How long does milk outside a fridge stay ok to drink?

[recondite7]

I bought the milk two days ago and left it out overnight. It's a half gallon and is in the fridge right now. Is this ok to drink?

[Sciolist]

If it goes green, or seperates, or has lumps in, that's bad. If it tastes a bit crappy, so what, you only had one mouthful.

My grandad was a health inspector, and he always said to me "a little bit of dirt never hurt anyone".

[swede123]

Bad use of poll.

1) Smell it. If it smells OK proceed to step 2.
2) Take a sip. If it tastes bad throw away, if not drink.

Swede

[blockafor]

I've gotten upset stomachs from drinking milk that smelled kind of funky and tasted ok. Now if I come across any milk that smells bad I don't take any chances. I do not believe the cost of the milk is worth an afternoon of gas and cramps.

[tshort]

Does it taste good?

Yes -> Drink It

No -> Go to the store and buy new half gallon for $1

[Lazy Meatball]

I prefer milk to be slightly below room temperature. Tastes more creamy. Take a sip, if it's sour, toss it, if not it's good. Even if it was a little sour, you wouldn't have any health concerns from drinking it.

[amplify]

The rule of thumb for milk is 1 hour on the counter = 1 day in the fridge. If it's two full days out that would be about a month and a half fridge time, which is pretty disgusting.

[By-Tor]

Milk outside fridge: 20 minutes
Milk inside fridge: 3 days


Milk is [censored] disgusting.

[DonkeyKongSr]

Chilled milk?

[Bullet_Dodger]

Try pouring it all over your body and see how you smell.