Fresher???

[tloonya]

I must start looking for a new something to do because I am seriously starting to doubt my sanity.
Customer buying Heavy Cream on July,1st and it has sell by date of July,22.
She comes to me and asks if I have fresher cream?
My immediate answer was silence because I had thought I misheard.
She had repeated...I am not telling you what happened next but please, if anyone can explain it to me...
...where is this question was born? I 22 days for a pint of heavy cream not the best date?
If it had 3 month - wouldn't you think it made of plastic?

[Deleted]

Lucky for you my daughter just bought heavy cream today. The date on the container is September 2. 

[NancysSummerSip]

That is a pretty strange question. I think what the customer may have wanted was cream with a later expiration date, not realizing that it will be just fine past the expiration date (at least by a few days) as long as she does not open it.

Seriously, who buys cream with the intention of holding onto it longer than a week, anyway? I buy it with a plan to use it for something specific.

[Deleted]

Fresher cream is better. If they are selling sept 2 cream today, that means looney's has been on a shelf for 2 months... 

[hoops902]

Jul 9, 2014 13:42:34 GMT -5 NancysSummerSip said:

That is a pretty strange question. I think what the customer may have wanted was cream with a later expiration date, not realizing that it will be just fine past the expiration date (at least by a few days) as long as she does not open it.

Seriously, who buys cream with the intention of holding onto it longer than a week, anyway? I buy it with a plan to use it for something specific.

She may have planned to use it immediately, that doesn't mean she doesn't want the freshest she can get.

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

Depending on what she is making the fresh cream is what is best. Which means you want something with the furthest out expiration date as possible. It's not an odd question at all, IMO.

[movingforward]

Why do we not get to hear what happened next? 

[alabamagal]

Go to the cow, that is pretty fresh!

[Deleted]

I'm weird about digging around to find the freshest date even when I get milk which is kind of pointless since the kids polish off a gallon in a couple days.

[NancysSummerSip]

Jul 9, 2014 13:54:34 GMT -5 NomoreDramaQ1015 said:

Depending on what she is making the fresh cream is what is best. Which means you want something with the furthest out expiration date as possible. It's not an odd question at all, IMO.

And that's fine, but if this is what Loony has, then that's what she has. Unless, of course, a WalMart run is in her future....

[Abby Normal]

Jul 9, 2014 15:23:32 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

I'm weird about digging around to find the freshest date even when I get milk which is kind of pointless since the kids polish off a gallon in a couple days.

I'm even weirder when it comes to milk.  I won't buy milk in the plastic jugs because the exposure to light starts breaking the milk down.  So I buy the half gallon cartons which have a much longer expiration date, and I dig for the farthest one out.   It's not very YM since it costs more money.  I blame my food science class in college. 

[Ryan]

Jul 10, 2014 16:09:21 GMT -5 Abby Normal said:

Jul 9, 2014 15:23:32 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

I'm weird about digging around to find the freshest date even when I get milk which is kind of pointless since the kids polish off a gallon in a couple days.

I'm even weirder when it comes to milk.  I won't buy milk in the plastic jugs because the exposure to light starts breaking the milk down.  So I buy the half gallon cartons which have a much longer expiration date, and I dig for the farthest one out.   It's not very YM since it costs more money.  I blame my food science class in college. 

I've looked up the reason for that and never really found an answer.  Are you sure the "light explanation" is actually true?  I always figured there were more preservatives in the 1/2 gallon ones or something.  Kinda like how the horizon small milks that kids drink do not have to be refrigerated?  That is so weird to me.

And I don't think it's weird that someone would want something fresher.  If they are used to buying something that has an expiration date 6 weeks out, I can see why they'd ask if you had anything fresher. No harm in asking.

[NoNamePerson]

Jul 9, 2014 15:19:11 GMT -5 alabamagal said:

Go to the cow, that is pretty fresh!

And get out the ole churn  

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

Jul 9, 2014 13:42:34 GMT -5 NancysSummerSip said:

That is a pretty strange question. I think what the customer may have wanted was cream with a later expiration date, not realizing that it will be just fine past the expiration date (at least by a few days) as long as she does not open it.

Seriously, who buys cream with the intention of holding onto it longer than a week, anyway? I buy it with a plan to use it for something specific.

I do....

The heavy cream I bought week before last has an expiration date of Aug. 17 (I just checked).  I have a few different recipes that I use a little in, so try to keep it in the fridge at all times.  As it's local berry season here, it gets whipped up for berries too.

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

Jul 10, 2014 16:09:21 GMT -5 Abby Normal said:

Jul 9, 2014 15:23:32 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

I'm weird about digging around to find the freshest date even when I get milk which is kind of pointless since the kids polish off a gallon in a couple days.

I'm even weirder when it comes to milk.  I won't buy milk in the plastic jugs because the exposure to light starts breaking the milk down.  So I buy the half gallon cartons which have a much longer expiration date, and I dig for the farthest one out.   It's not very YM since it costs more money.  I blame my food science class in college. 

How much light is milk exposed to in a closed refrigerator door?

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

Jul 9, 2014 15:02:37 GMT -5 movingforward said:

Why do we not get to hear what happened next? 

Because it's Looney.

[Abby Normal]

Jul 10, 2014 16:42:22 GMT -5 Ryan said:

Jul 10, 2014 16:09:21 GMT -5 Abby Normal said:

I'm even weirder when it comes to milk.  I won't buy milk in the plastic jugs because the exposure to light starts breaking the milk down.  So I buy the half gallon cartons which have a much longer expiration date, and I dig for the farthest one out.   It's not very YM since it costs more money.  I blame my food science class in college. 

I've looked up the reason for that and never really found an answer.  Are you sure the "light explanation" is actually true?  I always figured there were more preservatives in the 1/2 gallon ones or something.  Kinda like how the horizon small milks that kids drink do not have to be refrigerated?  That is so weird to me.

And I don't think it's weird that someone would want something fresher.  If they are used to buying something that has an expiration date 6 weeks out, I can see why they'd ask if you had anything fresher. No harm in asking.

yes-  here is a little blurb-  
Deterioration of Milk Protein

Proteins can be degraded by enzyme action or by exposure to light. The predominant cause of protein degradation is through enzymes called proteases. Milk proteases come from several sources: the native milk, airborne bacterial contamination, bacteria that are added intentionally for fermentation, or somatic cells present in milk. The action of proteases can be desirable, as in the case of yogurt and cheese manufacture, so, for these processes, bacteria with desirable proteolytic properties are added to the milk. Undesirable degradation (proteolysis) results in milk with off-flavors and poor quality. The most important protease in milk for cheese manufacturing is plasmin because it causes proteolysis during ripening which leads to desirable flavors and texture in cheese.

Two amino acids in milk, methionine and cystine are sensitive to light and may be degraded with exposure to light. This results in an off-flavor in the milk and loss of nutritional quality for these 2 amino acids.

In my food science class (way back when) we did a whole segment on milk.  When you get a bunch of samples side by side you can taste what the cows have been fed. It's a bit like wine tasting. 

[Abby Normal]

Jul 10, 2014 17:04:54 GMT -5 The Walk of the Penguin Mich said:

Jul 10, 2014 16:09:21 GMT -5 Abby Normal said:

I'm even weirder when it comes to milk.  I won't buy milk in the plastic jugs because the exposure to light starts breaking the milk down.  So I buy the half gallon cartons which have a much longer expiration date, and I dig for the farthest one out.   It's not very YM since it costs more money.  I blame my food science class in college. 

How much light is milk exposed to in a closed refrigerator door?

It's not necessarily in your refrigerator.  Think how long it sits on the store shelves.  From what I remember in my class, you start to taste the difference in about an hour.

[Ombud]

Just checked the one I bought last week. It's over 1/2 gone with a 'use by date' of 7/14. It's fine