how can i tell if the milk i'm drinking is spoiled? it's not like chunky or anything but it does taste sort of weird. and before i can smell it from the cup too, it's really strong. it expires today though, do you think it's spoiled?
2007-11-29 02:05:09 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
sounds like it's going bad. Get rid of it.
2007-11-29 02:09:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
probably. If you can smell or taste that its "off", it probably is. Just throw it away. A milk's expiration date has NOTHING to do with when its due to spoil, but simply how long a store is legally allowed (for "safety reasons") to sell it to the public before it has to be pulled from the coolers. I purchased milk two days ago that had an expiration date of December 5th, and went to use it this morning on my cereal..and..WOW...I almost vomited as I was pouring it into the bowl. Its a hit-or-miss thing with milk. Also..skim milk tends to spoil more quickly than whole milk does. I believe it is something to do with the fat content "preserving" it. So yes...pour the milk down the sink...rinse the carton/jug out well, and then put it in your trash (so it doesn't stink up your house if you don't take the bag outside right away)
Also, for future reference...if your milk spoils almost immediately after you purchase it, try taking it back to the store you bought it in and ask them for a refund, or an exchange. Here in NY, if you buy your milk from any Stewart's shops they will gladly exchange it for you, as they "guarantee" all their milk/milk products.
2007-11-29 10:19:52 · answer #2 · answered by :-) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it smells or tastes funny, chances are its spoiled. Give it a few days and it will curdle. The date isnt neccessarly the day it spoils, its a guide for the sellers to pull it from the shelves.
2007-11-29 10:10:33 · answer #3 · answered by Special K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it smells werid and it taste sour and it expires today then it is already spoiled.
Usually McArthur milk last a couple of days after experation but supermarket brand expire the same day as the date printed.
2007-11-29 10:09:33 · answer #4 · answered by Wendy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sometimes milk will expire before the use-by date. Just like if you buy a bag of salad, some of them turn brown faster than others. I would toss it, especially if you can smell it. That's always my only test... smelling it. Just like deli meat!
Hope this helps! :-)
2007-11-29 10:10:42 · answer #5 · answered by rannersnicole 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it just don't drink it! Sometimes milk goes bad before the expiration date!
2007-11-29 10:23:45 · answer #6 · answered by char__c is a good cooker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my son can always tell just before the milk starts to sour!
He would always put an X on that carton so I would use it in cooking instead of him trying to drink it.
Oh, yeah! he has his own house now, so doesn't taste test my milk any more!
2007-11-29 13:55:39 · answer #7 · answered by Nana Lamb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
smell it if it has a sour smell to it it is going bad & the worse it smells the more it is spoiled!
2007-11-29 13:01:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah its spoiled but i known people to still drank it and they are ok, but i would just throw it away and get another.
2007-11-29 10:09:09 · answer #9 · answered by gurllucky7 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a possablility that it is spoiled. I would just thorw it out and buy new milk if i were you.
2007-11-29 10:08:05 · answer #10 · answered by Jenn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋