Expired milk identification tips: Identifying expired milk is not difficult, just a little caution and these 3 hacks can save you and your family from getting sick. Before buying, storing and using milk, take a minute to review these checkpoints.
Milk is our daily need, but what if it spoils our health instead of providing nutrition? Many times the milk looks fine on the surface, but is actually expired. Consuming such milk can cause food poisoning, stomach problems or allergies. To know whether milk is bad or not, here are 3 easy methods you should try, by which you can check the quality without tasting or wasting much milk.
Identify milk by smell, color and texture
This is the first and easiest method of smell and visual test. As fresh milk always has a mild, natural smell. If you smell sour or stale milk, it is not fit to drink. Cooked milk may have a slight sweetness, but remove it as soon as sourness appears. However, if the consistency of milk has changed from normal, then it is a sign of spoilage. If the color of milk in the pack or bottle turns light yellow or the upper layer appears sticky, do not use it.
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Check milk with baking soda
This is a simple and reliable method which is also adopted by many dairy experts. Just add a pinch of baking soda (sweet soda) to a teaspoon of milk and mix. If a lot of foam or bubbles start forming immediately, it means the milk has gone bad. There will be no special reaction in normal milk.
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30 second lemon water milk test
This method gives fast results and measures the acidity of milk. Take a few drops of milk in a small cup. Now add 3-4 drops of lemon juice or citric acid in water and pour this mixture into milk. If the milk curdles or separates immediately, it means the milk has expired. This test is only for checking, not for drinking. By adopting these hacks you can keep your family safe from the dangers of spoiled milk.