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Gluten Free Forums - Elana's Pantry » Topic: Cashew milk and the difference between blender and vita mix in making nut milk http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ Gluten Free Forums for Elana's Pantry en Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:08:47 +0000 earthmotherpurplesky on "Cashew milk and the difference between blender and vita mix in making nut milk" http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/cashw-milk-and-the-difference-between-blender-and-vita-mix-in-making-nut-milk#post-476 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 05:47:34 +0000 earthmotherpurplesky 476@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ Okay, I did soak the cashews overnight, but as I have mentioned, they were roasted and salted, so that seems to be one problem and using more water is the other issue. However, I noticed that veg_rn said something about ease of "straining." Veg_rn, what did you use to strain the milk? I strained through a tea strainer, but large particles went through. The recipe on this site said that there was no need to strain, but it was too grainy without it and was still grainy with the strainer I used. I am wondering with the raw cashews and more water if my strainer will work. veg_rn on "Cashew milk and the difference between blender and vita mix in making nut milk" http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/cashw-milk-and-the-difference-between-blender-and-vita-mix-in-making-nut-milk#post-470 Sat, 05 Sep 2009 09:46:47 +0000 veg_rn 470@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ I make my cashew milk with 1 cup of cashews to 4 cups of water and it works very well for me. I soak my raw cashews at least four hours to overnight and the final product is very creamy. I specifically use cashews because of the ease compared to straining other nuts. I also have a vitamix but I suspect other blenders would work well if you use the raw nuts and soak. earthmotherpurplesky on "Cashew milk and the difference between blender and vita mix in making nut milk" http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/cashw-milk-and-the-difference-between-blender-and-vita-mix-in-making-nut-milk#post-426 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:37:16 +0000 earthmotherpurplesky 426@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ Jessica- Thanks! I think the roasted cashews must be the problem. foodintolerancescook - Thanks for the recipe and blog address. Now I have another blog to look at. :) From your recipe and from what Jessica says, it looks like it's the cashews partly, but it also looks like you have a great deal more water in yours which would make a difference too. Thanks! foodintolerancescook on "Cashew milk and the difference between blender and vita mix in making nut milk" http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/cashw-milk-and-the-difference-between-blender-and-vita-mix-in-making-nut-milk#post-423 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:06:09 +0000 foodintolerancescook 423@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ see my post about making homemade almond milk, in a regular blender, at <a href="http://foodintolerancescook.blogspot.com/2009/07/homemade-almond-milk-delicious-low.html" rel="nofollow">http://foodintolerancescook.blogspot.com/2009/07/homemade-almond-milk-delicious-low.html</a> it's delicious, low calorie, and under $1 a quart. Anyway, you would follow the directions the same, just substitute your cashews. :) jessica on "Cashew milk and the difference between blender and vita mix in making nut milk" http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/cashw-milk-and-the-difference-between-blender-and-vita-mix-in-making-nut-milk#post-421 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:20:45 +0000 jessica 421@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ i would try it with raw cashews, salted cashews are roasted first... earthmotherpurplesky on "Cashew milk and the difference between blender and vita mix in making nut milk" http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/cashw-milk-and-the-difference-between-blender-and-vita-mix-in-making-nut-milk#post-419 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:13:33 +0000 earthmotherpurplesky 419@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ Yes, I could only get salted cashews, so I rinsed off the salt and then soaked them overnight. After that I rinsed them several times before blending. Does this mean that your cashew milk was creamy & not grainy? jessica on "Cashew milk and the difference between blender and vita mix in making nut milk" http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/cashw-milk-and-the-difference-between-blender-and-vita-mix-in-making-nut-milk#post-417 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:50:19 +0000 jessica 417@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ hmmm... are you soaking the cashews overnight? earthmotherpurplesky on "Cashew milk and the difference between blender and vita mix in making nut milk" http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/cashw-milk-and-the-difference-between-blender-and-vita-mix-in-making-nut-milk#post-416 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:49:41 +0000 earthmotherpurplesky 416@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ I made <a href="http://www.elanaspantry.com/cashew-milk/" rel="nofollow">cashew milk</a> today, and I did it in my blender. It's a very good blender that even grinds ice, but the cashew milk is still grainy. I blended much more than the 20-30 seconds too. I strained it through a tea strainer, but it's still grainy to me. I am not sure whether I should just chalk it up to a difference in my tastes--since some textures in foods just bother me, and maybe, I should just forget about making nut milks. I like the flavor though. Maybe I should strain it through a cheesecloth like <a href="http://www.elanaspantry.com/got-milk/" rel="nofollow">Elana's Almond Milk recipe</a>. Part of what I crave in milk is its creaminess. Is there a big difference in blending the nut milk in a vita mix and in a blender. Please advise.