UHT (Long Life) Milk

[Barney Magoo]

UHT milk is very useful to have at home for emergencies or when you return from abroad. Expiry dates are usually several months from date of manufacture.
It seems to have disappeared from our supermarkets though. Not a huge seller here maybe, because the fresh milk supply chain is so efficient and 'standard' milks last sufficiently long for the vast majority of the Irish market. Other countries continue to sell UHT milk and it is still available in Northern Ireland.
There are various new 'milks' on the market of course (Almond, Soy, Coconut, etc.) but the standard UHT cow's milk is impossible to find anywhere.
Can anyone help?

 

[RedOnion]

Can anyone help?

It's stocked in Polish / Eastern European shops if you don't find in your main supermarket. Some SuperValu stores have it, a Polish brand 'Laciate'.

 

[Barney Magoo]

Thanks RedOnion, I didn't think of that.
Problem solved. You've gotta love this site.

 

[Premos]

Lidl has skimmed uht. Think sometimes my husband gets some in Tesco

 

[Bronte]

Why don't you just freeze some milk. Leave it out overnight to defrost. Can't stand UHT myself. If you don't use much milk in your tea and only need a bit, you can also freeze it in the ice tray.

 

[valery]

Lidl has it in the fridge with the rest of the milk. Agree it’s handy to have.

 

[odyssey06]

Yeah last place I got it was LIDL, in a red carton. They keep it in the fridge just to confuse us

I keep one for emergencies e.g. no milk, regular milk soured etc.
If no emergency, will open it for use in coffee rather than tea or cereal.

 

[Bronte]

Yeah last place I got it was LIDL, in a red carton. They keep it in the fridge just to confuse us

I keep one for emergencies e.g. no milk, regular milk soured etc.
If no emergency, will open it for use in coffee rather than tea or cereal.

Probably in the fridge as Irish people don't realise that other countries don't have the habit of buying fresh milk in a fridge. Also I assume Irish people like milk cold.

 

[odyssey06]

Probably in the fridge as Irish people don't realise that other countries don't have the habit of buying fresh milk in a fridge. Also I assume Irish people like milk cold.

On the other hand, I "pity the fool" who picks it up in the fridge thinking it is fresh milk

 

[Bronte]

I says that's why it's in garish red, you'd never make that mistake again.

 

[peemac]

Next time you are in McDonald's just pick up a few sachets of milk.

As above, handy if you take milk in tea or coffee. Or like me, not a milk drinker, but handy if visitors want some.

 

[DirectDevil]

When Father Dougal McGuire took over the milk float on Craggy Island - after Pat Mustard was fired - the owner of the float told Dougal that there was no demand for UHT because it was "shyite" or some similar word.

 

[Pmc365]

I find Lidl do quite a good UHT milk for 99c per litre at present. It's very handy to keep a few if these just in case you run out of ordinary milk.

 

[JamesB]

Can you get UHT skim milk

 

[Clamball]

The UHT process breaks down the proteins into peptides which makes the milk taste bitter. But those who grow up with UHT milk don’t seem to mind the bitter flavour, the rest of us think it is shyte.

Freezing regular milk is a good idea, it freezes great.

 

[odyssey06]

Can you get UHT skim milk?

iirc the LIDL one is skimmed.

 

[JamesB]

Thanks Odyssey

 

[joe sod]

I get it alot because it is skimmed no difference in taste between non UHT skimmed milk. Not a big milk consumer anyway, never liked the heavy taste from full fat milk