Can you get sick from milk that's been heated at a high temperature?
If you have pasteurized milk that is steamed for lattes, could that end up making you sick? The steaming seems to occur at a high temperature.
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No, there is nothing about raising otherwise-safe milk rapidly to a high temperature that is going to make you sick. Unless you are already lactose intolerant or otherwise allergic to milk. Raising milk rapidly to a temperature above the danger zone (140 F / 60 C) is going to make it safer, not less safe.
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Can overheated milk make you sick?
No, there is nothing about raising otherwise-safe milk rapidly to a high temperature that is going to make you sick. Unless you are already lactose intolerant or otherwise allergic to milk. Raising milk rapidly to a temperature above the danger zone (140 F / 60 C) is going to make it safer, not less safe.What happens to milk when overheated?
When you overheat milk as high as 100\xb0C, lactose reacts with proteins and forms a brown side products and undesirable aroma. Fats become involved in oxidation reactions that create an unpleasant flavour. In short, you get scorched milk.Can you reheat milk that has already been heated?
Reheating destroys good bacteria and nutrients found in breast milk. Furthermore, it is best to reheat that same milk within four hours because bacteria from your baby's mouth could contaminate it.Can you drink scalded milk?
Scalded milk is milk that has been heated to 83 \xb0C (181 \xb0F). It can be heated with a steaming wand, saucepan, or even your microwave. Scalded milk doesn't have any air in it, unlike foamed milk. Scalded milk can be used for many recipes, but making coffee with it has been a popular choice.Milk. White Poison or Healthy Drink?
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Answer 2
As a general rule, and assuming that there is no underlying medical condition, merely drinking heated milk will not make you sick. However, I have heard this assertion around the coffee shop from the Ethiopian ex-pats who frequent it.
Apparently; their tradition dictates that they eat something with their lattes, lest the milk make their stomachs blow up. When asked, one of them told me that the same did not apply to milk that had not been heated.
Answer 3
No.
You can certainly heat almost anything, including milk, to the point where it tastes terrible. And you can heat some things to the point where they will make you sick, but milk isn't one of them.
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