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Personally I draw the line when the smell is off, but I know people who will toss it after the sell by date.

Validate my choices CE and reassure me that mine is the only correct way, or persuade me otherwise.

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Smells weird

I already don't like milk that much. I'm not going to play around with expiration any time past sell by date.

Sometimes the smell can come from dried up grime around the cap so I usually taste a bit from a spoon.

When it starts to smell funky

Depends when I open it. Im wary of milk once its a week or so past date, but also only 1-2 weeks after I open it.

the sell date. i get organic milk tho and it never lasts anywhere near as long as the sell date for me. havent had any that was spoiled yet thankfully. i always smell it regardless

Smell. I seldom buy milk unless I specifically need it. I do buy chocolate milk a couple times a month but lmao that isn't going bad before I finish it.

When the taste is bad.

I don't go by smell; milk generally doesn't smell good regardless, even when it actually is still fresh.

I've had milk that was fine a week after the best before date, you can't go by that.

gasgpmo posted...

I've had milk that was fine a week after the best before date, you can't go by that.

A good rule is a week after opening it. If you open it two weeks before it expires don't expect it to last to that expiration date.

Not just milk either, most products aren't expected to last very long after the sealed packaging is opened

first shake it, if it moves strangely then it's bad. then take a small taste, if it's not normal milk taste it's not worth it.

When it smells or taste weird.

7 days after the date it gets dumped, win lose or draw

6.999999999999999 days after I bought it.

When it smells foul, which typically happens only a day or two after the expiration date.

Super_Slash posted...

When it smells foul, which typically happens only a day or two after the expiration date.

What kind of milk are you buying that only lasts a day or two after the sell by date

None of those options are applicable to me.

FolkenRawr posted...

What kind of milk are you buying that only lasts a day or two after the sell by date

I'm pretty sure it's the "best by" date?

Super_Slash posted...

I'm pretty sure it's the "best by" date?

That's literally just marketing. It's a sell by for liability purposes.

A combination of smell and taste. Sometimes it'll smell bad but still taste kinda alright. It's only when it both smells bad and tastes pretty watery that it's time to toss it.

Aside from smell, taste.

willythemailboy posted...

A good rule is a week after opening it. If you open it two weeks before it expires don't expect it to last to that expiration date.

Not just milk either, most products aren't expected to last very long after the sealed packaging is opened

Depends on how often it's used. Bacteria will accumulate on the surface. If you pour a little out every day it'll last longer than if you just let it sit after opening it

IfGodCouldDie posted...

None of those options are applicable to me.

What's your standard?

a few days after opening it. though, my intolerance is getting worse over time, so i've mostly cut it out of my diet. But even when i was eating cereal every day, i was very wary of milk cartons that had been open for more than 4-5 days.

I don't drink enough milk to justify gallons so I just buy Fairlife, which has a sell by date of like 4 months later and is supposed to be good up to 2 weeks after opening.

Even so, I'm most likely to go by smell

i never trust it if it is one day past its date

if its on the date, its risky but ill drink it

When I forget to put it back in the fridge.

My answer is day before expiration date. Some stuff you can let go a few extra days, seems like on the date most milk is starting to smell and taste slightly off.

Whenever I open the fridge, and hear Moto Moto start to sing.

Giacomo_Hawkins posted...

What's your standard?

The day of the best before date, but we go through milk so fast in our house it is usually done weeks before that.

Sell by date. If we haven't managed to finish it off by that date, then that milk is dead to me.

When the smell is off. Technically this can happen long before the sell by date. We buy organic milk which typically has a sell-by date over a month out, but once you open it youre supposed to drink it within 7-10 days

IfGodCouldDie posted...

The day of the best before date, but we go through milk so fast in our house it is usually done weeks before that.

Yep, definitely not on the list. Eh, no poll is every perfect.

as soon as it's out of her nipple

When visible bits of congealed milk start sticking to the jug.