Die Happy (Tesco Finest Channel Island Milk)

Member Name: shewhoguards

Product:	Tesco Finest Channel Island Milk
Date:	30/04/08 (54 review reads)
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Advantages: Tastes great, makes anything you add it to taste great

Disadvantages: Bad for you

Okay, let's get the health part out of the way first. This stuff is NOT good for you. In fact, your arteries are probably clanging shut just from reading this review. This isn't just full-fat milk - it's milk so filled with cream it looks YELLOW. It has 161 calories per serving, 6.8g of saturates per serving (34% of your daily allowance) and 10.4g of fat per serving. It isn't good for you, and at 95 pence per litre, it's not cheap either.

That said, it tastes divine...

I am a lover of whole milk, let me admit that from the start, and I will add cream to just about anything I can get away with. This milk is gorgeous drunk, and can also improve so many things if you use it in the kitchen. Porridge turns deliciously creamy, custard suddenly tastes incredibly good - even mix deserts like angel delight or the creme caramel mix you can get to make up start tasting a bit special. We won't even TALK about how good it makes hot chocolate taste.

Our local Tesco stopped stocking it - I suspect possibly people weren't buying it due to the health aspect. It's still available from Tesco Online though, and probably the big Tescos too.

It's not good for you, and you probably shouldn't buy it on a weekly basis. But for a one off treat? Get it. You'll be amazed at the difference it makes.

Summary: Good for when you want things to taste just a bit special.