How long do you keep food before throwing it away......

hey man...im right there with ya. if its been 3 days in the fridge....and i havent eaten it yet...it goes to the trash can. but........the left overs rarely see a trash can here....as im what my wife calls "our garbage disposal"!!!!!

 

Most food lasts up to 7 days under refrigeration of 41 degrees Fahrenheit. I just finished my first sanitation class in culinary school, and that was all we talked about. Thanks for letting me use something I learned Chris!

 

3-4 days here

however... this topic brings up another point i am curious about.

When you buy a packaged item, say a dip of some sort or yogurt, etc. Where its bought refrigerated and has a date on it.
Do you believe that whenever you open the item, as long as you keep it in the fridge, its good up till that date on it?
Or that it can be kept refrigerated unopened and still be good up till that date?

 

i think everything packaged is different, but like yogurt and stuff like that....i have opened it on the last day of its expiration date...unopened till then, and its been bad. and i do mean spoiled.

 

were you having a blonde moment??

 

That food is only good until the expiration date, period. If it says good till 09/15/08 and you open it on 09/16/08, it should be thrown away.

 

For leftovers, I would say 1-2 weeks, but 2 weeks is stretching it.

 

man..........im heating up my shredded beef burrito......and its taking a while! so....no, boobs aint cooking tonite!!!!! you can come and try her cooking though.....aint too bad, well....what she cooks anyway!!

leftover food is what goes in the fridge that ya dont eat all of during a meal.

 

I typically throw leftovers out after 5 days.

 

Bah. Only in the commercial food industry. Milk will generally last 3-7 days after the expiration date. My general rule of thumb is if it smells funny chunk it. If it smells alright, give it a little taste. If it tastes bad, throw it out.

 

You're right, but it's also the safest practice.

 

I like it to show a little bush first.

I appologize.

 

damn man.....that sounds pretty good!!!!!

i hope the burrito is ok......it came from the earth fare grocery store. next time...im getting the ribs...they looked killer!!!

 

......you got it man.........its a health food type store, with alotta other fresh stuff. what i have eaten there so far..........pretty damn good, and the steaks and seafood there looks amazing!!