Goat Milk
| Goat Milk | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Animal Product |
| Animal | Goat |
| Sell Price | 225g |
Goat Milk is the product of the Goat, the second dairy animal that arrives with the Big Barn. A goat is milked only every other morning, but each jug sells for nearly twice a cow's Milk. A Cheese Press turns it into Goat Cheese, one of the most valuable things to age in a Cask. Goat Milk also counts as Milk in every cooking recipe. A goat with strong friendship and a good mood sometimes gives Large Goat Milk instead, which is worth even more.
Production
A goat reaches adulthood after a few days of regular meals. After that, a fed goat is ready for the Milk Pail every second morning. Milking by hand earns a little friendship each time, while an Auto-Grabber collects the milk overnight without that bonus.
Friendship and mood shape every jug. Daily petting, a full trough and grazing on fresh grass keep both high. Better scores raise the chance of a higher star rating and of Large Goat Milk. The Shepherd profession speeds up friendship with goats and improves the quality of their milk.
Prices
Raw, a normal jug of Goat Milk fetches close to double a jug of cow's Milk. An iridium jug is worth twice that, and Rancher farmers earn a fifth more on any jug.
A Cheese Press makes Goat Cheese from it in just over three hours. The press always gives normal-quality Goat Cheese from a normal-sized jug, whatever stars the milk had. That cheese sells for well above the raw milk. The exception is iridium Goat Milk, which is worth a little more unpressed unless the Artisan profession is taken. With Artisan, Goat Cheese earns two fifths more and every jug is worth pressing.
Goat Cheese truly shines in a Cask. Aging takes it up one star at a time, and the iridium wheel sells for twice the base price. That is far more than any cow's Cheese can reach, which makes Goat Cheese a favourite for filling Casks.
Uses
Goat Milk can replace Milk in any recipe. Omelets, Ice Cream, Chowder, Pumpkin Soup, Rice Pudding and the rest all accept it. Using it in cooking gives up a valuable jug for the same dish, so cow's Milk is the cheaper choice when both are at hand.
Goat Cheese is an option in the Artisan Bundle in the Pantry. The Cheese Press needed to make it is the reward for the Animal Bundle in the same room.
Gifts
Jodi, Linus, Pam, Robin and Sandy like a jug of Goat Milk. Lewis, the Wizard and Haley would rather receive something else. Kent hates milk of any sort, goat's included.
Notes
Side by side, a cow and a goat earn about the same per day from raw milk or plain cheese, with the cow slightly ahead. The goat's advantage shows in the Cask, where each wheel of Goat Cheese is worth much more than cow's Cheese. When Cask space is limited, filling it with Goat Cheese earns the most.
All Animal Products
Every entry in this group, with its key details.
| Name | Image | Animal | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Products Profitability | - | - | - |
| Dinosaur Egg | 
|
Dinosaur; Artifact Spot in The Mountains / Quarry (0.6%); Fishing Treasure Chests (0.7-0.8%); Pepper Rex drop (10%); Prehistoric Floors in the Skull Cavern; Crane Game in Movie Theater | 350g |
| Duck Egg | 
|
Ducks | 95g |
| Duck Feather | 
|
Duck; Cat | 250g |
| Egg | 
|
Chicken | 50g |
| Goat Milk | 
|
Goat | 225g |
| Golden Egg | 
|
Golden Chicken; Marnie's Ranch; Qi's Walnut Room; The Witch; Fishing Treasure Chest (0.12%) | 500g |
| Large Egg | 
|
Chicken | 95g |
| Large Goat Milk | 
|
Goat | 345g |
| Large Milk | 
|
Cow | 190g |
| Milk | 
|
Cow | 125g |
| Ostrich Egg | 
|
Ostrich | 600g |
| Rabbit's Foot | 
|
Rabbit; Traveling Cart; Serpent drop (0.8%); Cat | 565g |
| Roe | 
|
Fish Pond; Fishing Treasure Chests | - |
| Slime | 
|
Slimes; Krobus; Slime Ball; Traveling Cart; Fish Pond | - |
| Slime Ball | 
|
Slime Hutch | - |
| Void Egg | 
|
Void Chicken; Witch; Krobus; Void Salmon Fish Ponds | 65g |
| Wool | 
|
Rabbit; Sheep | 340g |