How far past the expiration date will you drink milk?

[Setra]

Odd topic, I know... It just came to mind when all of our milk was expired.

Personally I am rather finicky and refuse to drink it past the expiration date at ALL, unless it was unopened in which case I may drink it three or so days after.

[Innis Cabal]

Thats only a sell by date. Not a "This will go bad at exactly 12:30 on this date" date. Its usually safe even up to a full week after if unopened.

[Setra]

Thats only a sell by date. Not a "This will go bad at exactly 12:30 on this date" date. Its usually safe even up to a full week after if unopened.

I know it's a sell-by date, but I'm just really finicky, as I said.

My mother drinks it as far as a Month after the sell-by date and growing up with her.. well... It made me really picky about my milk.

[Cleverdan22]

I only go like two to three days after, because I get weirded out.

[Thufir]

The question has never arisen in my house.

[Setra]

The question has never arisen in my house.

When I lived with my Dad it was the same way.

My Mother buys several gallons when it's on sale, my Father buys a gallon or two whenever we run low.

It was always consumed before it expired when we lived with him.

[Totally Guy]

The question has never arisen in my house.

But you're moving out next month. I'm sure you'll encounter it.

[skywalker]

My mother drinks it as far as a Month after the sell-by date and growing up with her.. well... It made me really picky about my milk.

Wow...

Personally, I am inclined to go by smell, up to a week after the sell-by date. After that I throw it out, but until that point if it smells fresh, I drink it. I have been known to throw milk out a day or two before the sell-by date, if it doesn't smell fresh.

[Innis Cabal]

So long as your not chewing it your pretty safe. I mean, spoiled milk is bad news but...really its a waste to throw it away when its still good, regardless of personal issues. Milk is bloody expensive.

[Don Julio Anejo]

Bad milk smells sour. If it doesn't, it's safe to drink. Even if it's a month past the expiration date.

[Setra]

So long as your not chewing it your pretty safe.

Bad milk smells sour. If it doesn't, it's safe to drink. Even if it's a month past the expiration date.

Having done the former, I refuse to take chances with the latter.

[thubby]

I'm borderline paranoid about my milk.

[Dallas-Dakota]

Working in a supermarket, I can tell you, the date is not the sell date, it's the production date.

I'm pretty paranoid about my milk and enjoy fresh best. I go by smell, sight and taste to determine if it's good or not. Not the expiration date.

[RabbitHoleLost]

Working in a supermarket, I can tell you, the date is not the sell date, it's the production date.

I'm pretty paranoid about my milk and enjoy fresh best. I go by smell, sight and taste to determine if it's good or not. Not the expiration date.

I work in the Grocery section of my local Target, and I can tell you that milk is normally fine to drink up to a week after the date.
Eggs, on the other hand, are actually fine to eat three to four weeks after the sell-by date.
Just, you know, sayin'.

[Innis Cabal]

Now see...i'm parinoid about eggs...but I don't think i've ever had a dozen last long enough to get to that point. Everyone in my apartment eats them, so their gone in 2-3 days after buying them.

[Tiger Duck]

minus a few days. or till I can't remember when it was opened.

[soozenw]

I won't drink it on the sell by date or after. Milk always smells spoiled to me, so I'm not taking chances.

[Ganurath]

...My dad does not understand that if you buy a half-dozen gallons of Manager's Special for a house with three people living in it, some of it will go bad before we can get to it. Manager's Special means "sell by date is three are fewer days away" for those who don't live near Kroger-owned stores.

Two answer, I won't touch it two days past the date, because our store brand... Sell by = expiration.

[Quincunx]

I work in the Grocery section of my local Target, and I can tell you that milk is normally fine to drink up to a week after the date.
Eggs, on the other hand, are actually fine to eat three to four weeks after the sell-by date.
Just, you know, sayin'.

Eggs are simple to test. Place in glass of water, observe. If they stay at the bottom, they're fine; if they raise up a bit at one end, they're on the edge; if they stand up on one end, they're rotten.

Can you freeze milk?

I am very finicky about fresh foods (no thanks to mold spores giving me a lasting headache), but judge by appearance and smell instead of stamped dates. If it's going to be cooked, I'll go for much longer, even chopping out the bad bits of produce and using the good parts.

[Perenelle]

Normally when milk gets within two days before the date on the container I wont drink it. I'm really picky when it comes to milk.
I had a bad experience when I was little.....

[Setra]

I won't drink it on the sell by date or after. Milk always smells spoiled to me, so I'm not taking chances.

According to my mother it doesn't count as smelling spoiled unless you pour it into a cup and then smell it.

It sounds logical but I don't trust her.

[Mando Knight]

Can you freeze milk?

You can, but then it separates since it's not a homogeneous mixture.

Milk at my parents' house never gets to the point where it's expired. We usually go through a gallon a day when all or most of my family is home. Now it's about half that rate because half of us are at college.

[TRM]

So long as your not chewing it your pretty safe. I mean, spoiled milk is bad news but...really its a waste to throw it away when its still good, regardless of personal issues. Milk is bloody expensive.

Not here it isn't... We must live in... different places!

The question has never arisen in my house.

Yes.

[soozenw]

According to my mother it doesn't count as smelling spoiled unless you pour it into a cup and then smell it.

It sounds logical but I don't trust her.

lol It always smells spoiled to me, in a glass or in the carton.

[Ikialev]

Sour milk is awesome.

[KilltheToy]

I go by smell. If I open it and I'm greeted by what I consider one of the worst smells ever, I throw it away. If it smells okay or I just plain forget to smell it, I'll drink it. I've had sour milk a once or twice before and thought "This milk tastes kinda funny". The first time, the flavor was obvious, and I quickly got rid of it. The second time, though, it was slightly more subtile, and I ended up drinking the entire glass.

Good times.

[HellfireLover]

Yeah, I tend to just sniff it. Had a carton of milk that I left in the fridge when I went on holiday, and it was still fresh two weeks later when I got back. Milk on the turn makes good scones.
I don't know anyone who does pay attention to sell by dates, honestly. With most things you can just trim the manky bits off and away you go. I do get paranoid about my flour though, after an infestation of flour weevils.

[Perenelle]

Sour milk is awesome.

.....? you like sour milk?

[Coidzor]

Hmm. Sometimes it'll last till about 5 days.

Other days it won't last past 3.

Depends on the smell which depends on how long ago it was opened, how long it's been out of the fridge, that sort of thing.

[Trog]

Milk never reaches its expiration date in my house - it's always consumed before then. But if for some reason I had a gallon that had passed its expiration date by even one day I'd probably toss it. Even before it goes bad it starts to taste a little different to me - I like my milk fresh. Then again I'm from the dairy state so maybe I'm spoiled that way.