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Default Problems Making Purified Butter / Indian Ghee

"W" > wrote in message
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> "Don Wiss" > wrote in message
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> > On Sun, 14 Aug 2016, Brooklyn1 > wrote:
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> > >I haven't made ghee in many years but google is your friend.
> > >However common sense would dictate to use the lowest heat your
> > >stovetop is capable of.

> >
> > An induction hot plate gets very low.
> >
> > > Unless you were after a particularly flavored
> > >ghee I'd say to buy ready made.

> >
> > The ones I'm familiar with:
> >
> > http://www.pureindianfoods.com/
> > http://www.nanakfoods.com/ghee.html
> >
> > Both are grass-fed, though the second may not be 100% grass-fed. Both

can
> > also be found at Amazon, where you can read reviews.

>
> And I would maintain that all of the butters that are labeled "grass fed"
> are actually not 100% grass fed. If you talk to the actual dairy

farmers
> they will acknowledge that cows that produce daily milk need more calories
> than grass alone can supply, so they supplement with grain.


Typical of the misleading "grassfed butter" labels is this one:

https://www.amazon.com/Ghee-Clarifie.../dp/B012JD9X26

It says:

"Grass Fed
Pasture-Raised
No GMOs"

Translation:

" They do graise on grass
They are raised on pasture
We suppolement feed with grains, but it is not GMO grain"

Talk to any dairy farmer on any holistic grassfed sourcing website. They
will acknowledge that cattle sold for their meat can be 100% grass raised,
but cattle raised for their milk require extra energy and therefore get
grains.

Have you ever wondered why all of these small farms that raise 100% grassfed
beef for the meat never sell dairy products like milk or cheese? It's
because the diet that makes the cattle so desirable for the meat market
makes it insufficiently energetic to produce milk daily.

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