Cooking woth soymilk - is it possible?

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I dont' drink regular milk, and I can't justify buying the stuff for occasional use in recipes - it'll likely go bad before I use it.

Is there a certain kind of soymilk that's good for cooking? I tried making some mac and cheese with non-flavored 8th Continent - ;vomit:

 

91TTZ

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Seriously, no straight guy is going to drink soy milk instead of real milk. Are you sure you're not a woman?
 

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Originally posted by: neonerd
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some recipes on the bottom

Any specific brands that make good substitutes for milk in cooking, though (they vary SOOOO Much)
 

Ryan

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Originally posted by: 91TTZ
Seriously, no straight guy is going to drink soy milk instead of real milk. Are you sure you're not a woman?

Thanks for bringing something relevant to the discussion, and I am neither :p
 

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Originally posted by: 91TTZ
Seriously, no straight guy is going to drink soy milk instead of real milk. Are you sure you're not a woman?


no wonder they say asian guys are all gay, they drink soy milk.
 

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I was just going to suggest Mac & Cheese.... I made it with Soy milk all the time, and I couldn't really tell the difference.. especially considering I'd make it with water when we didn't have soy milk.

Of course, I used Vanilla soy milk, not regular... Ewww.
 

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Originally posted by: rbloedow
Originally posted by: neonerd
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some recipes on the bottom

Any specific brands that make good substitutes for milk in cooking, though (they vary SOOOO Much)

I'm not really sure...never tried soymilk :confused:

I just did a quick google search, and it came up with that :)
 

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Originally posted by: Eli
I was just going to suggest Mac & Cheese.... I made it with Soy milk all the time, and I couldn't really tell the difference.. especially considering I'd make it with water when we didn't have soy milk.

Of course, I used Vanilla soy milk, not regular... Ewww.

What brands?
 

91TTZ

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Originally posted by: neonerd
Originally posted by: shimsham
Originally posted by: 91TTZ
Seriously, no straight guy is going to drink soy milk instead of real milk. Are you sure you're not a woman?

you must be new?

look at his join date :D


I'm actually an old timer here. Took a year off or so.

I used to browse the anandtech BBS when I worked at my first tech job, and that was 7-8 years ago.
 

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I like a nice Chai latte with Soy. You have to be careful not to burn the soy, only about 120 degrees or it will get nasty.
 

MeanMeosh

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i made some mashed potatoes and hamburger helper with soy milk (silk) the other day and it tasted fine - just like when i made it with normal milk.
 

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Originally posted by: rbloedow
Originally posted by: Eli
I was just going to suggest Mac & Cheese.... I made it with Soy milk all the time, and I couldn't really tell the difference.. especially considering I'd make it with water when we didn't have soy milk.

Of course, I used Vanilla soy milk, not regular... Ewww.

What brands?
Trader Joes is the best(tastiest) I've found, but Silk is cheaper so that's what we buy.

I don't know about for cooking though...
 

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Originally posted by: 91TTZ
Seriously, no straight guy is going to drink soy milk instead of real milk. Are you sure you're not a woman?
QFT

Soy gives you bitch tits.

 

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Originally posted by: rbloedow
I dont' drink regular milk, and I can't justify buying the stuff for occasional use in recipes - it'll likely go bad before I use it.

Is there a certain kind of soymilk that's good for cooking? I tried making some mac and cheese with non-flavored 8th Continent - ;vomit:

i omit the milk entirely when i make mac and cheese - i add a little extra water and butter (well i don't even use butter, i use country crock) and it came out fine.
 

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Originally posted by: 91TTZ
Seriously, no straight guy is going to drink soy milk instead of real milk. Are you sure you're not a woman?

Dude, stfu. Yes, drinking stuff milked from the mammary glands of a cow makes you a much bigger man.

Anyways, I drink regular milk although I hate most of the crappy soy milk you usually find at the supermarket these days. Heck, on my last trip to NYC I went to a Chinese supermarket and they didn't even have the sweetened original variety available in a vacuum pack anymore, only the stupid enhanced version. The enhanced version of course, tastes much like the crap you find at any supermarket anywhere, which I hate since it's just some pathetic attempt to try and make soy milk taste like cow milk. Personally I think that's hella retarded, since Soy milk is it's own joy in and of itself, and can be far superior in taste to cow's milk. Instead the stupid enhancements just make it taste like half-assed cow's milk.

Anyways, the Vanilla variety of most US supermarket carried soymilk is the one that tastes at least SOMEWHAT more like what real soymilk should be.

But if you want quality soymilk just make it yourself! All you need is a cheesecloth, some soybeans, and a big ass pot. Really. You just soak the beans in cold water overnight in whatever container you have.
Actually screw me actually typing this crap out, just go here:
Old Skool Soy Milkage
Instead of just adding salt at the end like they have as an option, I like it with sugar added (and possibly a pinch or two of salt to enhance the sweetness). Still, you can do it either way, or just leave it plain until you wanna drink it even. The best part of making it yourself is that you can customize it to whatever you want. If you're really lame you could probably even emulsify it a bit and add vanilla so you can pretend you bought the stupid supermarket kind. But if you do that I'll personally hunt you down and beat you with a sack of soybeans.

Much manlier than fondling a cow's nipples if you ask me.

 

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Originally posted by: rbloedow
I dont' drink regular milk, and I can't justify buying the stuff for occasional use in recipes - it'll likely go bad before I use it.

Is there a certain kind of soymilk that's good for cooking? I tried making some mac and cheese with non-flavored 8th Continent - ;vomit:

I think the problem is that you were trying to make Mac and Cheese. :p

BTW, rice milk is a bit lighter and tends to work better as a cooking substitute.
 

Demo24

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soy milks good stuff but never though of cooking with it. Sounds interesting :)


And that Solae stuff isnt to wonderful. Silk is better. Though rice milk tops them all :p:D