Safe to keep uncooked pork tenderloin? (meat, refrigerated, price, long)

[Flamingo13]

Originally Posted by elnina

Is it in a vac pack? On a plate covered with Saran?
Does it look and smells ok?
I left raw meats in a fridge for a few days and all was good.
Judge with your nose...

It's (well they since it comes w/2 small ones) in the original shrink-wrap type packaging as well as a freezer bag. I'll give it a shot this afternoon... fingers crossed.

[DubbleT]

I bought one of the shrink wrapped marinated reduced price (best buy date the following day) pork tenderloins, took it home, tossed it in the fridge and forgot about it. About a week later my roomie asked what I intended to do with it, oops. Opened it, sniffed it and ran a finger across the exposed meat, cooked it, and ate it. Yummm, and no ill affects.

[ChessieMom]

Originally Posted by Flamingo13

I stuck one in the refrigerator on Fri. thinking I would cook it Sat. - didn't happen and still hasn't happened (life) - think it will be safe tomorrow? I tried to look it up on online, I won't use Google, but couldn't get an answer. Think it will be okay to do tomorrow?

Friday?? And this is Monday?? Yes. Of course it is fine.

Why not google this??

[Flamingo13]

Update - it smelled and tasted fine - it was vacuum-packed, etc. - I asked because I'd had a previous bad experience with pork loin chops that I had defrosted and ended up not cooking so refroze - NOT recommended

[WoodburyWoody]

Originally Posted by evening sun

If the meat has been thawed in the fridge, it is safe to refreeze. It is not safe if meat was defrosted on the counter.

https://ask.usda.gov/s/article/Is-it...hat-has-thawed


As far as using it, as long as it smells & looks OK, I would cook it, & eat it.

There is conflicting information on refreezing proteins. The USDA source cited above says it is fine. The NHS source (https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-wel...and-leftovers/) says never do it.


Agree with in this case, check it for smell and appearance - especially smell - and let that be the guide. We have had meats still frozen after 24 hours in the fridge and still frozen in parts 48 hours in the fridge.

[oregonwoodsmoke]

Note on using smell for pork. The juice that collects around the pork will go off in smell, a little bit slimy, long before the pork is bad. So if you are going to do the sniff test, rinse the pork off and dry it before you smell it.


When pork starts to smell a little off, it can still be safe to eat, but the flavor might be a little off so I won't use it if the smell is a bit whiffy. I don't want to go to the work of cooking something that turns out to be a bit off flavored.


Pork would have to be a long time in the refrigerator before it becomes unsafe to eat. It's a different situation if you've left it sitting out on the countertop to get warm, but if it is kept safely chilled to a low temperature, it can be safe to eat for quite a long time.


Note: pork won't store nearly as long as beef will.

[Zymer]

Originally Posted by oregonwoodsmoke

Note: pork won't store nearly as long as beef will.

Say what? It's been the exact opposite for me. Beef goes 'off' to me in a couple or three days, pork can sit in the fridge for a week and it's fine.


I keep my fridge at about 34*, just above freezing. Depending on the weather, sometimes some things do freeze.

[mainebrokerman]

If it’s in a vac seal you are fine …
And if you get a mild whiff odor let it air out

You will know if pork is gone … just like chicken

Beef fades away … while chicken and pork die. Dead

Many will dry age beef ( not in plastic) for 20-40 days … then scrape
Off the dried outside …



Most fresh meats ( cut steak and pork) in grocery stores are given a 4 days shelf life
( which means 3 days you shouldn’t have today’s date in meatcase)

It will keep in cooler and actually in your refrigerator longer… meatcase s have 2-4 defrost cycles per day .. they warm up for a short time). So the coils don’t freeze up
Coolers and fridges do not have defrost cycles

Prepackaged chicken might be dated for 7-10 days on package but I don’t date over 5 days with chicken

Vacuum sealed product can last for weeks

[DontH8Me]

I've been buying the vac sealed meats whenever possible specifically because they are in an anaerobic environment and I have had the sealed packages last well beyond the sell by date on them. Pork loin and tenderloin comes vac sealed at Costco and I've had great storage times with them. My fridge is also freezing cold in certain spots so I arrange my contents accordingly.

[TheShadow]

The vacuum sealed packs are great. I often stock up on "manager's special" tenderloins, etc, in the vac seal bag on the last day of the sell by date, freeze, and thaw out weeks and weeks later when needed. A lot of times I can get them for 1/2 off, a great deal.