Help! Can I cook using expired milk (2 weeks old)??

[UberNeuman]

Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger.....

GO FOR IT!

 

[Captante]

As long as it hasn't turned sour you would be fine drinking it right out of the carton (although I wouldn't) & even if it has turned sour it won't make you sick cooking with it provided it maintains 180f or higher for 10 minutes which will kill off any harmful bacteria... most likely it'll taste foul though.

The amount of time milk will keep depends mainly on the tempeture its stored at ... the colder it is the longer it will last & 2 weeks beyond the expiration date isn't unheard of if its been kept consistantly cold since its been packaged although it is about the limit.


Edit: (Added links)

Cooking using sour milk


Interesting info about Milk shelf-life from Univ of Mn.

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
IIRC the issue with cooking with foods that contain bacteria is not that they will infect you, but that you will be ingesting various toxins in and produced by the bacteria.

Milk is pasteurized. It should be fine, just won't taste right.

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: Captante
As long as it hasn't turned sour you would be fine drinking it right out of the carton (although I wouldn't) & even if it has turned sour it won't make you sick cooking with it provided it maintains 180f or higher for 10 minutes which will kill off any harmful bacteria... most likely it'll taste foul though.

The amount of time milk will keep depends mainly on the tempeture its stored at ... the colder it is the longer it will last & 2 weeks beyond the expiration date isn't unheard of if its been kept consistantly cold since its been packaged although it is about the limit.


Edit: Cooking using sour milk

180F or higher for ten minutes is overkill.

 

[Captante]

Originally posted by: minendo


180F or higher for ten minutes is overkill.

Not if you want to be absolutely sure, but in most cases I agree that 2-3 minutes is most likely enough ... at least its sufficient for home-brewing beer.