In article ,
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

Well my fridge keeps a steady 33F. Stuff lasts forever. I can have a
quart of milk a month before it spoils. But 5-7 days is my limit too. On
the short side for things with meat, a bit longer maybe for other things.