milk "sell by" date

Former Member · November 2003

if a thing of milk says sell by oct 31... does that mean it just has to be sold by then and it is still good? like could you still put it in your cereal on nov 2?

Former Member · November 2003

look for the "use by" date.

oh, and sniff it. If it stinks, it's generally off.

Former Member · November 2003

if its been kept in the fridge should be ok.

Former Member · November 2003

Originally posted by morrocan roll
if its been kept in the fridge should be ok.

Yeh oohhh Rolly i love ur av:D

Former Member · November 2003

Aye, 'tis use by that is important, not sell by.

Former Member · November 2003

Re: milk "sell by" date

Originally posted by my_name
if a thing of milk says sell by oct 31... does that mean it just has to be sold by then and it is still good? like could you still put it in your cereal on nov 2?

Your nose will have the answer to that question ... if you want to stop milk going bad for a few more extra days then you have to boil it to kill the bacteria that is in it .. also recommended for people with IBS.

Former Member · November 2003

I've often drank milk that's one or two days past it's "best before" date. If there are no lumps in it then it usually hasn't gone bad yet.

I usually only see when my milk has gone bad, I don't smell it. But then again, I may be weird. =^.^=

Former Member · November 2003

Oooh that reminds me ive got 3scotch pancakes i bought last night that should be eaten by tomorrow...

shame

Former Member · November 2003

store milk (like tescos) has two dates:

Display until: the date the shop can sell the milk up until.

Use by: The date that the milk can be guarenteed to be good until. After that it may still be okay but its at yor disgrestion.

give it a whiff!

Former Member · November 2003

I'd go by the use by date, which I've found to be quite accurate (ie, it goes off the day after almost all the time).

Mr_Wobble

Former Member · November 2003

Use by date :yes: Although don't leave it too long.

I once drank half a tall glass of milk before I breathed in and realised it smelt bad, it was only then I realised that it tasted funny too. I was nearly sick I tell ya.

Former Member · November 2003

ok, so i had some cereal, but if I die, then its your fault

Former Member · November 2003

I would go by the 'use by' date, but it should still be ok if it's only 1-3 days after it's expired, but I usually don't drink milk because I'm lactose and tolerant, but once and a while, I will eat a bowl of cereal with some milk, but not very often.

Former Member · November 2003

Originally posted by my_name
ok, so i had some cereal, but if I die, then its your fault

If it's off, you'll know!

Jerry Seinfeld does a really funny skit about this. I'm not gonna reproduce any of it here, I just felt like sharing that woth you all.

Former Member · November 2003

Ye should be a sue by date!

But did ya ever notice that bottled water that has been flowing freely through the mountains for hundreds of years has a drink by date?

milk &quot;sell by&quot; date

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milk "sell by" date