Costco Milk Jugs Not Full?

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We recently renewed the Costco membership so I'm kinda out of the loop
with them. I'll get used the flat top jugs and I can see by the shape
it can't be filled completely but this was at least an inch below
where it could have been. Is this normal or did I just get an
oddball? I thought the reason for the flat tops was compact shipping
and an inch of empty space in a truck doesn't make much sense to me.

I was also surprised they now only have half and half and cream in 64
oz. containers. The price is dirt cheap compared to a grocery store
but that's a LOT of cream. How long will cream and 1/2&1/2 last?

TIA,

Lou
 
On 3/31/2011 12:46 PM, Lou Decruss wrote:

My experience with the (ultra pasteurized) heavy cream is it'll last
much longer than the expiration date on the carton. Say, at least a
month past the date ;>

Sky

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On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:46:46 -0500, Lou Decruss wrote:


The unopened ultrapasteurized creams at the grocery store are dated
2.5 months out. But I suspect you want the "after opening" life span
- which is about 2 weeks IME.

-sw
 
On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:46:46 -0500, Lou Decruss
wrote:



The best answer for you would be to go to the Costco web site and
contact them regarding the milk jugs. I always get a response within
a couple of days.
Janet
 
On Mar 31, 2:15?pm, Sqwertz wrote:

I've found that they last longer than that, but a half gallon of cream
is more than even I'd be likely to use in a month. We've almost never
had quarts of it go bad.

--Bryan
 
Lou Decruss wrote:


FWIW, I keep light cream for coffee and it lasts a long time
compared to half and half which tends to separate into clumps.
I guess that's why the expiration date for the cream is always
pretty far in the future, compared to the half and half.

nancy
 
On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:09:17 -0500, "Nunya Bidnits"
wrote:

It's amazing how long sour cream lasts. When it's on sale we always
get an extra tub knowing this.

Lou
 
On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:15:57 -0500, Sqwertz
wrote:


That's a good point. I think I'm going to put some in a smaller
container for daily coffee use. I can't see how opening up a half
gallon carton every time I have coffee would be a good thing. It's
about half the price of what it is in a grocery store but I still
don't want it to go bad. Gotta take advantage of the savings ya know.

Lou
 
On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:50:13 -0600, Janet Bostwick
wrote:


That's an idea but I'll just check them out next time I'm there. I've
got a project that puts me in the area often so I'll be back soon. I
don't drink much milk but Louise loves the stuff.

Lou
 
On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:29:21 -0400, "Nancy Young"
wrote:


I didn't know that but the dates are the same on the cream and half
and half. They come from the same dairy too.

I got this link from another group I think and it's pretty cool. My
stuff comes from a plant in Wisconsin and the milk from Ohio. There's
an alert on the site about the plant in Washington that has radiation.
It may be handy in the future. Hopefully not.

http://whereismymilkfrom.com/

Lou
 
On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:35:09 -0500, Lou Decruss wrote:


They say every time you open up a milk jug/container it takes 1 day
off it's shelf life. You let in airborne critters which add to the
mix. And with milk there;'s lot of good stuff to feed off of.

-sw
 
On Mar 31, 10:03?pm, Sqwertz wrote:

Gallons of milk never last more than 3 or 4 days in this house, but we
open each gallon 10-20 times because cafe au lait happens several
times a day. The milk never tastes 10-20 days old.

--Bryan
 
On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:14:11 -0700 (PDT), Bryan wrote:


Use common sense, Byron. If you stand there and open milk 30 times in
a row, do you really think it'll be bad the 31st time you open it?

-sw
 
On Mar 31, 10:35?pm, Sqwertz wrote:

The times are staggered by 15 minutes here, 10 hours there, another
two hours, and so on.

--Bryan
 
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