Greatest Nut Milk Makers We’ve Examined and Reviewed (2024)

I examined the $330 Almond Cow Starter Set, which incorporates the milk maker and some equipment, comparable to a fairly cute branded glass milk jug, and a cleansing brush. The method of getting milk out of your electrical cow is straightforward: Add water to the vessel (between 5 and 6 cups), put the dry substances within the filter cup, twist it onto the underside of the lid so the blender arm is within the supplies, put the lid on, and press the button. The Almond Cow then grinds and mixes all the pieces, a course of that takes a couple of minutes. When it’s executed, the sunshine on the highest turns blue, and the milk is prepared. The pulp is stored within the filter cup, which you take away and clear by hand. A collector cup is included, which inserts over the filter cup to cease it dripping in all places. The vessel additionally needs to be rinsed out between makes use of.

I discovered the milk the Almond Cow produces was scrumptious. The high-speed blender with a number of blades meant the almonds have been nicely blended, and little or no grainy plant materials was left behind. The milk got here out somewhat frothy, like a pint of albino Guinness. The froth rapidly settled, although, and the 5 cups that the Almond Cow produces needs to be sufficient for a household breakfast or a day of coffee-making. After utilizing the Almond Cow, there may be quite a lot of cleansing: Clear the filter cup, rinse the highest off (the milk will get splashed contained in the vessel as it’s blended), and clear the vessel itself. It’s no shock that the starter pack I examined additionally included a flexible scrubbing brush that helps get the gunky plant pulp out of the filter.

I additionally discovered that with chunkier substances like almonds, it’s essential to push the filter cup up fairly onerous to make sure it’s accurately locked into place when attaching it to the highest. That’s as a result of the blender blades sit proper on the backside of the cup, and a nut can get caught beneath the blades, conserving the twist lock from partaking correctly. If the cup works its approach free throughout mixing, it makes a large number and will injury the blade. The best solution to keep away from this, I discovered, was to softly shake the cup whereas attaching it to the highest to maintain the supplies transferring. I additionally discovered that whenever you pour the milk out, the highest of the Almond Cow has a behavior of falling off as you tip the entire thing to get the ultimate milk out of the vessel. There isn’t any locking mechanism that holds the lid in place, solely gravity.

Nonetheless, the Almond Cow does an efficient job. It makes well-blended milk in first rate portions and does it fairly rapidly. What it doesn’t do, nevertheless, is deal with the number of different sorts of milk some machines can. You’re restricted to uncooked milk like almonds, cashews, and oats. —Richard Baguley