How to stop soy milk separating

Roger_Williams
Roger_Williams Posts: 70 Member
edited September 21 in Food and Nutrition
A few months ago I complained about the way that soy-base milk substitutes tend to curdle or at least break up in coffee. I don't think they taste all that great but when you add that grainy, lumpy curdled look? Ugh! Hard to face!!

I asked advice, and got several suggestions worth trying, but nothing worked reliably. But now I think I've got it licked!

If you very gently and slowly pour a thin stream of soy milk into the middle of a hot cup of coffee you will almost always get a lovely smoothly blended cup of coffee that at least LOOKS like a decent cup even if the taste is a bit off. The coffee doesn't have to be all that cool. I use a Phillips electric coffee maker (with paper filters) and I can take the coffee straight from the machine, gently pour in the soy milk, and all is well. Try it, you may like it! Mind you, I don't know if it would work as well on coffee straight from the percolator, or made with boiling water... If you try that, do let me know if it works for you.

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  • Luckymam
    Luckymam Posts: 300
    I had this same problem with tea. I just let it cool down for 5 minutes before adding the milk. I've never successfully done it with coffee so I'll give your procedure a try!
  • Roger_Williams
    Roger_Williams Posts: 70 Member
    Cooling helps, but you can't count on it. If you just dribble the soy milk into the coffee it can be fairly hot. I only put soy milk in my coffee on doctor's orders but LUKEWARM soy coffee is definitely not my drink! Hope it works for you...
  • bearcreely
    bearcreely Posts: 1
    CURDLING BE GONE.
    I know this is a old post however: I have figured out a simple fool proof method for both coffee and tea.

    ITs all about the HEAT! reduce it in coffee by not letting the kettle reach full boil( coffee is not meant to be made at boiling temp anyhow) and reducing the temp by adding a touch of cold water to the cup and then make coffee as normal.....coffee, water then add soya....
    If you dont want to add a touch of cold water- simply stir the hot water coffee mixture for about 30 sec and this cools it as well - then add your soya!
    Simples!
    ps. same for tea- altho the less acid in tea tends not to curl soya to begin with.
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