On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 13:38:15 -0700, "The Ranger"
> wrote:

>Ken > wrote in message
...
>> 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...?
>
>Not necessarily. I find certain cooked foods (ground beef,
>fish, edamame) don't handle time very well. They break down
>quickly but don't necessarily put off a stench more than when I
>first sealed them in the package. But if I reheat them and eat
>them, I'm as likely to spend the next 24 hating life.
>
>One of my BIL can't smell anything -- even when it's gone
>ff -- so he's quite likely to eat it unless it's become
>penicillin. His internal system is much more error tolerant
>than mine (or many members of his immediate family.)
>
>My MIL's scheduled is:
>Chicken/Turkey - 2 days refrigerated (2 months frozen)
>Beef
> gb - 3 days (3 months)
> steak/roast - 4 days (3 months)
>
>Fish - 1 day (3 months)
>Pork
> sausage - 4 days (6 months)
> chops - 3 days (5 months)
> roasts - 5 days (6 months)
>Sauces -- 3 days (4 months)
>
>She hasn't experienced an upset stomach from food longer than
>I've been alive so I guess her table's pretty accurate.
>
>The Ranger
>

Your MIL must throw out a lot of perfectly good food.
And, she'll keep pork sausage longer than chops?

Ross.