Assuming it stays refrigerated, does milk spoil quicker after it has
been opened? Or, could I pour a new container of milk into an open
glass pitcher and have it keep just as long? My friends have a variety
of opinions on this...how are you sure of your answer? Thanks...

(netter) wrote in news:d074b423.0411212044.1ff488b2
@posting.google.com:

> Assuming it stays refrigerated, does milk spoil quicker after it has
> been opened? Or, could I pour a new container of milk into an open
> glass pitcher and have it keep just as long? My friends have a variety
> of opinions on this...how are you sure of your answer? Thanks...

Most things will spoil more quickly in a completely open container than in a
closed one, milk included. There is significantly more opportunity for
bacteria, mold spores, etc., to settle on the contents when there is no
cover. I know this because I've experienced it several times over the years,
when I've not bothered to cover the food and when I have.

--
Wayne in Phoenix

*If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.
*A mind is a terrible thing to lose.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> (netter) wrote in news:d074b423.0411212044.1ff488b2
> @posting.google.com:
>
>
>>Assuming it stays refrigerated, does milk spoil quicker after it has
>>been opened? Or, could I pour a new container of milk into an open
>>glass pitcher and have it keep just as long? My friends have a variety
>>of opinions on this...how are you sure of your answer? Thanks...
>
>
> Most things will spoil more quickly in a completely open container than in a
> closed one, milk included. There is significantly more opportunity for
> bacteria, mold spores, etc., to settle on the contents when there is no
> cover.

I'd have to agree with this & add that I have noticed that milk tends to
stay better longer in cardboard containers than in plastic. Just my
personal experiences though.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> (netter) wrote in news:d074b423.0411212044.1ff488b2
> @posting.google.com:
>
>
>>Assuming it stays refrigerated, does milk spoil quicker after it has
>>been opened? Or, could I pour a new container of milk into an open
>>glass pitcher and have it keep just as long? My friends have a variety
>>of opinions on this...how are you sure of your answer? Thanks...
>
>
> Most things will spoil more quickly in a completely open container than in a
> closed one, milk included. There is significantly more opportunity for
> bacteria, mold spores, etc., to settle on the contents when there is no
> cover.

I'd have to agree with this & add that I have noticed that milk tends to
stay better longer in cardboard containers than in plastic. Just my
personal experiences though.

netter wrote:

> Assuming it stays refrigerated, does milk spoil quicker after it has
> been opened? Or, could I pour a new container of milk into an open
> glass pitcher and have it keep just as long? My friends have a variety
> of opinions on this...how are you sure of your answer? Thanks...

The milk will spoil much more quickly because of the opportunity for
bacteria, yeasts, etc. to get into the container. Closed, original
container will last longest.

Pastorio

netter wrote:

> Assuming it stays refrigerated, does milk spoil quicker after it has
> been opened? Or, could I pour a new container of milk into an open
> glass pitcher and have it keep just as long? My friends have a variety
> of opinions on this...how are you sure of your answer? Thanks...

The milk will spoil much more quickly because of the opportunity for
bacteria, yeasts, etc. to get into the container. Closed, original
container will last longest.

Pastorio

Once you break the seal on anything, you pretty much open an item up to all the
lil microscopic buggies floating about. If it's something buggies like to eat,
they'll find it and start munching.

The screw caps on milk products reduce exposure to some degree. If the
container you plan to use is sterile and has an airtight seal it MIGHT be
better than the original container but then as you pour it in the new
container it's all getting exposed and will take the buggies into its new home.

I think you are better off leaving it in the original container. If you want to
slow spoilage, keep your fridge set as cold as you can (without causing stuff
to freeze like lettuce).

*cheers*

Barb Anne

Once you break the seal on anything, you pretty much open an item up to all the
lil microscopic buggies floating about. If it's something buggies like to eat,
they'll find it and start munching.

The screw caps on milk products reduce exposure to some degree. If the
container you plan to use is sterile and has an airtight seal it MIGHT be
better than the original container but then as you pour it in the new
container it's all getting exposed and will take the buggies into its new home.

I think you are better off leaving it in the original container. If you want to
slow spoilage, keep your fridge set as cold as you can (without causing stuff
to freeze like lettuce).

*cheers*

Barb Anne

Once you break the seal on anything, you pretty much open an item up to all the
lil microscopic buggies floating about. If it's something buggies like to eat,
they'll find it and start munching.

The screw caps on milk products reduce exposure to some degree. If the
container you plan to use is sterile and has an airtight seal it MIGHT be
better than the original container but then as you pour it in the new
container it's all getting exposed and will take the buggies into its new home.

I think you are better off leaving it in the original container. If you want to
slow spoilage, keep your fridge set as cold as you can (without causing stuff
to freeze like lettuce).

*cheers*

Barb Anne

Denise~* > wrote in message >...
>
> I'd have to agree with this & add that I have noticed that milk tends to
> stay better longer in cardboard containers than in plastic. Just my
> personal experiences though.

I agree about plastic vs. cardboard, though I usually buy plastic
anyway because we drink our milk pretty quickly. I also find that the
higher the fat content of the milk, the more quickly it spoils.

My one-year-old drinks whole milk, so we buy it in 1/2 gallon
containers and after about 3 days, it starts to smell funny (to me --
but I can always smell/taste the change much sooner than anyone else).
Ideally, I'd buy his milk in quarts, but that gets really expensive.

The rest of the family drinks skim milk, which we buy in gallon
plastic jugs. It's usually good up to 4 days.

I don't know how long it takes for the milk to downright spoil,
because I toss it once it starts tasting a little funny. And I'm a
freak about leaving the milk out of the fridge -- it is just not done
in our house -- not even for a minute!

Chris

Denise~* > wrote in message >...
>
> I'd have to agree with this & add that I have noticed that milk tends to
> stay better longer in cardboard containers than in plastic. Just my
> personal experiences though.

I agree about plastic vs. cardboard, though I usually buy plastic
anyway because we drink our milk pretty quickly. I also find that the
higher the fat content of the milk, the more quickly it spoils.

My one-year-old drinks whole milk, so we buy it in 1/2 gallon
containers and after about 3 days, it starts to smell funny (to me --
but I can always smell/taste the change much sooner than anyone else).
Ideally, I'd buy his milk in quarts, but that gets really expensive.

The rest of the family drinks skim milk, which we buy in gallon
plastic jugs. It's usually good up to 4 days.

I don't know how long it takes for the milk to downright spoil,
because I toss it once it starts tasting a little funny. And I'm a
freak about leaving the milk out of the fridge -- it is just not done
in our house -- not even for a minute!

Chris

Chris wrote:

> Denise~* > wrote in message >...
>
>>I'd have to agree with this & add that I have noticed that milk tends to
>>stay better longer in cardboard containers than in plastic. Just my
>>personal experiences though.
>
>
> I agree about plastic vs. cardboard, though I usually buy plastic
> anyway because we drink our milk pretty quickly. I also find that the
> higher the fat content of the milk, the more quickly it spoils.
>
> My one-year-old drinks whole milk, so we buy it in 1/2 gallon
> containers and after about 3 days, it starts to smell funny (to me --
> but I can always smell/taste the change much sooner than anyone else).
> Ideally, I'd buy his milk in quarts, but that gets really expensive.
>
> The rest of the family drinks skim milk, which we buy in gallon
> plastic jugs. It's usually good up to 4 days.
>
> I don't know how long it takes for the milk to downright spoil,
> because I toss it once it starts tasting a little funny. And I'm a
> freak about leaving the milk out of the fridge -- it is just not done
> in our house -- not even for a minute!
>
> Chris

I found that a large part of the "smells funny" on milk comes from the
residue around the lid. It goes bad fast and that is what I was
smelling. Once I started wiping down the threads on the plastic bottle
or just the lip area with a paper towel it didn't smell bad so quick.

Could you come and talk to my wife of 44 years about leaving food out of
the fridge? I still haven't convinced her it's a bad thing to do. Oh
well, I knew she was absent minded when I married her.

George

Chris wrote:

> Denise~* > wrote in message >...
>
>>I'd have to agree with this & add that I have noticed that milk tends to
>>stay better longer in cardboard containers than in plastic. Just my
>>personal experiences though.
>
>
> I agree about plastic vs. cardboard, though I usually buy plastic
> anyway because we drink our milk pretty quickly. I also find that the
> higher the fat content of the milk, the more quickly it spoils.
>
> My one-year-old drinks whole milk, so we buy it in 1/2 gallon
> containers and after about 3 days, it starts to smell funny (to me --
> but I can always smell/taste the change much sooner than anyone else).
> Ideally, I'd buy his milk in quarts, but that gets really expensive.
>
> The rest of the family drinks skim milk, which we buy in gallon
> plastic jugs. It's usually good up to 4 days.
>
> I don't know how long it takes for the milk to downright spoil,
> because I toss it once it starts tasting a little funny. And I'm a
> freak about leaving the milk out of the fridge -- it is just not done
> in our house -- not even for a minute!
>
> Chris

I found that a large part of the "smells funny" on milk comes from the
residue around the lid. It goes bad fast and that is what I was
smelling. Once I started wiping down the threads on the plastic bottle
or just the lip area with a paper towel it didn't smell bad so quick.

Could you come and talk to my wife of 44 years about leaving food out of
the fridge? I still haven't convinced her it's a bad thing to do. Oh
well, I knew she was absent minded when I married her.

George