what's wrong with the milk?

homersimpson_3

friend bought fridge freezer over 10 years ago and freezer on top of fridge. when you put things in freezer they freeze & fridge seems quite cold so seems no problem with fridge freezer- dial set correctly. water at bottom of fridge by salad draw. she buy milk which is well within sell by date, opens milk (seems ok) and within a few hours it has gone off after being put in fridge. why? not bought from different shop. should she jusy buy new fridge?

culpepper

buy one of those fridge thermometers and that will let you see if it is really keeping a low enough temperature.
Our old one teetered on the verge of 8 degrees for ages before we bought a new one. I dont recall the milk going off though. This hot weather wont help if its on its way out.

fudgem

I've heard several people say recently that their milk has gone off, I suspect the supermarkets aren't being careful enough in this hot weather. It only needs for the milk to be left out of the fridge for a short time to shorten its life quite dramatically

liz545

One thing to bear in mind with milk is if you sniff it, it often smells 'off' because of the dried milk around the top. If you're unsure, the best way is to taste it (or get DH to!). Agree with culpeper though to get a 'fridge thermometer - the temp should be between 0-5 degrees celcius.

wigginsmum

Yep - we've had milk go off quite quickly in this weather; it's the way it's stored in the shop and in transit.

Weymouth_Man

culpepper wrote:

buy one of those fridge thermometers and that will let you see if it is really keeping a low enough temperature.
Our old one teetered on the verge of 8 degrees for ages before we bought a new one. I dont recall the milk going off though. This hot weather wont help if its on its way out.

Best way as culpepper has said, you must check it's working correctly first. :eek:

thriftmonster

Our milk is hardly lasting at all - I never thought about the time it's at the supermarket stored badly - genius!!!

Bertville

Also worth noting that if you store milk in the door of the fridge it is slightly warmer than being on the shelf which won't help in this weather.

Smiley_Mum

Also bear in mind that to get the best temperature from your fridge and freezer, not to fill your fridge too full so cool air can circulate and the opposite for the freezer.

youngie

also take a cool bag when shopping in this heat things will go off quickly even on a short walk home and just think how hot your car gets

DilbertJones

Smiley_Mum wrote:

Also bear in mind that to get the best temperature from your fridge and freezer, not to fill your fridge too full so cool air can circulate and the opposite for the freezer.

so not too full for the fridge, and quite full for the freezer?