Some 1/2-gallon paper milk cartons have the more conventional opening where one opens the sides to form a spout. Others come with a capped plastic spout, from which one uncaps the spout to pour milk.
We typically buy Whole Foods 365 and Trader Joe's milk, depending on which store happens to work for a particular grocery run.
I find that the 365 milk spout is almost impossible to open without having the carton tear some (seemingly due to excessive glue use to seal the carton), enough that when I go to pour milk from the carton it will not come out in a neat stream. Without a "clean" pouring spot, the milk will ricochet off the pieces of torn cardboard (carton) protruding in different directions. The net result is milk landing not where I intended.
This has been my experience for a few years now. I'm not sure if this is an issue with every carton, but as it just happened this morning I find it hard to believe I am alone in dealing with this challenge and wonder what some solutions may be. The couple of youtube videos I watched weren't helpful. I suppose I could buy other milk brands for sale at Whole Foods (and do, actually), but I would still prefer to have the option to buy their 365 milk at times, too.
I've thought of using a knife or scissors to form the spout but am concerned that the need to kind of awkwardly position things might lead to cutting my hand.
Any others experience this issue and have a solution to offer?![:happy]( "smile")
Thanks.
Problematic carton design:
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/a-bla ... 33-2876350
Carton with built-in spout design:
https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/flat ... -401817234
We typically buy Whole Foods 365 and Trader Joe's milk, depending on which store happens to work for a particular grocery run.
I find that the 365 milk spout is almost impossible to open without having the carton tear some (seemingly due to excessive glue use to seal the carton), enough that when I go to pour milk from the carton it will not come out in a neat stream. Without a "clean" pouring spot, the milk will ricochet off the pieces of torn cardboard (carton) protruding in different directions. The net result is milk landing not where I intended.
This has been my experience for a few years now. I'm not sure if this is an issue with every carton, but as it just happened this morning I find it hard to believe I am alone in dealing with this challenge and wonder what some solutions may be. The couple of youtube videos I watched weren't helpful. I suppose I could buy other milk brands for sale at Whole Foods (and do, actually), but I would still prefer to have the option to buy their 365 milk at times, too.
I've thought of using a knife or scissors to form the spout but am concerned that the need to kind of awkwardly position things might lead to cutting my hand.
Any others experience this issue and have a solution to offer?
Thanks.
Problematic carton design:
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/a-bla ... 33-2876350
Carton with built-in spout design:
https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/flat ... -401817234
Statistics: Posted by rjbraun — Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:24 am — Replies 6 — Views 364