How Can We Keep Milk Fresh for Office Coffee?

[Intrepid_Chef]

Every day, my co-worker heads to the vending machine, buys a carton of milk ... and sets it out for people to put it in their coffee. Most days, it gets tossed out because nobody has any idea how long it's been sitting there!

Is there some sort of small container, preferably with a pour spout, that I can get to solve this issue and perhaps sell people on PC? I was kind of thinking the Chilzanne bowl, but that doesn't have a pour spout.

 

[vwpamperedchef]

I think tupperware might have something. But I would make a recommendation to PC. Dont you have a fridge to keep the milk in? Just wondering..

 

[Intrepid_Chef]

The fridge is in the next room ... you would think people would walk the extra 50 feet ...

 

[chefallison53]

You cold always use a bigger container of milk and put it in the caraffe!

 

[pamperedharriet]

What about our quik stir pitcher or mix n pour?

 

[Intrepid_Chef]

That won't keep it cold ... will it?I think I may e-mail HQ ... a "chilzanne mini caraffe" would be a cute product for the fall line!

 

[janetupnorth]

Measure-all cup?

 

[Intrepid_Chef]

We're trying to keep the milk COLD, people!

 

[KellyTheChef]

It needs to be in something to keep it cold...or tell them to put it back in the frig. Someone's gonna get sick on that...

I like the mini carafe idea...the older ladies at the church always try and pour the creamer (that's been sitting out on the tables in those little metal pitchers for hours...) BACK INTO THE FULL CONTAINER. Talk about contamination! If I get to it first, I dump them down the sink!

 

[Intrepid_Chef]

Everybody seems to steer clear of it, save the guy who put it out.Oh, and this same guy is the one who is engaged, just bought a house ... but doesn't want any wedding gifts because they want donations to their foundation aiding people in Africa instead. Which is all very nice. But I may not be able to resist the urge to give them a chopper ... or a mini carafe if we ever get one!

 

[kam]

I know this is non-PC - but how about placing the carton itself in a small bowl of ice? It should atleast last the morning until it can be put into the fridge??

 

[pamperedharriet]

We're trying to keep the milk COLD, people!

OK--understand your problem.

What about chilling a chillzanne bowl overnight and then putting the carton of milk in it during the day?? It's the only other thought of a PC product other than our carafe that I can think of do the trick right now.

 

[Paula R. Lewis]

You could still get the regular sized Carafe and use it. It works for hot OR cold beverages and would look really nice in an office environment.

No rule saying you gotta fill it all the way up, you know...

Good luck!
Paula

 

[redsoxgirl]

Take one of the SA bowls, put ice in it and sit the milk carton in it. Replace the ice as it melts.

 

[DebbieJ]

Mini Chillzanne bowl filled with ice. Set the carton in it.

 

[Stephaniecafe]

Catering we always use a carafe because it keeps cold for hours. Put a little ice in there but it would work beautifully.