Why boiling goat milk sometimes curdles and how to avoid it
The benefits of fresh goat milk have long been known to mankind. Drinking a steam drink has a beneficial effect on the nervous system, digestive organs, and strengthening bone tissue. To avoid a threat to the health of the body, the product purchased in unverified retail outlets must be boiled. But why goat fresh milk curdles when boiling and how to avoid this, we will figure it out further.
Do I need to boil goat milk?
Goat's milk is characterized by a high content of fats, acids and vitamins useful for the body. The fresh product contains practically no substances that can cause an allergic reaction. Therefore, natural goat milk is considered a dietary product and is allowed to be added to the daily diet even for babies.
Also, the milk drink has a low content of milk protein, which is difficult for the body to digest. But the product contains casein, a healthy protein rarely found in other foods. The full nutritional value is preserved only fresh. But high-quality fresh milk can only be obtained from your own goats or from a proven farm.
Goods purchased in stores undergo heat treatment, so they cannot be considered paired. And the product bought in the markets, experts recommend subjecting it to heat treatment. Goats can carry diseases that are dangerous to humans, but they themselves do not suffer from them.
- An encephalitis mite enters the animal's body along with the grass. The animal is not subject to disease, but contaminated fresh milk causes irreparable harm to the human body.
- It is difficult to identify the foot and mouth disease virus in the early stages of infection. But the consumption of milk and meat from infected animals can even be fatal.
- Necrobacteriosis is also transmitted from goats with fresh milk.
- Only females are affected by infectious brucellosis. But it is from them that they get such a valuable and useful product.
Therefore, if there is no confidence in the quality origin of goat milk, it is recommended to heat the fresh drink.
Why is it collapsing?
When does fresh milk curdle when boiled:
- the use of low-quality feed;
- in the grass for grazing animals there is a large content of chemical fertilizers and harmful substances;
- high acid content;
- damage to animals by viral, bacterial and infectious diseases.
Warm, fresh milk also curdles when boiled. Before heat treatment, the container with the product must be kept in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours.
Advice! To find out the exact cause of clotting, milk is sent for laboratory testing.
How can you avoid this?
Improper preparation for cooking increases the risk of milk clotting. To avoid losing a valuable drink, adhere to the following rules:
- boiling requires a non-stick container or deep enamel pan;
- 50-70 milliliters of cold water is poured on the bottom of the pan;
- then the container is put on fire and the water is brought to a boil;
- after boiling water, pour in milk;
- in order to achieve complete disinfection, goat milk is not brought to a boil, but heated to a temperature of 75 degrees;
- when heated, the liquid is constantly stirred with a wooden spoon or spatula;
- after heating to the required temperature, the container is removed from the heat and placed in a bowl of cold water until it cools completely.
With this temperature regime, all harmful bacteria, viruses and infections die, and nutrients and vitamins do not lose their beneficial properties. Heat treatment time should not exceed 5 minutes. Otherwise, all useful properties will be lost.
Experienced housewives simmer milk in the oven at the same temperature. As soon as the liquid heats up to 75 degrees, it is cooled in a container with cold water.
After heat treatment, the product is poured into glass or ceramic dishes and sent to a cool place for further storage. Liquid product is rapidly oxidized in metal containers.
The shelf life of fresh product does not exceed 5 days. The cooked beverage can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 10 days. It is recommended to buy a valuable, useful product only in trusted retail outlets or large supermarkets, where the quality of the goods is constantly monitored. Hand-bought goat milk is of unknown origin, therefore it can cause irreparable harm to health.
