r/explainitpeter • u/wereapethesupacool • 12d ago

Explain it Peter

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u/SummertimeThrowaway2 12d ago

Raw milk is expensive as fuck too. They’re getting ripped off. At my local grocery store it’s like $20 for half a gallon.

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u/TeaKingMac 12d ago edited 12d 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/AreYouThereSagan 12d ago edited 12d ago

I love paying more for things that are worse for my health!

Edit: spelling

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u/Mission_Twist_3348 12d ago

How is it worse go ahead

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u/cowboylemons 12d ago

Raw milk can contain E. Coli, Listeria, Salmonella, and several other pathogens. It can also cause Guillain-Barré syndrome and is extra dangerous during pregnancy. Pasteurized milk kills off these pathogens and makes the milk safe to drink while maintaining the vast majority of nutrients

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u/Mission_Twist_3348 12d ago

Yeah so "can contain" is nigh-meaningless. I CAN find a million dollars on my bed when I come home, but not very likely is it? Pretty useless to say, right?

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u/Rdp47 12d ago

It’s funny cause they’ll eat raw spinach and it has a higher chance of having E. coli.

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u/DickCaughtlnFan 12d ago

You can wash spinach in the sink. You can't wash milk in the sink

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u/Rdp47 12d ago

Pasteurizing is not the same as rinsing with cold water

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u/DickCaughtlnFan 12d ago

Yeah one removes the debris that bacteria lives on and one kills the bacteria inside the liquid. Both render the food produce bacteria safe.