My family consumes a 12 litre of full cream milk every week. There's a considerable difference in price between colesworth branded milk and other. I wonder what's OzBargainer's choice and why. From label, I find that nutritions are almost same for both.
P.S. - If you don't drink or buy milk then you are not obligated to reply
My ratings from best to worst is, Aldi - Costco/spud shed - Woolies - Coles.
Everytime my husband forgets and gets a Coles one, it tastes like milk flavoured water.
Pointless unless you say where you live. Suppliers and farms vary over the country.
Perth
Same. "milk flavoured water" is known as "Hi Lo" here. Are you sure you are getting full cream? Milk taste is mostly about the butterfat, though the amount of sugar can vary too.
@bargaino: Yup, full cream all the way, never bought anything else. Aldi actually does taste pretty good but every Coles one we got for the past few years is disgusting. Of course aldi doesn't compare to those branded ones like Farmhouse gold but with 2 kids drinking milk and myself, gotta stick with home brands 😂
@MeesusEff: OK, I will have to compare test then. I just use milk in coffee and cooking, but the kids drink plenty.
Hunt and Brew. The 4.2% fat variant steams extremely well for milk-based coffees.
I get the fleurieu milk company Jersey Premium Un-Homogenised Milk, because i like the cream.
Yep. Im in SA and buy my milk from Fleurieu Milk too. Its available at Coles and Woolies, costs more, but all the profits stay in SA and supports our local farmers.
Tweedvale ftw. Only available at Foodland though.
We drink craploads of milk. It's my go-to drink.
I'll buy all the smaller bottle high quality/cream milks when reduced, the "finest" or high cream etc.
I'll do the same with any organic milk. If that's not available it's usually Pauls or dairy farmers.
Norco goes off too quick so that's off the list and as very last resort, if no other is available, I'll get coles or woolies watery slop home brand but I try to avoid it at all times.
I'll always get full fat, what's the point of low fat at 2% when full fat is only 4%
To those saying all milk is the same, it's really not.
Poll needs option for Aldi.
Where is the Aldi option?
We buy Pura as it came back to Australian ownership (Bega) and is processed at Salisbury, SA (and we're in Adelaide)
Happily pay a dollar or so more to support local jobs.
Also buy Golden North when I see it.
I'm happy to support Australian jobs but does it really matter if the owners of Pura or the milk company are Australian or Foreign owned?
All the farmers and people working in the milk processing plant are Australia. Still local jobs.
Yes.
Owner - Australian. Profits etc remain local fostering more local jobs and investment. Bega vs Kirin - no brainer.
Cows - obviously cows are in Australia but not all dairies are Australian owned.
Bottling - local bottling is important for a variety of reasons. Jobs in lower SES areas like Salisbury should be supported.
Look, South Australians are highly parochial and tend to pay more for local goods at the expense of cheaper, imported or interstate alternatives. Foodland's entire branding is based on that.
whatever is cheapest, coming from a farm originally and being fully aware the only difference between most of the brands is the label, with the exception being some of the specialty milks. yes different brands can taste slightly different depending on the area, feed and breed of cows but Coles/woolies milk is no better or worse than other branded milks.
have recently taken a liking to Rokeby Farms : low-fat / high-protein milk (has been on special at my local IGA for last 3-4 weeks) … mainly use for drinks/smoothies.
Then, for breakfast/coffees == IGA style of home-brand Hi-Lo milk.
I generally consume 5-6L of milk each week (just myself - single person household).
back in the day - when serious about gym … I was drinking 2L of milk each day (mixed with protein powder).
[EDIT] … and yeah - poll needs way more options.
Just coleworths full cream 3L for the kid(s) and mix in when making some other food. I do consume about 2kg of plain yoghurt per week 💪
Gippsland Jersey 😋
Riverina. Mostly because it seems to be the best and most consistent when steaming for coffee.
This, but to support my region.
Farmhouse Gold
woolworths milk by the 3litre, as many as i can carry fit in the bag. i think we go through similar amount.
Farmhouse gold for the cream on top
I only have milk in coffee, with the occasional bowl of cereal, and A2 seems to have the longest expiry date so I've bought that for years now. On occasion when I couldn't get it I've bought whatever else would last the longest, but have ended up with bloating every time so have always gone back to A2. It's weird because I never had that problem while growing up and I had a lot more milk back then.
Maleny Milk or that zymil stuffs very good/expensive.
Costco A2, lot cheaper than supermarkets.
Cheaper but not a lot.
3L is $9.90 at Coles and Woolworths => $3.3/L
3.5L is $9.99 at Costco => $2.85/L
Works out to about 13.5% cheaper. Guess you can consider that is a lot, since they never discount A2 milk (or not that I have noticed).
We get A2 from Costco.
I buy NORCO from ALDI.
Bannister Downs, WA owned and operated, buy it purely to support local buisness
Zymil, closest lactose free milk that tastes like regular milk, although will get a2 lactose free when on special
I always get Coles 3L full cream. Wife likes to get some "creamy" ones every now and then, but I can't remember the brands. The raw milk (yeah raw) we used to drink tasted closer to the Coles ones. I'm not choosy though, as long as it doesn't taste artificially creamy, I'm fine.
We only really have milk in our coffee, and we have switched to be an oat milk household. We buy whichever is on sale/cheapest so long as it's the "Barista blend" version.
Reasons we switched to Oat milk:
- member of the household found they are sensitive to dairy
- Other members of the household tried oat and aren't fussed about what they have, so switched the whole household to avoid buying different types
- Longer shelf/fridge life than ordinary milk (as we only use it for coffee this is essential). Also because it's long life when it's on sale we stock up and pack it away, we don't need to worry about it going bad within the week.
- We tried almond, & soy milk aswell and found that Oat "barrista blend" had the best taste for coffee.
Should Oat, Almond, Soy etc, be called milk?
Oat water, oat juice is more accurate.
Sure…call it what you want, doesn't impact me, i add it to my morning coffee, use it instead of the milks the OP listed, tastes great, i'm happy and saving money compared to if we bought beef milk.
Oat water, oat juice is more accurate.
Personally, I far prefer the term Cow Juice.
Oat milk is basically a waste product with added water. All the oat dust under the conveyor belts at the Uncle Toby's factory gets swept up and mixed with water. No oat udders get tugged.
Good to know that oat teats aren't being mis-manhandled.
Usually Woolies, unless they have the Brownes (or other brand) marked down less than Woolies $/litre price.
Used to use UHT, would have cartons of the stuff in the pantry whenever it was on sale until Woolies/Coles started their price war and it was 90c/litre everyday anyway.
Would still keep a carton at at a time, convenient to not have to worry about running out of milk.
Then COVID… everyone started buying it and now price is higher than fresh :(
Still $1.20/L cheaper than fresh if you consider lactose free vs lactose free.
I do wish we got Brownes over in Vic.
Especially Spearmint Milk and boy do I miss Kole Beer.
Aldi Organic full cream and Bannister Downs
Anything that is not Aldi as we only go through 2lt a week at home and another 2lt at work and the Aldi stuff always goes off before the week is out (and before its use by date)
Anything that directly supports the farmers e.g. Norco.
Traditionally buy Dairy Farmers (maybe 2 or 3 2L bottles per week), but lately been trying out some other full cream milks for my coffee machine frother and realising the DF is more of a jack of all trades, recently tried the Hunt and Brew creamy milk and was amazing with the coffee.
I drink about 2L a week, but I only drink Milos at night
Also, UHT woolies brand - primarily because it's $1.90/L and lactose free, the non-UHT is $3.10/L, so it lasts longer and is cheaper, only downside for some is it's super sweet, but I love it.
12L / week bro what 💀
Yeah, we make yoghurt and cheese
Fresh milk, the cheapest. For UHT I get Devondale because the cheap brand always breaks the plastic foil tab thing and I have to stab it with a knife.
a2 for indigestion issues
Paris Creek Farm, Schulz or Hunt & Brew
Its a bit harder to find nearby stockist for first two for me though
Small 1l bottles are good for me
Maleny dairy if available. Or Norco if at the supermarket.
Pura or Devondale is what I like to go with
AVOID Bovaer !! Which means you cannot use Coles or Woolworths branded millks anymore.
or don't and increase your CANCER risk.
It's disgusting.
Please research for yourselves.
It hasn't been tested on humans. Animal products obtained from animals which have ingested it hasn't been tested on humans. But that doesn't matter because <waves hands> it's obviously it's safe and effective. /s
Full Cream Milk Powder.
Pros:
- Research shows powdered milk and UHT is the same health wise
- Always make more when you run out and have bags of milk powder hanging around
- Can make 10+L from 1kg bag
- Can make it creamier tasting by putting more powder into the mix
- Cheapest milk per litre
Cons:
- Goes off at the same rate as fresh/UHT
- Takes time to make
We use Woolies Full Cream Milk Powder and have tried the Aldi version and A2 Milk version.
I use a 1L Ninja bottle with 3 x 1/3 cup milk powder and shake it up and put it in the fridge.
Raw milk. From a farmer.
I am a follower of the North Queensland Cowboys NRL club.
A few years ago one of their sponsors was Dairy Farmers, so I used to buy Dairy Farmers milk.
We found that the milk was consistently going off before the use by date, so we changed to NORCO
We find the NORCO milk is fine even if it's 2 or 3 days after the the use by date.
Dairy Farmers, Norco, or Pauls.
Devondale Long life
We don't often buy milk, neither my partner or I really use it, but when we do just whatever is cheapest.
I like the Norco Lactose free and Hunt and Brew extra creamy
I worked for Lion. We did the Woolworth and Coles home brand milk at that time. Devondale use to do the supermarket home brand UHT milks.
So back then, Coke-A-Cola bought Goulbourn Valley milk factory and they got the Coles home brand milk contract for the eastern seaboard. The factory wasn't ready to start producing home brand milk so they Coke came to Lion and asked us to keep supplying the milk until the factory was ready.
Did the 50c drought relief added to supermarket milk reach Lion and/or the farmer?
Colseworth skim milk
I buy kissan buffalo milk from indian store. Perfect for indian milk tea.
If you're near Melbourne, Kisaan is pretty good. Also comes in 10L bags if you need heaps.
Quality typically above-average, but varies with the seasons/weather.
Often available in local Indian grocers, or order it directly from them. Free delivery for orders ≥$30, but you might want to leave an esky out the front if you're not home.
Pura or bulla double thick dollop cream. I like my milk at least 45% fat. Anything less tastes like I'm misting my mouth with lite water.
I've yet to find a milk with that high fat content..Do you have name.of brand?
Pura or bulla double thick dollop cream.
Coles lite lactose-free. Failing that Zymil.
Norco and Riverina are reasonably priced and have a higher fat content than the supermarket brands which makes it tastier and steams better when making coffee.
Dairy Farmers is as bad as Colesworth milk.
The even higher fat and cream mixed milks like Farmhouse Gold are amazing. As is jersey milk but only available at Woollies I don't frequent.
Cheapest.
I get psauls smarter milk mainly because my dietition recommended it. It does taste the same as full fat milk but its more expensive
A2
aldi // homebrand
My wife believes all that stuff about farmers doing it tough. My feeling is resources is a business and markets decide. Farmers have wins and losses, good seasons and bad, Alot a farmers have alot of wealth - some farmers do really well. Too many losses or a reduction in profitability of the crop you are producing and business needs to change to produce an alternative crop. Its simple adaption. Think of that boardgame Catan. You could easily produce alot of sheep, but sheep have a limited use and value for the goal of the game. So you need to produce the other resources. Unless you go big volume (think major milk producers with coles woolies contracts) and have a 2:1 sheep port (Specialisation)… anyway im going off topic
Think holden and Ford, Government kept propping them up so they kept making same average cars that nobody wanted. Eventually the market forces becames too great for even the subsidys to keep a failing model going. Sad but right. Anyway My wife buys Norco, I buy Coles. Though I dont have a problem with Norco they seem to be an old farmers co-op turned a bit modern, and the Norco region is northern rivers which I think is nice country.
Basically, My purchasing is run like a business decision, if I view quality as equal, I'll buy the cheapest brand of that equivalent percepted quailty. If you run a dairy farm thats become unprofitable.Make a change and Start producing something else. This works the same as any business.
Cleopatra’s Bath Milk
Devondale
buy organic.. Norco is OK and they do have organic.. colewsworth milk is not really milk.
Thylacine milk