Holy cow, you’re probably storing your milk wrong – because it shouldn’t be on your refrigerator door.
According to experts, milk should never be stored in that convenient location as it does not remain cold enough to avoid spoilage.
“Every time you open the door, it leaves the contents inside exposed to the warm temperature of the surrounding room,” a chowhound The contributor claimed.
“And as long as it somehow remains consistently between 32 and 41 degrees Fahrenheit, the heat and temperature fluctuations foster an environment where bacteria can thrive.”
They claim that the best place to store milk, as far away as possible, is on the bottom shelves of the fridge.
“Heat rises, which means the lower your milk is stored, the cooler it will be,” Chowhound explains.
Symptoms of spoiled milk include discoloration, curdling, curdling, or odor – not to mention a taste that will upset your stomach.
“Always be aware of how cold your milk is to drink or touch,” food safety activist Theresa Keane previously reported. Metro“The milk container should be too cold to be stored. Then buy only as much milk as you know you’ll use relatively quickly. Buy small and often.”
Other fridge storage mistakes include cross-contamination, which is caused by storing raw meat with ready-to-eat items.
“Raw foods such as raw meat and fish should be stored in covered containers at the bottom of the refrigerator to avoid biological cross-contamination and blood dripping,” Keane said.
“Raw vegetables that still have soil on them should be washed, dried and stored in a covered container and always kept above raw meat and fish. In general it is a good idea to store open foods in containers with lids and this increases shelf life.
Meanwhile, keeping too much food in the fridge can also result in insufficient cold air flow, causing the food to spoil too quickly.
“Overloading is very risky because cross-contamination of hazards such as allergens and biological substances can occur,” Keane warns. “Physical hazards like plastic pieces can also get into other foods if your fridge is bulging.”
