I buy 1-gallon milk but sometimes they spoil before I finish. One solution
is to pasteurize it every few days. To do this, I need a liquid container
that is
(1) microwavable
(2) has an air tight lid
(3) can withstand vacuum?

So that I can microwave the milk (with lid open), then close the lid and put
it in the refrigerator. After the steam condense, there would be a slight
vacuum.

Buying 1/2 gallon milk would also solve the problem but I prefer a cheaper
solution.

peter wrote:
> I buy 1-gallon milk but sometimes they spoil before I finish. One solution
> is to pasteurize it every few days. To do this, I need a liquid container
> that is
> (1) microwavable
> (2) has an air tight lid
> (3) can withstand vacuum?
>
> So that I can microwave the milk (with lid open), then close the lid and put
> it in the refrigerator. After the steam condense, there would be a slight
> vacuum.
>
> Buying 1/2 gallon milk would also solve the problem but I prefer a cheaper
> solution.
>
>
We use a clean half-gallon container and transfer half of the gallon of
milk to it, then freeze it. The half we are using, we transfer to
another clean half-gallon container and put into the refrigerator.

When we are running low, we put the frozen container into the fridge to
defrost slowly (with some paper toweling under it)

We use skim milk. I'm not certain how this would work with higher fat
content milk, but since the milk is homogenized, I don't think it should
cause a problem.

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

How about a glass half-gallon jug (the metal cap would have to be left off for
the microwaving part) of the sort that are popular with a lot of local brewerys,
if you can get those where you are? Homebrew shops would probably have something
similar too.

-C

peter wrote:
> I buy 1-gallon milk but sometimes they spoil before I finish. One solution
> is to pasteurize it every few days. To do this, I need a liquid container
> that is
> (1) microwavable
> (2) has an air tight lid
> (3) can withstand vacuum?
>
> So that I can microwave the milk (with lid open), then close the lid and put
> it in the refrigerator. After the steam condense, there would be a slight
> vacuum.
>
> Buying 1/2 gallon milk would also solve the problem but I prefer a cheaper
> solution.
>
>

On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:08:18 GMT, "peter" > wrote:

>Buying 1/2 gallon milk would also solve the problem but I prefer a cheaper
>solution.

Not drinking milk would be both cheaper and easier. 8 /2

-- Larry

On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:08:18 GMT, "peter" > wrote:

>Buying 1/2 gallon milk would also solve the problem but I prefer a cheaper
>solution.

OK, seriously: buy two half gallons of milk. Drink it. Thereafter, when you buy
your gallon, pour the milk into the two half-gallon (or, for that matter, four
one quart) containers. Put one in the refrigerator for drinking, and freeze the
rest.

Milk freezes very well and does not seem to deteriorate at all.

-- Larry