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Re:Milk that lasts for months by kyriakos on Monday April 03, 2017 @12:10AM (#14020554)
Massive difference in taste between UHT and pasteurised but you must understand there's different use for either. I did a course on espresso coffee and clearly remember the teacher telling us that for the best cappuccino you should use full fat UHT as opposed to pasteurised milk. You'll also notice that many coffee chains use UHT. On the other hand eating cereal with UHT has a funny taste. Either way the benefit of UHT is that it can be stored without reliable refrigeration, especially useful in developing countries with a sparse or unreliable power grid.
Re:Milk that lasts for months by zizee on Monday April 03, 2017 @01:33AM (#14020781)
No cafe worth its salt (in Australia) would be caught dead using UHT milk. Perhaps it is a cultural preference (and what I am used to), but I hate it when I am overseas and see them pull out the UHT milk to make my coffee. It just tastes horrible to me.
Re:Milk that lasts for months by jacobolus on Monday April 03, 2017 @12:56AM (#14020679)
As far as I know all the coffeeshops in San Francisco use Strauss milk, which is pasteurized. The cappuccinos at Four Barrel, Ritual, Sightglass, Linea, etc. compare favorably against any I’ve ever had elsewhere in the world. http://strausfamilycreamery.com/products/item/organic-barist...
Re:Milk that lasts for months by wikibob on Monday April 03, 2017 @04:27AM (#14021345)
Yes, nearly all commercially sold milk in the USA is HTST pasteurized. High Temperature Short Time.

This article is discussing UHT, or Ultra High Temperature milk, which is a different process that produces a significantly different taste profile.

Re:Milk that lasts for months by jacobolus on Monday April 03, 2017 @07:01AM (#14021880)
Right. The point being that there’s no reason to seek out UHT milk “for the best cappuccino”.
Re:Milk that lasts for months by mino on Monday April 03, 2017 @02:40AM (#14021004)
That's weird: no Italian barista would ever think of making cappuccino with UHT milk.