How many days do you have on milk after the sell by date?!
How many days do you have on milk after the sell by date?
Answers:
You have to go by the smell.
It states two dates on the milk carton... One for the sell by date and one for the use by date... I wouldnt drink the milk after one day after the use by date... but I never have to worrie about that because I drink milk like water ^_^
till it stinks and is lumpy!
I'M PICKY I GET RID OF IT WHEN IT GOES PAST THE DATE
Here's a pretty good answer:
http://whatscookingamerica.net/q-a/usemi...
"It's after the day!!! We're taking a big chance...I smelled it; you smelled it; what's it supposed to smell like!?!?!"
Classic Seinfeld :D
I've heard that if it's not opened, you open and use it for a week past the sell by date. That's just what it is, a sell by, not a use by date. One of our local stores even got so desperate to get rid of the overload of milk they had, they put signs up stating that! Just so people would buy the milk on the sell by date so they didn't have to waste it. Anyway, I just did that with a gallon. Opened it on the sell by date and it was good for a week until I used it up. Even on yogurt, I've noticed they put a note on it about it being good 2-3 days after it's sell by date.
Do not go by the date 100% of the time. That date is for the milk kept chilled under ideal conditions according to the manufacturer. Do we know what those conditions are? I do not! When have you ever seen directions for keeping milk chilled? Now, look at the cooking directions on our food labels: CAUTION, AFTER 45 MINUTES COOKING TIME, REMOVE FROM OVEN, FOOD WILL BE HOT! No kidding. Some people just don't get it! Use common sense. When you eat meals, does the milk sit on the table for the whole time, or do you use it and back in the fridge it goes? You can tell if it has a bad taste. I have seen news reports which have the store in question repackaging fish that has the expired date changed to a new arbitrary date just to keep from having to throw it away. At the risk of US contracting sickness. DON'T TAKE CHANCES! (At least with food safety)
P.S. When I was a kid just starting out in my working life, I worked at a grocery store. When I stocked the milk, the cartons with the closest expiration date (say...5/31) went in front of the cooler case, and later dates (say...6/5) went in back of the first. So...look in back to get the best protection. Do this with all of your food shopping, even if the food your buying is not perishable!