all that much of a difference.

protein shake tbh, wouldn't want to get fat and muscely at the same time :eek:

daveydave · 5 Jul 2007 at 13:39

Full Fat : Semi Skimmed : Skimmed : the clues are in the names...i had to live with a ****** at uni who put water in our full fat milk when he used it thinking we wouldnt know, when we caught him the dumb **** stated adding water just made it semi skimmed. I'm happy to say the waster is repeating a year on the easiest course at our uni and will make nothing of his life when he finishes/drops out of uni.

Haircut · 5 Jul 2007 at 13:49

thepedster said:
protein shake tbh, wouldn't want to get fat and muscely at the same time

Just because you consume fat doesn't mean you'll get fat.
The difference in calories between the two sorts of milk won't make all that much difference. You can make protein shakes with just water though so feel free to water it down if you really want to.