How many days after milk's "best by" date are you willing

[castletonsnob]

to still drink it?

2-3 days for me.

[Ultimo Gallos]

None,I don't drink milk.

When I did once that date hit the milk was thrown out.

[Spider2024]

One at most.

[ayumidah]

I sniff test, but usually not too far past it.

[Feyrhausen]

My last gallon I was drinking a full week past the sell by date. I really only use it in my coffee and it was fine.

[Savage Gambino]

I haven't bought animal milk in years, and I don't buy enough oatmilk for running up against the sell by date to be a problem, but back when I did, the sniff test worked for me.

[Muskrat]

Drinking it? Probably 1-2 days. Cooking with it? I’ll push my luck up to a week sometimes

[Natural Born Farmer]

I find there's usually a distinct change in the smell and taste even 2-3 days before the "best by" date.  That's when I'll chuck it.

[Mr PONYMANIA Mr Jenzie]

not a chance, if it smells, it doesn't enter my digestive system!

[El Pollo Guerrera]

Smell test. Don't have faith in a random number stamped on the side of a jug before it's shipped across country in a slightly chilled trailer driven by a madman who lies on his paperwork so he can get an extra hour to spend time with a 'truck stop girl' before downing enough speed to get through the next run.




... what?

[fg]

Reminds me of this quote.

Kurt Angle: “I drank a carton of milk ONE DAY after the expiration date. Now THATS extreme. WHOOOO!”

[Gus Richlen Was Wrong]

Milk usually goes bad on me BEFORE the expiration date.

[The Foreigner™ in Playoff Mode]

Personally it mostly depends on if it's summer or not. If it is, it goes bad before. If it isn't, it's probably fine 3 days after.

[mountaindew]

I usually won't use it once it's past that date. But I'll eat cheese and lunch meat a few days past that.

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Once the best by date is passed, it's just the beginning of it's cottage cheese lifespan.

[Ryback on a Pole!]

One at the most--milk is something that does turn after its use by date.
Others, it depends on the food--I gave a jar of honey with a useby date of 2022... that use by date can f*** off. Honey lasts for ever.

[tafkaga]

None unless it's by accident.

I try to avoid smell test because it starts to smell bad before it starts to taste bad.

[chazraps]

Skim - which I use for cereal in October and December - one day at absolute most.

2% - which I use for cooking/baking - 2-3 days.

[simplydurhamcalling]

With any use by date I'd always use smell/sight/taste test before throwing out. Huge amounts of unnecessary waste are caused by an over-reliance on use by dates.