Dating Expiration of Refrigerated Foods
On 4/5/2016 10:19 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
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>> I fried bacon ten days ago and stored it in a Ziplock bag in the
>> refrigerator. It still looks good and smells ok. I like to take out a
>> couple of strips and heat 30 seconds in the Microwave.
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>> I wonder if I should store it cooked in the freezer to keep it longer?
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> Toss that bacon. You could have put it in the freezer and it would have
> been fine. I buy cooked bacon all the time. Needs to be used or frozen
> within 7 days.
BS. Bacon is loaded with salt and nitrates. I've often had it 10 to 14
days and it is OK. The 7 days was something written by a lawyer.
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