Deb555
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OK, so I cooked 2 eye of round roasts, to slice up for deli meat. Not a very tender cut, but sliced thin it is quite nice.
My hands aren't strong and my DH has shakes, so I borrowed a slicer from a co-worker.
My question has to do with how long do you keep cooked beef in the fridge? I am old enough to say that not one person in my life ever got food poisoning from refrigerated meats, and my rule of thumb has always been about a week. After that, I feel I'd rather discard it.
But I know people who have cooked large roasts and eaten off of them for as long as 2 weeks with no problems or issues.
These days, they tell you 3-4 days when you look it up. I have an opinion that some organizations tend to overreact and over-exaggerate things in today's world, and I thought I'd like some input from people, real people, about their experiences and rules regarding this.
As I said, I know people who keep it longer than I do, and they've never had food poisoning or illness. I've had this cooked beef in the fridge (hasn't been out once), wrapped in foil, for 5 days as of tonight, when I plan to slice and freeze in single portions for sandwiches.
Any input is appreciated.
My hands aren't strong and my DH has shakes, so I borrowed a slicer from a co-worker.
My question has to do with how long do you keep cooked beef in the fridge? I am old enough to say that not one person in my life ever got food poisoning from refrigerated meats, and my rule of thumb has always been about a week. After that, I feel I'd rather discard it.
But I know people who have cooked large roasts and eaten off of them for as long as 2 weeks with no problems or issues.
These days, they tell you 3-4 days when you look it up. I have an opinion that some organizations tend to overreact and over-exaggerate things in today's world, and I thought I'd like some input from people, real people, about their experiences and rules regarding this.
As I said, I know people who keep it longer than I do, and they've never had food poisoning or illness. I've had this cooked beef in the fridge (hasn't been out once), wrapped in foil, for 5 days as of tonight, when I plan to slice and freeze in single portions for sandwiches.
Any input is appreciated.