Milk in a stainless steel thermos flask

[lord-of-creation]

How do

Anyone know why the instructions that come with Thermos flasks warn against putting cold or hot milk in a thermos flask but yet everyone uses them for coffee etc?

[Darth Paul]

lord-of-creation said:

How do

Anyone know why the instructions that come with Thermos flasks warn against putting cold or hot milk in a thermos flask but yet everyone uses them for coffee etc?

It smells! I used to do this so I could have ice cold milk for cereals at work, but if you don't wash it out straight away it can smell really bad. If you wash it out with Bicarbonate of soda it should be ok.

[stumpage]

Well as I used to work at Thermos so here goes.

They put that on the instructions because they didn't want people putting prewarmed milk in them for babies. Warm milk in a non sterile environment that will retain that warmth is good for bacteria growth. It was also a protective statement so people wouldn't sue if they got ill.

Thermos did (they may still do) make a baby flask which was for hot water to be put in the flask. Then poured into the over size recepticle and then the baby bottle to be put in that to let the hot water warm it up.

HTH

[shirt]

PH - is there nothing it cannot answer?

[lord-of-creation]

So does that mean there is no problem having cold milk in it aslong as it is washed immediately?

[Rude-boy]

lord-of-creation said:

So does that mean there is no problem having cold milk in it aslong as it is washed immediately?

I don't know of anyone who has died as a result of doing this

I think you just need to make sure you wash it out asap and get the bicarb on the case as well.

[stumpage]

lord-of-creation said:

So does that mean there is no problem having cold milk in it aslong as it is washed immediately?

Shouldn't be a problem. I do it.

Edited by stumpage on Tuesday 18th August 12:35

[alfa pint]

I used to take a flask of milk to work everyday as part of my training programme without any snags. You do need to remember to clean it out on Friday though....had a few 'bks!' moments on Monday morning when I'd forgotten.

[davemac250]

If you are taking it to work get some sterident denture cleaning stuff.

Easier to store than bicarb and very good at cleaning inside of Thermos flasks with the added bonus that should a GILf offer a blow job you can offer to clean her dentures at the same time.

[illmonkey]

alfa pint said:

I used to take a flask of milk to work everyday as part of my training programme without any snags. You do need to remember to clean it out on Friday though....had a few 'bks!' moments on Monday morning when I'd forgotten.

Part of your training was to take a flask full of milk to work?

What were you training for?

[Saddle bum]

davemac250 said:

If you are taking it to work get some sterident denture cleaning stuff.

Milton, the baby bottle cleaner is probably better than Sterident for "purifying" bottles and flasks. Many bike riders use it for cleaning plastic bidons (water bottles).

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illmonkey said:

alfa pint said:

I used to take a flask of milk to work everyday as part of my training programme without any snags. You do need to remember to clean it out on Friday though....had a few 'bks!' moments on Monday morning when I'd forgotten.

Part of your training was to take a flask full of milk to work?

What were you training for?

It's the programme to become a milkman. First you prove you can be trusted to deliver 1 pint a day...