Milk expiration date

[badger]

Grog, my friend went down to Costco in the States and was saying the same thing, how the milk down there has a sell-by date that is like 6 weeks. So, my guess is Canada doesn't sell UHT pasteurized milk.

[Bike Chick]

The things you learn on TE!

[7rider]

Wow!
Thanks.
It is indeed a Horizon organic refrigerated carton (not the shelf-stable cardboard box, Grog) (well, the second carton DH got was "Nature's Promise" - which is the store brand organic line, I think). It is listed as Ultra-Pasteurized. Never gave that a thought.
Thanks for the info! Now I know. Cool.

[jp4995]

I always find that milk in the standard plastic jugs has an "off" smell to me after a few days of being open. My husband says he can't tell a difference and keeps drinking it. I think I have a more sensitive nose than he does, plus I hate the "plasticky" smell that the milk gets after sitting in the carton.

Have you checked your refridgerator temperature? It should be below 40 degrees F. If it's above that, your food will spoil faster. Also, the fridge doors are the warmest place, so if you store your milk in the door it will go bad faster (unless you have one of those nifty enclosed shelves that have cold air blown directly into it to keep milk cold).

[7rider]

Also, the fridge doors are the warmest place, so if you store your milk in the door it will go bad faster (unless you have one of those nifty enclosed shelves that have cold air blown directly into it to keep milk cold).

Fridge temp is about 36-38, and we do have one of those enclosed compartments on the door where the cold air is blown directly in.
It's a pretty fancy fridge, so far as fridges go!

[Catrin]

This is good to know about Horizon milk. I drink a LOT of milk, though perhaps not as much as Tuckervill's son. I have pondered moving to organic milk in the past, I think I will give it a try!

[tulip]

organic milk just tastes so much better. And if you go to looking into what's in non-organic milk, it'll make you cringe. Some folks consider all dairy a bad thing, but I happen to like it, particularly chocolate milk after a hard ride. It's the best recovery drink for me. And if I start to bonk, nothing brings me back like chocolate milk and potato chips. That combo has saved me twice.