Had a bad experience a few weeks ago when I was drinking milk from a freshly-opened bottle of milk, and after I had almost finished my first glass I started thinking something was off about the taste. I figured that if it was expired, I would have noticed by now. So I poured my second glass, and to my horror chunks came out.
I wish I had thought of returning the bottle before I dumped it all down the sink in a panic. I would have liked my four dollars back.
I was put off of milk for weeks after that. Now I’m paranoid. As stated in the title, I can’t smell, so my sense of taste is also not the best. I just got more milk, and I can’t tell if the milk I just drank is actually slightly sour or if I’m just placebo-effecting the taste into being because I am expecting it to be spoiled. Is there a test I can do that will prove the milk is not spoiled?
That actually sets my mind very much at ease. I was so worried about getting sick from it.
Keep in mind if you are drinking raw milk, or drink directly from the container, spoilage could be from something other than lactobacilli.
No this was a brand-new sealed container of lactose-free 2% milk
Your stomach curdles the milk as it digests anyway. If you cannot see the milk is bad and the taste does not bother you, you can drink it.