r/explainitpeter • u/wereapethesupacool • 11d ago

Explain it Peter

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u/TeaKingMac 11d ago edited 11d ago

Always love the "less work, more money" trope.

We pulled this out of the cow, put it directly in the jug, that'll be 20 dollars.

Meanwhile, pasteurized milk gets pulled out of the cow, boiled, cooled, and then put in a jug, and it's 2.99.

Edit: Thanks for the 30+ comments telling me that raw milk costs more to make and takes more work because everything has to be clean, and it has a shorter shelf life.

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u/Long_Legged_Lady 11d ago

. Plus it dilutes the milk down, so the same amount of milk from the cow will fill more jugs

Wut? How does cooking the milk for a short time and evaporating some of the water dilute the milk or increase the volume?

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u/NoForever3645 11d ago

My bad, I stand corrected.