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Old 26-02-2010, 21:08
Bedsit Bob
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Bought a 2 pint plastic bottle of milk last Friday.

It had today's date as the Use By date, and the label says "ONCE OPENED USE WITHIN 3 DAYS".

I opened it on Monday, and used the last drop this evening, in a cup of tea I have just finished, and it was fine.

So much for use within three days.

Would you have kept using it, or would you have thrown a third of it away, after the 3 days were up?
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Old 26-02-2010, 21:33
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Keep using it until it starts to smell funny.
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Old 26-02-2010, 21:38
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Milky Milky
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Old 26-02-2010, 21:41
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Keep using it until it starts to smell funny.
I prefer the tea test.

When you start to see little white bits, floating on top of your cuppa, it's time to get rid.
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Old 26-02-2010, 21:42
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As soon as it smells funny or the tea tastes odd, then it's gone
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Old 26-02-2010, 21:53
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Neither the tea test or your smell lies
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Old 26-02-2010, 21:53
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Anyone who needs a date on a carton of milk to tell them whether or not it's off shouldn't be allowed out on their own.

What would such a person do if the milk had been left on the window ledge in the summer and gone off, yet was still in date acording to the label?
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Old 26-02-2010, 21:57
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Its this new breed of bacteria fearing people that dont use their own senses. They have obviously never had gone off milk.
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Old 26-02-2010, 22:03
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I never follow this and have never had any problems, Cravendale milk lasts at least a week, which is good for me as I don't really have milk in anything other than tea.
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Old 26-02-2010, 22:04
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If it smells funny and then I test a tiny bit by heating it up, if that splits then it's off.
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Old 26-02-2010, 22:32
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I once drank a pint of milk that was almost a week out of date and it was still fine.
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Old 26-02-2010, 23:40
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Milk I get from Tescoes(full cream) starts to go off after about 9-10 days. I just use the smell test, never really check the dates.
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Old 27-02-2010, 09:54
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I never look at dates, it's better to use your common sense.
Just about everything lasts longer than is stated on the packaging. Good storage is more important than a date.
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