Why does a carton of heavy cream last for 2 months in the refrigerator, but a carton of milk only lasts for about 1 week before expiration?
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Where the fuck are you guys buying heavy cream? Every time I buy heavy cream it curdles after at the longest 5 days in the fridge.
I swear I feel like I’m taking crazy pills reading this post. I won’t even buy heavy cream unless I’m planning to use it within the next meal or two I make.
My husband works in the UHT pasteurization engineering field. Dairy processors are seeing the value of UHT and changing their systems to include it. It helps them save money by not having to hurry their milk to the market.
Maybe someday we will be like Europe and use aseptic packaging!
Also UHT Pasteurized milk is not supposed to taste different. If it tastes different, the brand cooked it too long.
It’s so weird for there to be a topic that I know something about!
Restaurant veteran here, Ultra pasteurized milk hits different. Once you acquire the taste, you can never go back to regular
I’ve wondered this as well with organic milk. Organic milk usually has an expiration date a few months past when I buy it. It also tastes way better IMO.
They heavier the dairy product the longer the shelflife. Cheese, sour cream, heavy cream, half-and-half, whole milk, 2% milk, etc.
They must be putting different preservatives in milk nowadays. Pretty much any carton I buy lasts about a month. And that’s 1%.
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