My GF shakes the milk carton every time before using it

We did when I was younger, but not when I was older. Maybe she grew up with less money and this is some sort of "make it last longer" thing?

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The only answer

Don't shake the milk

I'm a non shaker, but I think it's important we establish the degree of shakitude here OP. Is she just sloshing it around a little, or is this full on shake like it's a jug of orange juice with pulp? If it's the latter, that's insanity.

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or is this full on shake

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We’re talking full on pedal to the medal shake here.

Weird hill to die on.

Give her this one, and dig in on something that matters.

There is an actual reason for this. Before milk was homogenized, and delivered daily, by milk man etc, you would shake it before you poured it to keep chucks of butter etc form forming on top etc. (Don’t ask me how i know this lol)

So her mom may have seen her mom do this, so she does it, abs passes it down.

No u don’t have to shake homogeneous milk

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We did when I was younger, but not when I was older. Maybe she grew up with less money and this is some sort of "make it last longer" thing?

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Nothing to do with making it last longer. It’s a holdover practice. It’s a practice that goes back to when farmers actually got milk from the cow instead of the way most of us do now from the store. It’s to mix the fat (cream) with the rest of the milk as it rises to the top while sitting. Homogenization breaks the fat into tiny particles, so it is not necessary for store bought milk.

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There is an actual reason for this. Before milk was homogenized, and delivered daily, by milk man etc, you would shake it before you poured it to keep chucks of butter etc form forming on top etc. (Don’t ask me how i know this lol)

So her mom may have seen her mom do this, so she does it, abs passes it down.

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If that’s not the truth, it’s exceptionally good BS. It sounds pretty legit though.