How many days past the Best Before date is it a bad idea to drink milk?

I've had milk 5 days past the best buy date, which tasted perfectly fresh and fine, and also I've poured out curdled milk two days BEFORE the best buy date. We just can't know if the milk we drink was always properly refrigerated before we bring it home.

Sour milk smells and tastes very unpleasant well before you could drink enough of it to be ill.

Even slight souring shows itself; though I have occasionally, accidentally drunk maybe a cup-full (on cereal) without harm.

So perhaps if something is disagreeing with you, it may not be sour milk.

I interpret that "best" date as the last date to initially break the seal, opening the container for the first time. For milk, once open for the first time it's just a few days before it sours. Interesting that half and half has a very long "best used" date, weeks into the future. Much longer than whole milk or 1% or 2%. What's different about half and half that gives it a longer shelf life?

Just smell it, I feel that’s the best indicator for milk. Better than the dates.

It's probably still safe to drink if it is completely sour so long as it is not mouldy.

If it smells good enough to drink then it probably is.

Not too long for me

I cook with it til it starts to smell

Damage is probably done already? Next time, if it smells ok, take a tiny sip but don‘t swallow in case it‘s off.

when it tastes or smells off

but I heard you can still cook with it after it sours. like pancakes.

Depends on the smell

Did you smell it?

Meh after a week it's butter.. get some nice bread 😇

Just boil it again and its good for another month

dont travel too far from a toilet

0 days.

Minus One.

If it is good milk you can go about 4:00 but if it comes from like the dollar store or some fuck shit sometimes right on that day or a day after it goes bad I don't know why but it just seems to be like that