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[–] 27 points 2 years ago* (10 children)

Consuming raw milk when you're buying it from a small/peasant farmer that doesn't do much to their cows is one thing. Buying it from factory farms or any large scale operation is another thing entirely.

Additionally raw milk is actually really helpful for people trying to make cultures. My aunt and uncle used to make keffir and they had way better results with raw milk than pasturized. In their case the fermentation was actually a way of sanitizing the food of harmful bacteria.

It should be noted that even pasteurized milk can still be unhealthy and cause various health issues, for best results consider tofu-cool

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  • [–] 33 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Consuming raw milk when you're buying it from a small/peasant farmer that doesn't do much to their cows is one thing.

    This is how you get listeria.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    Im not saying that raw milk is better for you. Im just saying that the conditions of the cows vary wildly depending on situation. Like, even if you think raw milk could be ok to drink a super market is realllly not the place to find it.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Consuming raw milk when you're buying it from a small/peasant farmer that doesn't do much to their cows is one thing.

    Pasteurization was invented in the 1860s and they felt like they needed it then.

    Edit: Wikipedia says 1886 is when it was first suggested to pasteurize milk. So close enough.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    In their case the fermentation was actually a way of sanitizing the food of harmful bacteria.

    Wait until you hear about pasteurization. If you're making kefir you're making kefir, if you're sanitizing food there's easier ways

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