Ken wrote:

What's your rule of thumb for throwing out cooked food in the
refrigerator. I am never sure - if it looks ok and smells ok...?

Yesterday (Wednesday) I threw out a heel of meatloaf I had prepared last
Saturday and had been eating since (I live alone and a meatloaf takes a
while to eat). Still looked and smelled fine but... The feral cats
outside enjoyed it anyhow.

How do you judge when to throw out something that still seems ok?

TIA

Ken



Maximum 5--6 days for anything that was *thoroughly* cooked the first
time; less for meats etc cooked 'rare'. That's assuming your fridge is
at the proper temp of 4 C/40 F (or slighly lower).

Divide up your meatloaf into slices, wrap it well and put it in the
freezer.