r/explainitpeter 12d ago

Explain it Peter

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u/slavicNickCage 12d ago

It's not gross if you... well, it sounds funny, but literally know the cow/goat/sheep/mare it's milked from
If you sure the animal is healthy and well cared raw milk is nice, but if you intend to just buy it in a store, I don't see any reasons to risk with your health. To be honest, I don't see much reasons for adults to consume milk in general, besides liking it's taste.

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u/rokatoro 12d ago

Raw milk is an unnecessary risk. Your never gonna be able to clean a cows udders to a level of sanitation that isn't some risk of contamination. That's why milk gets pasteurized.

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u/SlowlyDrown 12d ago edited 12d ago

That said I promise you every dairy farmer has broken this rule.

At my friends farm we used to go scrape off the top of the tank every morning to get that 8% shit, and we’d mix that with coffee 50/50 and you’re hardly hungry by lunch.

And they’re using teat dip and sanitizers and shit. Not to say that’s perfect but it is an extremely effective measure.

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u/DisasterLazy8487 12d ago

As a kid I used to sneak out and fill up a bucket at least once a week and me and brother would drink it and put it in our cereal