Whats the REAL expiration date of milk?

**G's pks** · 03-03-11, 10:37 AM

I would not drink past 3-4 days...

**bettilimbroke999** · 03-03-11, 10:51 AM

**** milk goes bad fast, how do ppl even buy gallon jugs of milk you got like a fuckin week til it goes bad they must be milk nuts and just guzzle that shit

**pavyracer** · 03-03-11, 10:53 AM

The date on the jug is the last day the store can sell it at the store. How long milk will last before spoils depends on temperature and exposure to light. If the milk is refrigerated at 40 degrees and is in a solid color jar (not clear jugs) it can last longer than the expiration date.

**chilidog** · 03-03-11, 11:21 AM

Come on down to Costa Rica, and you'll be shocked to find that our milk is sold in boxes on store shelves (unrefrigerated), and the date on the box is often 6-9 months away (as long as you don't open the box). Once opened, I suppose it would last a week or so, but I don't really know, because I drink alot of milk.

And yah, eggs are sold the same way.

**JDUB07** · 03-03-11, 11:24 AM

I heard you can let expiration on most items go past 3-4 months but in all seriousness with Milk you have to smell and look at it.

**harlee71** · 03-03-11, 11:26 AM

Just keep it in the back, at some point it turns to sour cream or cottage cheese.

**hockeyhy** · 03-03-11, 11:28 AM

Milk actually smell bad a few days before it goes bad. So you probably have up to a week after expiration. It will smell terrible though at the end.

**bettilimbroke999** · 03-03-11, 11:29 AM

Its just a day past the "best by" date and it tastes the same to me, though I did puke allover the kitchen floor

**stealthyburrito** · 03-03-11, 11:38 AM

If it hasn't been exposed to high temps and light it can last for a while after the date on the jug. Only real way to tell is via a taste test. If there is no sourness to it its okay to consume.

**moses millsap** · 03-03-11, 11:41 AM

milk never expires, just drink it regardless of the date lol

**blackbart** · 03-03-11, 01:04 PM

temp dependent variable, if you keep it cold it lasts a long time

**bozeman** · 03-03-11, 01:32 PM

Originally posted by chilidog

Come on down to Costa Rica, and you'll be shocked to find that our milk is sold in boxes on store shelves (unrefrigerated), and the date on the box is often 6-9 months away (as long as you don't open the box). Once opened, I suppose it would last a week or so, but I don't really know, because I drink alot of milk.

And yah, eggs are sold the same way.

dude do you realize that stuff you're talking about ain't no milk at all.
Cowmilk is all the same worldwide in Ukraine supermarket milk can also be stored for 6 months - but home produced one gets sour in 2 days in winter and the very next day in summer - THAT's the milk we all wanna drink - not soy drink with a milk label on it

**doublej95** · 03-03-11, 01:50 PM

When it smells sour

**SportsMushroom** · 03-03-11, 02:05 PM

ok here's a trick so you can tell if your milk has gone bad

just pure a bit of the milk in a small cooking pot and boil it, if it starts solidifying, it means its gone bad, if it just boils, it means it has not gone bad and yu can drink it

**acarmelo1** · 03-03-11, 02:23 PM

Originally posted by chilidog

Come on down to Costa Rica, and you'll be shocked to find that our milk is sold in boxes on store shelves (unrefrigerated), and the date on the box is often 6-9 months away (as long as you don't open the box). Once opened, I suppose it would last a week or so, but I don't really know, because I drink alot of milk.

And yah, eggs are sold the same way.

here on Panama is the same . It is called tetra pack.

**bettilimbroke999** · 03-03-11, 02:29 PM

Originally posted by acarmelo1

here on Panama is the same . It is called tetra pack.

Uh yea PASS!

**TodayIsForgotten** · 03-03-11, 03:26 PM

yea no more than 3-4 days is a pretty good bet. As someone else said sell by is the last day a seller can physically sell the product on a shelf.

**DEP78** · 03-03-11, 03:34 PM

After you open milk the first time add a little salt (a quarter teaspoon at the most per gallon) and shake up the jug rreal good.

You'll get a couple more days out of it and you won't taste the salt.

I saw this on tv or heard it on the radio a while back. Salt is a natural preservative.

Sounds wierd, but it really works.

**ElLoco23** · 03-03-11, 03:53 PM

I seen some containers of milk have an expiration of like 2 months, while others are only like a couple weeks. Hope those prservatives are healthy 4 us.

**chilidog** · 03-03-11, 03:55 PM

Originally posted by bozeman

dude do you realize that stuff you're talking about ain't no milk at all.
Cowmilk is all the same worldwide in Ukraine supermarket milk can also be stored for 6 months - but home produced one gets sour in 2 days in winter and the very next day in summer - THAT's the milk we all wanna drink - not soy drink with a milk label on it

Fail. Talk about things you know about.

Originally posted by acarmelo1

here on Panama is the same . It is called tetra pack.

Yup, tetra pak. I'm used to it by now, but it was still weird at first.

**Boscoe** · 03-03-11, 04:00 PM

if you have to ask, then it's expired.

**poochiecollins** · 03-03-11, 11:22 PM

Originally posted by JDUB07

I heard you can let expiration on most items go past 3-4 months but in all seriousness with Milk you have to smell and look at it.

I figure to add a somewhat small percentage of time after the expiration date respective of when it was purchased new, roughly 25%, depending on a few factors. Freezing perishables can make them last much longer.

Originally posted by bettilimbroke999

Its just a day past the "best by" date and it tastes the same to me, though I did puke allover the kitchen floor

That's weird. I've smelled souring milk when it was only just beginning to taste funny. Ask someone else to sniff?

**Squareguy** · 03-03-11, 11:38 PM

Milk starts smelling weird a few days before it expires...maybe it's just me, but if I don't drink it all within 3-4 days...it's going to waste.

jw · 03-04-11, 12:43 AM

I won't buy milk unless its got at least two weeks shelf life .... I always seem to get wary of it around 3/4 days before the expiration date ... I'm really weird with milk ... If you've ever had a huge-ass mouthful of sour milk .. you won't make the mistake a second time. :0)

**Hootie Johnson** · 03-04-11, 01:13 AM

When it starts to clot, it's probably a good idea to throw it out!

**excel** · 03-04-11, 01:21 AM

Originally posted by chilidog

Come on down to Costa Rica, and you'll be shocked to find that our milk is sold in boxes on store shelves (unrefrigerated), and the date on the box is often 6-9 months away (as long as you don't open the box). Once opened, I suppose it would last a week or so, but I don't really know, because I drink alot of milk.

And yah, eggs are sold the same way.

very interesting

**VegasPlayer** · 03-04-11, 03:04 AM

It's expired when it looks like cottage cheese.

**poochiecollins** · 03-04-11, 07:32 AM

Originally posted by jw

I won't buy milk unless its got at least two weeks shelf life .... I always seem to get wary of it around 3/4 days before the expiration date ... I'm really weird with milk ... If you've ever had a huge-ass mouthful of sour milk .. you won't make the mistake a second time. :0)

Milk shouldn't smell weird several days before it's exp. date, or if it does it should be subtle. Try putting it under/in front of the cold air vent, and see if that makes a difference.

**stc1709** · 03-04-11, 07:51 AM

the date on the carton is the last sale date but tis fine 2-3 days after the date

**zam77** · 03-04-11, 08:15 AM

until it smells like 3 day old unwashed undercarriage

**gimme2dollars** · 03-04-11, 09:02 AM

I dump my milk if I don't drink it by the expiration date. My wife hates it, but I would rather do that then drink/smell spoiled milk. I'll spend the $2-3 on a new gallon.