Technique: Using Canned Coconut Milk

I do not recommend what most books do: scooping off the top of the can’s contents, considering that “thick milk,” and then using the remaining amount as “thin.” I find that method too inconsistent as the thicker milk does not always settle the same way. When the canned milk is colder it solidifies. Some cans have thick portions, while other cans do not (even when refrigerated, as some recommend).