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the once-promising, now disappointing expiration date! |
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Post# 975508   12/26/2017 at 06:44 (2,309 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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I used to be able to keep milk past it's date, now seems as though it DOES spoil right then and there, even when I DO keep it in the COLDEST part of my fridge, where it seemed invincible to expiration...
First one jug put there seemed to be blamed for the store I'd bought it at not having a cooler working right, now one I'd made a disappointing pudding from wasn't put in that coldest area--but now I have no luck whatsoever with milk past it's date, regardless (& if anyone here, besides me, ever drank it, I at least could replace it more frequently!) Mind you, the old jugs, no longer drinkable, (including this one, will) go to my dad's to feed his cats... It's a wonder I didn't get sick from a glass I drank a little of, just to pour it back in the jug and I ate up all three mugs of pudding from it, including the first one, that didn't seem to be harmed, after I'd just made it, but I'm so overwhelmed with the disappointment of THIS, having happened! -- Dave |
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Post# 975550 , Reply# 1   12/26/2017 at 08:20 (2,309 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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I think they pay more attention to the unbroken cool temperature chain in summer than in winter, I've noticed that out here, too. Then again, you didn't have holiday friends going through your cupboards and throwing away super-valuable German spices and extravagantly expensive oils because they were 'past' some stupid, made up 'sell-by/use-by' date like I did, once again this year. Arggh! |
Post# 975554 , Reply# 2   12/26/2017 at 09:08 (2,309 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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I find similar experience and it's inconsistent as to whether reaches, meets, or even sometimes (rarely) exceeds date by a day or two. But I'm so squeamish about expiration date when it comes to dairy. For that matter any food that's been cooked and remains in fridge. As far as keeping leftovers in the fridge, I won't do it for more than 3 days and if not consumed, portions g4et put in freezer. My partner will stretch things to 6 days. But then he says he cleans out his fridge, which means it gets thrown away. Horrible waste of food and money in my books. |
Post# 975559 , Reply# 5   12/26/2017 at 09:32 (2,309 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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Post# 975579 , Reply# 6   12/26/2017 at 11:45 (2,309 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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I keep the GE Arctica set at 34°F. The current-temp readout typically varies from 34°F to 36°F. 34°F at the moment. Last 1/2 gal of milk I finished was 8 days past "the date" and still perfectly fine. I have had it go bad within a day or two of the date but has been a while since the last occurrence of such. |
Post# 975589 , Reply# 7   12/26/2017 at 13:09 (2,309 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas)   |   | |
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It depends on where it is purchased from is an indicator of how long it will last.
If I buy from Wal-Mart. It will almost always spoil before the use by date. Dillon's and Braum's Dairy I have kept a good period beyond the date. I just used up some Braum's that was dated Use by 12-4. It was still good 20 days later. |
Post# 975637 , Reply# 8   12/26/2017 at 22:15 (2,309 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA)   |   | |
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Around us, both Kroger and Meijer own their own dairies and supply us from Michigan. Kroger has a really good selection, Meijer less so on more esoteric items (they particularly don't ever seem to have buttermilk in smaller than half-gallons). I never darken the doors of Walmart, but suspect that at best they source milk from Deans Foods. Costco uses some odd dairy in Ohio which packages in some sort of proprietary gallon packaging which permits them to stack it by the pallet.
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Post# 975664 , Reply# 10   12/27/2017 at 01:40 (2,308 days old) by MattL (Flushing, MI)   |   | |
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The few times I've been out of town for a bit and have come back to milk that was 20+ day past expiration date it was fine. Go figure... |
Post# 975667 , Reply# 11   12/27/2017 at 01:53 (2,308 days old) by LordKenmore (The Laundry Room)   |   | |
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Post# 975893 , Reply# 12   12/28/2017 at 13:50 (2,307 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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