Cooked meat - how long should it keep?

juke · 06-11-2007 05:11PM #1

Hi Guys,

Just wondering if anyone has views on how long left over cooked meat (eg roast chicken, baked ham) will keep after cooking, if stored in the fridge?

Thanks.

dudara · 06-11-2007 05:12PM

Safefood recommends keeping leftovers for no more than 3 days.

Dizzyblonde · 06-11-2007 05:15PM

If it's meat you've cooked yourself and there's a lot left over, it freezes really well - especially baked ham. I often freeze roast beef in gravy in a ziploc bag and it's just as nice weeks later.

juke · 06-11-2007 05:18PM

If i was efficient I would freeze it. I tend to wrap it in cling film, put it in the fridge, forget about it and then throw it out a week later:cool:

Supercell · 06-11-2007 09:32PM

I usually go by smell or up to about five days. If i'm unsure and hungry, i'll make a stirfry or somthing with it and make sure it gets really hot before eating.
If in any doubt though definatly wouldnt eat cold at all.

Mr Magnolia · 07-11-2007 08:46AM

You won't always pick up a bad smell from cooked meats that have gone past their best. I'd go with 3 days personally assuming it was refrigerated properly before hand. Have a sniff too though.

Overheal · 12-11-2007 05:42PM

dudara wrote: »

Safefood recommends keeping leftovers for no more than 3 days.

if you're a college student, double this number.

But srsly I reccomend to process the food: for example if you cooked a **** load of ham, slice it up and now you have a plate of lunch/snack meat.. and use the bone to make a soup

Cooked meat - how long should it keep?

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