# Life after the metallic aftertaste **URL:** \ **Category:** Experiences\ **Created:** [August 23, 2018, 8:44am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/life-after-the-metallic-aftertaste/9340 "2018-08-23T08:44:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ilse](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/ilse/32/5225_2.png) [@Ilse](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Ilse)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 8:44am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/life-after-the-metallic-aftertaste/9340/1 "2018-08-23T08:44:47Z")
I have been experimenting as much as possible the last couple of days, dividing my 3 scoops breakfasts and lunches in all kind of different 1 scoop batches. So using milk/mylk instead of water turns out to take away the metallic aftertaste I really couldn’t stand. It disappeared with (almond) milk. So I can’t use Huel in its purest form, but this is OK too. And adding a bit of peanutbutter or a banana/cinnamon makes the difference between ‘OK to drink’ and ‘great to drink’. I didn’t expext it was possible to twist Huel this much with these ingredients, as adding ingredients with the waterbases mix didn’t work out at all for me. Next experiment: muffins, by adding milk and egg… ---
**Author:** ![RyanT](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/ryant/32/6244_2.png) [@RyanT](https://discuss.huel.com/u/RyanT)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 6:17pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/life-after-the-metallic-aftertaste/9340/2 "2018-08-23T18:17:49Z")
Love it! Keep experimenting and most importantly keep us posted 😊 ---
**Author:** ![VenusFly](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/venusfly/32/6495_2.png) [@VenusFly](https://discuss.huel.com/u/VenusFly)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 12:35am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/life-after-the-metallic-aftertaste/9340/3 "2018-08-24T00:35:53Z")
Glad it’s working out for you now! Some people love straight huel (my dad has just started on it & likes it on its own from day 1!) but for a lot of others it needs some tweaking to go from just bearable to something nice that you look forward to. I’ve got a banana, cocoa powder & grated fresh ginger huel in the fridge for tomorrow, first time trying that combo, I like a strong flavour to mask the huel taste so I’ll let you know how it goes. I’ve used ginger before with pineapple & it was lovely, adds a deep spicy flavour. Look forward to hearing more of your experiments! 😊 ---
**Author:** ![Ilse](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/ilse/32/5225_2.png) [@Ilse](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Ilse)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 7:55pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/life-after-the-metallic-aftertaste/9340/4 "2018-08-24T19:55:24Z")
Sounds like a potential winner, let me know how it was 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ilse](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/ilse/32/5225_2.png) [@Ilse](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Ilse)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/life-after-the-metallic-aftertaste/9340/5 "2018-08-24T19:59:20Z")
The muffins aren’t that bad either, they mak a good alternative if I want to carry a nonfluid version of Huel I think. I mixed an egg into 3 scoops of u/u and vanilla, added some milk to make it into a doughy consistency, and baked it in a muffintin. Might add some raisins or chopped dates to it next time. ---
**Author:** ![Gralork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cc9497/32.png) [@Gralork](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Gralork)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 8:26am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/life-after-the-metallic-aftertaste/9340/6 "2018-08-25T08:26:17Z")
Seems that it’s not the flavours of the various Huel types (aside from U/U) people dislike, it’s the instant metallic aftertaste. ---
**Author:** ![hunzas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/hunzas/32/8275_2.png) [@hunzas](https://discuss.huel.com/u/hunzas)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 9:05am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/life-after-the-metallic-aftertaste/9340/7 "2018-08-25T09:05:28Z")
I fixed it by taking out the shaker ball before swallowing. ---
**Author:** ![VenusFly](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/venusfly/32/6495_2.png) [@VenusFly](https://discuss.huel.com/u/VenusFly)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 10:28am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/life-after-the-metallic-aftertaste/9340/8 "2018-08-25T10:28:17Z")
The muffins sound good! Unfortunately the banana choc & ginger huel wasn’t… It wasn’t undrinkable but I won’t make it like that again… I think choc banana & maybe choc ginger separately might be OK, also I used a barely ripe banana & think a more ripe one will be better. Back to my usual cherry & cacao today!