FOOD LIFE - What to Do with Expired/Spoiled/ Sour Milk?

On Expired, Sour and Spoiled Milk

When is it safe to use milk past the expiry date?

• Soured Milk is SAFE
• Spoiled Milk is NOT SAFE

Whats the difference between Expired, Sour and Spoiled Milk?

Soured milk is milk that has curdled over time, or artificially-induced using vinegar or lemon juice. If it is soured in the fridge, it's safe to use it for other purposes (see below).

If its soured in the heat, or left open about 3 days after expiry (or 2 weeks past expiry and left sealed in the fridge) it most probably contains plenty of (possibly harmful) bacteria and is now considered spoiled milk.


Expired Milk = Milk past the expiry Date
Soured Milk = Milk + Some Curdling + Smell + Fridge
Spoiled Milk = Soured Milk + Sun + Air + harmful Bacteria

More about Soured Milk and Spoiled Milk

"Typically, milk goes sour about three days after the expiration date. If unopened, it can last up to two weeks past the expiration date. Sour milk has many uses that you may find helpful, and you'll no longer feel the need to rush to consume it all before it expires." From sheknows.com

Unopened Milk + Fridge + <2 Weeks = Soured Milk
Expired Milk + 3 Days =  Spoiled Milk

What to do with Spoiled Milk?

From sheknows.com

http://www.sheknows.com/food-and-recipes/articles/973481/in-a-pickle-what-to-do-with-spoiled-milk

• Make Cottage Cheese
• Bake pancakes, cakes, waffles etc
• Beauty: Make Facial Masks
• *Pets: Make pet biscuits or hen feed 
• Home and Garden: Keep animals away, fertiliser, make plants shine

*(atll: I presume pets can tell if its safe to eat?)

From wikihow

http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Sour-Milk

• Baking
• Make Cornbread: Replacement for buttermilk
• Sourmilk Ginger Bread
• Pancake Batter
• Use in Bread Dough
• Desserts: Creme Brûlée, Custard, cheesecake, custard pudding
• Scrambled Eggs
• Cheese
• Main Meals with Sourmilk (with creamy, cheesy consistency and topping)
• seafood stew, potato bakes, casseroles.
• Add it to meatloaf for a moist consistency.
• Add it to soups to make them creamier.
• Chocolate Milk
• Pet Food
• Face Mask

Backstory: (more later!)

What happened?

I had some Hokkaido milk that was left unopened in the fridge. It's ten days past the expiry date. I opened it and it still smelt and tasted fresh.

What did I do?

Instead of throwing it out and wasting it, I decided to search on the internet to find out what can be done with it.

Resolution

The outcomes of my research is below.
I Cooked some pancakes using the milk. They were delicious!

ReSearch

Search Engines 

• Google
•  https://www.google.com/search?q=what+to+do+with+expired+milk&gws_rd=ssl

Articles

• http://www.sheknows.com/food-and-recipes/articles/973481/in-a-pickle-what-to-do-with-spoiled-milk
• http://www.theselfsufficienthomeacre.com/2013/02/sour-milk-dont-toss-it-out.html
• http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Sour-Milk

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