What is the difference between heavy whipping

[Peaches4u]

cream and the ultra paturized whipping cream that cost $1 more? Morning Glory.

[not2late]

Re: What is the difference between heavy whipping

cream and the ultra paturized whipping cream that cost $1 more? Morning Glory.

Bear with me 'cuz this is gonna be a long explanation.

Pasteurization is a process where the milk or cream is heated to 145 degrees F for 30 minutes, in order to kill any bacteria in the milk or cream.

Ultrapasteurized means that the milk or cream was heated at a higher temperature than 145 degrees F for a shorter length of time.

The end product of both processes is a milk or cream with the harmful bacteria killed off. That is the science part of this.

The culinary part of this is that some people believe that ultrapasteurized products taste slightly inferior to the pasteurized ones because the ultrapasteurized has a "cooked" flavor.

Some people also claim that ultrapasteurized cream doesn't whip up as well as pasteurized cream.

[Peaches4u]

Re: What is the difference between heavy whipping

Ok.............so it's ok to use the 'cheap' stuff which is better for me?

[not2late]

Re: What is the difference between heavy whipping

It's really a matter of taste and expense.

AS a sidenote:
There is a group of people who say that pasteurization is a double-edged sword: it not only kills off harmful bacteria but also destroys some nutrients in cows milk. But I wouldn't use "raw" milk products, unless I was very sure of the cows that donated the milk and their farmers.