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		Cyph0n on Dec 27, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fridge 0.2 I learned this the hard way. Do not buy milk that comes in a plastic jug, as it typically spoils much quicker.

jacobevelyn on Dec 27, 2018 [–]

This is so so true. Milk in cardboard containers just lasts dramatically longer.

atoav on Dec 27, 2018 | [–]

That is because many of these boxes have a very thin antibacterial coating on the inside (e.g. Silver).

In the Alps it has been a century old trick to put a silver spoon into the milk to make it last longer.

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