From Cow to Fridge- WHAT to do with all the milk and HOW I process it from the cow to the fridge

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Thank you for joining us on this crazy journey! Our family- Kate and Marius plus our four kids, have always enjoyed living a homemade life whenever possible. Moving 1000miles north in 2017 to Northern BC, Canada upped our game even more. We live on a 34 acre homestead and get a kick out of things like raising our own meat, dairy and vegetables. Theres plenty of failures, you’ll be sure to see those here too. We’re a homeschooling family who believes life is the best teacher but we do hit the books in winter. You can find lots of real life confessions, recipes, how to’s and “The Schat Show”. Family health, natural health, cooking, natural food, whole food, recipes, parenting, kids, children, babies, faith, family life, work life balance, survival, wildcraft, keeping a family milk cow, home dairy, chickens, eggs, meat chickens, raising meat, raising pigs, fencing, dogs, cats, garden, gardening, winter gardening, short season gardening, northern living, life in winter, outdoor adventure, nature study, plant identification, rural living, food preparation, heating with wood, firewood, child training, homeschooling are all topics you will find here
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I’m so glad you're here, I hope you stick around!

[@emilyk9870]

I just bought a milk cow! Brought the first bucket of milk into the house and thank goodness you’re here to help! I’ll be watching every video now. Thank you.

[@VenisonforDinner]

You got this!

[@candicerebelo4515]

Where are you from? I'm in nj

[@nicolerobertson5764]

This was so helpful to see the real-life little steps and processes that make up the “in between” that I feel is rarely covered. Thank you! Can’t wait to watch more of your videos!!

[@dissertation-drkat]

Wonderful video. Thank you for sharing. If you like ricotta cheese, you can use your whey to make ricotta. It is super easy. Basically, you heat to almost boil until it froths and then strain into a cheesecloth. Then hang overnight. You then have ricotta cheese. Add salt if you like.

[@amandaw30]

Thank you for showing all of these details! I’ve always heard everything just needs to be “clean” when you are dealing with raw milk. But everyone’s version of “clean” is different so it’s really hard to know what level is reasonable! Seeing exactly how you wash the buckets and how much crud is in the filter and stuff like that makes it so much easier to wrap my mind around it all!

[@VenisonforDinner]

This was a fairly dirty day too...i really debated refilming but it is reality

[@amandaw30]

The reality is so helpful! I’ve never seen anyone show this kind of detail and the only local dairy farmers I can reference, machine milk. while I love talking with any farmer, it’s not quite comparable to small scale hand milking.

[@sarahbarber5418]

I absoltly agree. I've watched so many countless videos and I'm just now learning the good info on her videos. I'm so happy that she's remembering to let us know this important over skipped details ..

[@angels.465]

So educational. I’ve been considering getting a dairy cow. Thank you for your informational videos. I also love watching you pour the fresh milk into the jars. So rewarding! 🐄

[@GrowingDawn]

I am soooo glad I found your channel! Our cow is due to calve for the first time in December and we are preparing for milking! I loved seeing the breakdown of how you use the milk.

[@VenisonforDinner]

Good luck!!

[@TA_33]

Haven't gotten a cow yet, but I like to plan ahead so these videos are so helpful. Thank you for being so thorough.

[@VenisonforDinner]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Thisisit120]

I just found you to day. And you have been very helpful with all of your information. We are getting a cow very soon and would love to see videos on cheese making. Thank you.

[@thesentimentalsoul3683]

Very clever idea re your marking system ✔️

[@VenisonforDinner]

Glad you think so!

[@halbergwrestling]

Cross contaminates are important. I think it’s fantastic that you take the time to show and explain the why and the how.

[@VenisonforDinner]

I think it can feel scary to those who have never done the process, but we have used this process for years and its worked well for us!

[@jkk1253]

that milk look AMAZING

[@rnupnorthbrrrsm6123]

I wish I had of had a life like yours ❤ Blessings

[@michaelsurfdawg7353]

It's nice to see a woman like you, independent, intelligent and hands that prove you're not afraid of hard work... God bless you and your family.

[@VenisonforDinner]

Wow, thank you!

[@hannahsalcedo2062]

Thanks for sharing this especially the ways to use the milk. That’s one thing that is holding me back from getting a cow. 21 gallons of milk sounds overwhelming but this made it seem possible.

[@VenisonforDinner]

You can do it!

[@hannahsalcedo2062]

Do you have a link for your cheese pot?

[@hannahsalcedo2062]

Oh and is the vinegar spray just vinegar or is it mixed with water?

[@leahhokenbrough3325]

What an awesome video! I especially love seeing the breakdown of how you use your milk.

[@VenisonforDinner]

Thank you! It was fun to actually put it on paper #numbernerd

[@jessicacluff400]

I'm late to the game here, but thank you so much for this! I just started my goat dairy and there's surprisingly little info on day to day safe milking management. I'm glad to see that I was doing most of what you are already, but I picked up some great tips/ideas too!

[@VenisonforDinner]

Thank you for this feedback! I hope your goat dairy goes well for you. I also feel most management info is geared towards big dairys

[@Homestead-ish]

Such a helpful video. Your milk videos are the most helpful I have found!

[@VenisonforDinner]

I'm so glad! Thank you

[@russellwood8750]

Love the video very informative I’ve lived the majority of my life in cities and I’m seriously thinking about changing that I have been looking at many videos like this absolutely amazed very impressed. Are used to live in Ireland and now currently live in Canada and I have to say the fresh produce in Ireland is much different than it is in North America. For example you buy a carton of milk here and it lasts for weeks as we are at home we used to get it from the milkman it would come in glass bottles and have cream floating on the top of the bottle and if you didn’t use the milk after two or three days it would start to go bad it would start to sour so I find it very strange how the milk is here in Canada and actually makes me very worried if I’m being honest.

[@VenisonforDinner]

Totally agree. After they pasteurize milk, here in Canada, they add back in some of the very same nutrients they took out....only they are made of chemicals not natural. Crazy.

[@ronaldwright8066]

So much information that is helpful to me. I struggle with knowing when to make cheese, yogurt etc and not letting the milk get too old. Also, I’m concerned about testing my milk to make sure its quality is not compromised by anything I’m doing during the cleaning, milking and hating process. Do you send any samples into a lab for testing? If you do please help me find a source that is reasonable priced so I can test my milk. Thank you

[@VenisonforDinner]

If we suspect something then we do. Find a DHIA lab near you. Thanks for joining us here!

[@andreawhisenant2718]

I follow the same procedures. I have a separate fridge also. I don’t have a seperate cleaning space but my kitchen sink is treated the same. One thing I do differently is I have my freezer turned to its warmest setting and still colder than the fridge. I set the gallons in there until evening then put in the fridge.

[@VenisonforDinner]

That's a cool idea.

[@UncleDutchFarms]

so, so so incredibly helpful. Thank you!!

[@VenisonforDinner]

Glad it was helpful!

[@tristawallace6546]

You pour like a BOSS!! 😁 thanks for the great video!

[@VenisonforDinner]

Thanks for watching!

[@karenm7433]

I used to have to wash all the milking equipment and the bulk tank. Good times. I loved that the milk house was always nice and toasty warm though while the milk cooled down. 25-30 Holsteins is what we had on my parents farm

[@VenisonforDinner]

Yes its the one very heated room on farms!!

[@joycegodwin7796]

The ad I saw before watching this was for Oat Milk. 🤔😆

[@VenisonforDinner]

Thats pretty funny

[@hazelbellefarm476]

Thanks for sharing! 😊 I love to see how others do it!

[@VenisonforDinner]

Me too! Glad I didn’t enjoyed the video.

[@robinsedey5847]

I don’t have a desire or space for a milking cow but I found that really interesting

[@VenisonforDinner]

Thank you!

[@EmilyGS31]

Thank you, this was very helpful!

[@VenisonforDinner]

You're welcome!

[@kimsutton2268]

Thank you for sharing and giving us this helpful information

[@VenisonforDinner]

Glad it was helpful!

[@bonsummers2657]

I don't refrigerate raw milk, I just let it sit and culture at room temp, ambient,… and it cultures beautifully after several days. Tastes great, and is great for my health, great for my body. I don't consume pasteurized milk or products made with it. Rarely I'll have melted cheese, such as on eggs.

[@callieb9049]

Have you ever shared your homemade formula recipe?? I’ve been trying to look through your videos and your blog and can’t find it 😅

[@VenisonforDinner]

I did some videos on it but KZbin took it down as homemade formula with raw milk is considered "illegal" in Canada. If you google WAPF Raw Milk you will get the recipe I use.

[@OurLadyFarms]

Thnaks for this video! Youre a wealth of knowledge!!!

[@VenisonforDinner]

Thank you!

[@debbiebowman6846]

I have seen two videos where you mention making formula (baby)…that is really interesting. Do you have a recipe to share? I would love to find out more about it. 😊

[@VenisonforDinner]

This is where the recipe comes from: www.westonaprice.org/

[@oddree42]

I came here to ask the same! I’d love a video on it!

[@adamadam3718]

I buy fresh Raw milk and boil, it bursts all the time. But in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Thailand, China does not happened. Instead it reduces in quantity depending upon how long you boil. Over there the cows are pastured raised and grass fed. Your help shall be highly appreciated.

[@missmishpot]

What do you mean when you say it “bursts”? 🧐

[@shyannaritchie8842]

OMG!! You are a life saver! Getting to know what to do with all my milk I'll be getting as soon as my Jersey has her baby will come in soo soo much handy! Also, you should do a video on making baby formula with cows milk. I'm pretty interested in that and it is definetley something less talked about! Well, at least I haven't heard of it before lol.

[@VenisonforDinner]

I'm so glad! I have TWO videos on it! One is "WHY we make raw milk formula" and one is "HOW we make homemade formula" :)

[@SpringGroveFarmstead]

@venisonfordinner, I have looked for these videos but cannot seem to find.. interested to see the baby formula

[@CC-lv1ox]

What is the "soap" that you use to clean the buckets?

[@VenisonforDinner]

I use dish soap- something unscented and eco friendly.

[@elijahsanders3547]

Thank you :) I would like to have some sort of dairy animal someday again. Just watched Homestead Family's video on Clabbered Milk. Do you have any experience with this?

[@VenisonforDinner]

I use clabbered milk culture for all my cheesemaking now. It's amazing to work with.

[@elijahsanders3547]

@@VenisonforDinner Thank you :) I'd like to see that.

[@patriciacampos6428]

Thank you, very informative 🙏

[@thelittlelearningfarm622]

Just finding this amazing video. I have goats but just got my first dairy cow. I didn’t see what soap you were using for the milk buckets and equipment. Do you have a soap you can recommend? I put all my goat milking jars (I milk directly into glass jars because they don’t produce much) into the dishwasher but plan to hand wash everything for my cow.

[@VenisonforDinner]

We just use regular dish soap!

[@thelittlelearningfarm622]

@@VenisonforDinner wow, thank you for the response. Appreciate the knowledge.

[@michellejohnson9741]

Thank you so much this is amazing

[@VenisonforDinner]

You're so welcome! Thank you for being here.

[@LONESTARPIONEERING]

Do you have to pasteurize the milk to drink it? I'm getting a gallon of raw milk tomorrow and love milk but not sure what to do

[@VenisonforDinner]

If you trust/are comfortable with the source then many nope, drink it raw! We loooove our raw milk

[@LONESTARPIONEERING]

@@VenisonforDinner thank you so much I'm excited.

[@LONESTARPIONEERING]

@@VenisonforDinner I subscribe to your channel.. I'm a new KZbinr just getting my diy garden channel started

[@wpduke]

About how many hours a week do you spend doing the milk?

[@DeepRootsFamilyHomestead]

So you have the breakdown of how to use the milk from one cow...but you keep 2 cows I noticed. Do you just double everything? Does your family use that much? We have one cow now and I can see the value in having a second to stagger the dry season...but there is still a good part of the year you are milking 2, right? Just curious what you do with double! ☺️

[@VenisonforDinner]

Yes we mostly just stagger it. At times of year right now when I'm milking two, the pigs get a lot of milk, which is why we keep pigs.

[@Littleplum1]

Thanks video was helpful. What brand and size paper filter do you use for you Vollrath strainer?

[@VenisonforDinner]

call me silly but I don't know what a vollrath strainer is?

[@andreawhisenant2718]

How do you make baby formula? This is a handy know how.

[@VenisonforDinner]

Look up Weston Price Foundation. It's on their website. KZbin removed my video that had it.

[@keshangasenarathne3377]

Thanks mrs for this useful vedio ❤️ i had never drink raw milk. When i store raw milk in the fridge and its getting to some curdling so we throw away. Why cant it be long lasting? And tell you what difference it boiling and fridge?

[@suchandradasi]

If you pour boiling water on jars, it will stay good a long time in the fridge. Otherwise, you can boil the milk and it will last longer too

[@Jimisuec]

Great video...... can’t wait to see the cheese equipment video

[@VenisonforDinner]

Its coming soon! I just didnt want to inundate all the dairy videos in one week lol

[@birth.at.homestead3215]

Soooooo helpful, thank you!!!!

[@VenisonforDinner]

Cant wait for you to get a cow!

[@birth.at.homestead3215]

@@VenisonforDinner it'll happen, I need raw dairy in my life!!!!!

[@lyndsaystoker4609]

Hey Kate, do you have a video with your sour cream making process in it?

[@VenisonforDinner]

No, its not a process I can nail down yet

[@MurrAnDur]

Am I okay storing raw milk in food grade buckets in the fridge? I thought you had a video where you mentioned food grade buckets but I haven’t seen it yet.

[@VenisonforDinner]

Yes, you are safe storing it in fridge in food grade buckets.

[@melissamurphy1569]

Hello from Oregon! New subscriber and I just to say I love your videos. Also follow you on Instagram. I just got dairy goats and plan on doing all this with their milk. Cant wait to see more of your videos. 💗

[@VenisonforDinner]

Oh how fun! I hope you can make many things

[@AishaMohammed-v4v]

When is raw milk good to drink boiled or unboiled

[@VenisonforDinner]

As long as you know your source practices good sterilization, it's fine to drink the raw milk unboiled (not pasteurized). There is, however, a lot of debate about this topic.

[@CameoFarmer]

Do you always use vinegar and water for countertop spray?

[@VenisonforDinner]

No we don't

[@mr.skeptical3071]

Can you just buy it fresh the day it was milked, take home and put in fridge for a day, then just shake it up to mix the cream in and drink??

[@VenisonforDinner]

Yes you can for sure!

[@annetteanderson6845]

Love the breakdown!!! Is the 3 gallons a day for a once a day milking or twice a day milking. Would the over all production numbers be different when comparing once a day vs twice a day. For instance would the cow produce the same amount of milk and you get more in one milking or would once a day milking reduce the over all yield.

[@annetteanderson6845]

Okay, your milking once a day.. I re watched the video ..you often speak of cow chores in the dark and I was confused..😂have a great day🌷

[@VenisonforDinner]

We actually didnt get much more milking Anabelle twice a day, same with Mossy. But if you wanted to push for more production, you for sure would want to milk twice a day. I go feed them hay+grain and check on them at night even though I dont milk.

[@karenm7433]

Some milk producers even milk 3x a day....

[@user-dv9xt2fi2r]

are you using a milk machine or hand milking?

[@VenisonforDinner]

We usually hand milk when we have only one cow in production. With two in milk, we get out the machine.

[@gabrielsitanggang859]

I purchased raw milk from a farmer next to my house, after heating it, i use it for coffee, but i found that the fat is too much that it float in the upper part of glass, is there any way to reduce the fat ?

[@VenisonforDinner]

I would suggest scooping off the cream. You can also strain off the cream which sounds like it might get you a better result. The only full proof way to get all the cream is to you a separator.

[@gabrielsitanggang859]

Do i need to store the milk in refrigerator first?

[@clalrinthanga2636]

Can I ask 1 question? Do you boiled the milk before using it or just use them as is? Thanks.

[@VenisonforDinner]

We use it raw.

[@kriscaldwell2057]

What temperature do you have your milk fridge set to?

[@VenisonforDinner]

As cold as we can without freezing the lettuce. Very scientific haha

[@GOAT_GOATERSON]

Do you also pasteurize your milk?

[@VenisonforDinner]

No we don't

[@n.a.garciafamily]

How does filtering show early mastitis?

[@n.a.garciafamily]

Thank you! @9:00

[@n.a.garciafamily]

Wow. This is sooo helpful!! 😊😊

[@VenisonforDinner]

I am so glad to hear!

[@valkry007]

so you do this every day ? sorry for the dumb question but I am a cityit.

[@VenisonforDinner]

Yes we milk 2x a day, that’s what is most common for milk cows

[@richardlynch-sb1gr]

Nice work, but why not use a SMALL MILKING MACHINE instead of hand milking into a bucket or two ? 🤔 💯

[@VenisonforDinner]

We have a smallish milking machine that we use when we have two cows to milk. We also enjoy hand milking. Our milking machine was cobbled together by a friend from two machines and some parts. It works well for us and didn't cost a lot of money.

[@richardlynch-sb1gr]

@@VenisonforDinner ok thanks and stay safe and healthy. I would say the machines reduce the worry of foreign matter entering the milk bucket, also tipping and spilling ?

[@liiliilon4375]

Does it mean after milking a cow you don't need to boil or apply any kind of heat to it before you drink it?

[@VenisonforDinner]

We do not, no.

[@liiliilon4375]

@@VenisonforDinner oh ok

[@LinkLova64]

There’s nothing else you have to do to drink it? It’s as simple as clean buckets and a strainer? Serious question 😅 I’m trying to get educated

[@VenisonforDinner]

Yes, clean cows, clean handling, straight to the fridge!

[@charchark365]

She only smelled the first jar....

[@michawill6599]

Lost me at milk next to toulet

[@VenisonforDinner]

It's not a functioning toilet. It's how the room was built before we bought this house.

[@Kristen_Roar7]

what the heck you have the milk by the toilet! Come on sis Do better!!

[@VenisonforDinner]

We don't use that toilet!! It's just happens to be where the big sink is!

[@GriceldaAlma]

Making milk where you shit Just wrong

[@VenisonforDinner]

We don't use that bathroom.