Transporting milk?

[Mojooo]

Hi
I have maybe 1 or 2 cups of tea a day at work. I normally buy 1 pint milk bottles at the start of the week - some problems with this:

1) I cannot always get to the shop to buy the milk
2) Some weeks I might only work 1 or 2 days so its a waste
3) It gets expensive
4) Its annoy when I aleady have a larger bottle of milk at home

(there is no collective tea fund so that is out of the question)


So what I want to do is just have soemsort of bottle that I can fill up from the larger bottle I have at home and just top up when needed. But I am wondering what type of bottle is best and if it could pose a health risk?

Obviously I could use a standard pint bottle but do they last for multiple uses?

Will they need cleaning out every few days when the milk is finished? If so, will fairy liquid do it?

I am better getting a hard plastic bottle that is easier to clean?

Any thoughts?!?

It seems a minor thing but its a PITA.

[mattley]

http://www.discountcoffee.co.uk/uht-milk-portions-...

[Mojooo]

They taste like st tho - which could be a problem.

[jas xjr]

Get a decent flask . Make it up at home.
Job done

[thetapeworm]

Cravendale milk or similar?

Tastes nicer, less bacteria, lasts longer... buy a small container of that and as long as nobody else steals it then it should last a while.

Otherwise you can buy small plastic air tight containers from most supermarkets that would quite happily hold milk without it coming out no matter how much you try. You just have to remember to keep bringing it home and filling it up again.

[grumbledoak]

No need to use the nipple- they have sealed tops, too. All the pieces are dishwasher safe (pretty sterile, really) to boiling water (very much sterile) and come in a variety of sizes.

Edit- better photo.

Edited by grumbledoak on Monday 4th January 20:54

[oldbanger]

Ordinary plastic milk bottles are not watertight. I've found "lock and lock" type containers are the best for lack of leakage, plus you can pop them in the dish washer. Morrisons do perfectly servicable knock offs.

e.g. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stackable-Airtight-Contain...

[Mojooo]

lol, classic

I am thinking there must be somesort of hard plastic bottle out there that seals properly

obviouslt cheap plastic bottles milk come in seal properly so there cannot be much to it.

[V8mate]

grumbledoak said:

No need to use the nipple- they have sealed tops, too. All the pieces are dishwasher safe (pretty sterile, really) to boiling water (very much sterile) and come in a variety of sizes.

Bitty?

[grumbledoak]

Don't knock it- they get tested daily by millions of parents; we'd know if they didn't work!

The "Lock 'n Lock" stuff would be cheaper, though.

[mattley]

Mojooo said:

They taste like st tho - which could be a problem.

st's a bit strong, I'll concede it's not the best but I find them to be best compromise.

[Mojooo]

The baby milk bottles look a safe bet - i spose it makes sense to sterilise with hot water every couple of days.

i wonder if the normal plastic bottle you buy milk in will be able to hack it?


just need something that wont make me look a tit!

[Chocmonster]

We use powdered milk at work as no one ever remembers to buy fresh stuff and we don't have a fridge.

[Mojooo]

breast milk container

http://www.consumer.philips.com/c/avent-baby-bottl...

lol

[Mojooo]

grumbledoak said:

No need to use the nipple- they have sealed tops, too. All the pieces are dishwasher safe (pretty sterile, really) to boiling water (very much sterile) and come in a variety of sizes.

Edit- better photo.

Edited by grumbledoak on Monday 4th January 20:54

thanks mate - think a trip to boots is in order

i will just use of these and sterilise it everyweek,

[WTD]

plus if you put a postit note on it with 'breast milk' no-one will dare steal it for tea or cereal....

[Rags]

WTD said:

plus if you put a postit note on it with 'breast milk' no-one will dare steal it for tea or cereal....

LOL

[N Dentressangle]

How about:



http://www.garraways.co.uk/p448222/dairystix-milk-...

You can get them with fresh milk rather than UHT, and they actually taste fine.

Probably the easiest answer...

[Silent1]

Get some cravendale or the supermarket own brand filtered milk, it last forever.
It tastes normal 4 weeks after it was opened!

[bazking69]

UHT. I just buy 6x1 litre boxes everytime I am in Sainsburys and throw then under my desk.