Help please

[Nixy]

So, the Hydro company are dipshits and turned off our power for 4.5 hours today...on purpose...we got a warnign yesterday afternoon...cause less tha 24 hours notice is REALLY helpfulll...*rollseyes*

Anyway...I am trying to figure out if my milk is still good...

Anyone know about how long milk stays good for?

 

[Uki Chick]

So, the Hydro company are dipshits and turned off our power for 4.5 hours today...on purpose...we got a warnign yesterday afternoon...cause less tha 24 hours notice is REALLY helpfulll...*rollseyes*

Anyway...I am trying to figure out if my milk is still good...

Anyone know about how long milk stays good for?

stays good for more than 4.5 hrs. keep it cold by putting it outside.

 

[paul_valaru]

stays good for more than 4.5 hrs. keep it cold by putting it outside.

it might freeze...you have any sheltered places, out of the wind

30 min outside 20 inside

but if you fridge door is closed id should keep the cold in for a good 2 hours, then move the milk to the freezer

 

[Nixy]

The power has already been out...the milk sat in the fridge for 4.5 hours...

 

[Gotnolegs]

Smell it. If it smells fine then it is fine. Unlike a lot of other foods milk starts to degrade before it becomes dangerous...

 

[kuulani]

my suggestion was to smell it too ...

 

[Rose]

Toss it. :s Even if it smells good, toss it and buy new milk. *lol* But this comes from someone who won't drink milk that's sat on the counter for more than 5 minutes.

 

[Nixy]

See, the problem with smelling it is...I don't know what milk is suppose to smell like...

 

[Inkara1]

Did you open the fridge door during the power outage? If not, it should be fine.

 

[fury]

If you smell it and become nauseous, that's what it's not supposed to smell like.

 

[paul_valaru]

if it pours chunky..chances are it might have gone bad

 

[Nixy]

Did you open the fridge door during the power outage? If not, it should be fine.

Twice, very quickly

 

[Squiggy]

I wouldn't worry unless it has lumps...


The real tricky one is the sour cream...

 

[PT]

It should be fine Nix, I really wouldn't worry about it.

 

[nalani]

.. if it's lumpy, just chew it

 

[tonksy]

.. if it's lumpy, just chew it

aaw...GOO!

 

[Nixy]

Good thing I don't have any sour cream then!

 

[Gonz]

4.5 hours is not a problem if it's not sitting in direct sunlight or isn't 3 weeks old to begin with.

 

[tonksy]

it's a damn shame when it's colder outside of your house than it is in the fridge

 

[greenfreak]

Toss it. :s Even if it smells good, toss it and buy new milk. *lol* But this comes from someone who won't drink milk that's sat on the counter for more than 5 minutes.

I'm with you I'm so freaky about that.