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The Ranger[_6_]

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> On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 13:38:15 -0700, "The Ranger"
> > wrote:
>>Ken > wrote in message
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>>> 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.
>>
> Your MIL must throw out a lot of perfectly good food.
> And, she'll keep pork sausage longer than chops?

She's _never_ been sick or made someone sick from something she
considers questionable. I'd say that's a pretty admirable track
record. Also, if it worries her, it's not perfectly good food;
she wouldn't be able to enjoy the food "wondering" throughout
the entire meal if she was going to get sick or cause someone
to get sick. <shrug>

The Ranger