How long do you keep cooked meat in the fridge before you toss it? (grilling, diet)

[oregonwoodsmoke]

Originally Posted by nobodysbusiness

Think about this - you are eating old, dead meat. Ugh.

Only "ugh" to a militant vegan. I prefer to eat animals after they are dead, and meat, all meat, has to be aged at least as long as it takes for rigor to pass. Some meat improves with long aging.

Would you prefer to eat young living animals? I find that to be a bit queasy. Although some people do eat oysters while they are still alive.

[Mathguy]

Agree with everyone else pointing out the variables.

Personally, I have a $4,000 health insurance deductible I'd rather not pay over throwing out $3 worth of left over chicken that's been in my fridge 8 days.

So, I typically go maybe 2-3 days tops for things like chicken\fish\hamburger but if it's ham or steak then a week is fine imo.

[j7r6s]

Something like leftover steak, chicken or pork chops would either be eaten the next day or thrown out. I might eat something like spaghetti sauce up to 3-4 days later.

[bellakin123]

Originally Posted by bookspage

I don't understand the whole meal prepping trend either. People combine salads and all kinds of stuff with meat and everything else and stuff it into containers and eat it all week. I can't imagine what that tastes like by Friday. Ugh, no thanks

Originally Posted by iammax

I do it and the stuff tastes fine by friday.

Maybe not the NEXT friday, but 4 or 5 days? No problem.

But doesn't it get dry from being in the fridge 4 or 5 days? I'm genuinely curious because I know a lot of people who do that. I just can't eat the same thing for 4 or 5 days but that's a whole other topic


I don't usually cook that much where meat would last that long. I tend to make roasts that are big enough to have maybe one more day, as meats dry out when they're reheated and that's just not good eats.


I usually make a meatloaf that's pretty big but the leftovers are usually just enough for one more meal and we usually eat it the next day or 2 days later.

[convextech]

Originally Posted by BellaLind

I’m wondering how long others keep cooked meat in the fridge before tossing it. I had the question because I made a meatloaf 8 days ago and forgot to put the leftovers in the freezer. I usually don’t let things like that stay in the fridge more than a week, so I wanted to see if it might still be good.

I'd make sure it doesn't smell off, and then chow down.

I had a lasagna in the fridge for two weeks and it was fine. I have some spaghetti with meat sauce in the fridge now that's two weeks old and we just had some.

But some people call me a goat.

[mrs.cool]

As long as it smells fine, I'd eat it. Speaking of leftovers, I made a pork roast on a Tuesday. On Friday some of the leftovers were pork tacos. On Saturday some became BBQ pork sandwiches. On Monday what was left went into scalloped potatoes, and we just finished the scalloped potatoes and pork last night, Wednesday. So that pork roast was technically 8 days old. It tasted FABULOUS.

[NYC refugee]

Originally Posted by mrs.cool

As long as it smells fine, I'd eat it. Speaking of leftovers, I made a pork roast on a Tuesday. On Friday some of the leftovers were pork tacos. On Saturday some became BBQ pork sandwiches. On Monday what was left went into scalloped potatoes, and we just finished the scalloped potatoes and pork last night, Wednesday. So that pork roast was technically 8 days old. It tasted FABULOUS.

I was with you through Saturday, but would have frozen the last bits, chopped to the size I wanted, and then used them in the potatoes. Although I agree that a solid piece of meat has a longer shelf life than something like cold cuts.

I find some things, like those lousy bloated boneless chicken breasts, have improved texture if I poach, chop, and freeze them for use in other recipes.

[evening sun]

about a week, 6 days anyhow, I cook extra, just to have a ready made meal a few nights later.

[Gantz]

3 days at most for me (normally just 2). It's just me and my partner, so there is no reason to cook such big quantities that the food needs to sit there for a week. I just walk to the supermarket after work and buy meat/other food as needed and we cook throughout the week.

[17thAndK]

Put into a container and placed in a fridge-drawer, things will keep for quite a while. Being kept on a shelf so that opening the fridge door allows warm air and new bugs to have access to left-overs bodes ill for their long-term survival.