On Thu 05 Jun 2008 12:39:24p, George Shirley told us...

> 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
>>
>>
> My hard and fast rule is that if it has green fuzz growing on it and it
> wasn't originally green toss it.
>

What if it was originally green and originally had no fuzz? Is that
borderline?

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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> On Thu 05 Jun 2008 12:39:24p, George Shirley told us...
>
> > 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
> >>
> >>
> > My hard and fast rule is that if it has green fuzz growing on it and it
> > wasn't originally green toss it.
> >
>
> What if it was originally green and originally had no fuzz? Is that
> borderline?
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright

Some years ago my mother came to visit me. She found something mouldy
at the back of my fridge, handed it to me and asked me if I was bringing
my work home with me I was doing microbiological research at the
time.

On Thu 05 Jun 2008 04:58:21p, Arri London told us...

>
>
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>> On Thu 05 Jun 2008 12:39:24p, George Shirley told us...
>>
>> > 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
>> >>
>> >>
>> > My hard and fast rule is that if it has green fuzz growing on it and
>> > it wasn't originally green toss it.
>> >
>>
>> What if it was originally green and originally had no fuzz? Is that
>> borderline?
>>
>> --
>> Wayne Boatwright
>
> Some years ago my mother came to visit me. She found something mouldy
> at the back of my fridge, handed it to me and asked me if I was bringing
> my work home with me I was doing microbiological research at the
> time.
>

I have found a few "scientific experiments" in my fridge over the years, a
couple, if fact, that I couldn't even recognize what it was to begin with.
:-)

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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> On Thu 05 Jun 2008 04:58:21p, Arri London told us...
>
> >
> >
> > Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> >>
> >> On Thu 05 Jun 2008 12:39:24p, George Shirley told us...
> >>
> >> > 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
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> > My hard and fast rule is that if it has green fuzz growing on it and
> >> > it wasn't originally green toss it.
> >> >
> >>
> >> What if it was originally green and originally had no fuzz? Is that
> >> borderline?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Wayne Boatwright
> >
> > Some years ago my mother came to visit me. She found something mouldy
> > at the back of my fridge, handed it to me and asked me if I was bringing
> > my work home with me I was doing microbiological research at the
> > time.
> >
>
> I have found a few "scientific experiments" in my fridge over the years, a
> couple, if fact, that I couldn't even recognize what it was to begin with.
> :-)
>
Hey at least my 'experiment' was recognisable, sort of. Was the last
time I let anything get mouldy in the fridge. For shame for shame

"Arri London" > wrote

> Some years ago my mother came to visit me. She found something mouldy
> at the back of my fridge, handed it to me and asked me if I was bringing
> my work home with me I was doing microbiological research at the
> time.

Ack. One time my inlaws came over to spend the day while we were
at work. I happened to be in class that day. Suddenly I had a
horrible thought ... what if my mil found something to eat in the
refrigerator!! There was some scary stuff in there for some reason.

That's a bad habit I have, leaving stuff in there too long.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote
>
> That's a bad habit I have, leaving stuff in there too long.

I don't do this. I am the clutter queen, but having growing stuff
in my bath or kitchen just creeps me out.

Nancy Young wrote:
>
> "Arri London" > wrote
>
>> Some years ago my mother came to visit me. She found something mouldy
>> at the back of my fridge, handed it to me and asked me if I was bringing
>> my work home with me I was doing microbiological research at the
>> time.
>
> Ack. One time my inlaws came over to spend the day while we were
> at work. I happened to be in class that day. Suddenly I had a
> horrible thought ... what if my mil found something to eat in the
> refrigerator!! There was some scary stuff in there for some reason.
>
> That's a bad habit I have, leaving stuff in there too long.

That's one reason we aim for no leftovers. Leftovers tend to become
science experiments unless they're something that is really cut out for
being eaten a day or two later -- marinated salads, for instance -- or
something that people here will devour no matter how much there is --
lasagna, for instance.

Serene

Serene Vannoy wrote:

> Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>
>> "Arri London" > wrote
>>
>>> Some years ago my mother came to visit me. She found something mouldy
>>> at the back of my fridge, handed it to me and asked me if I was bringing
>>> my work home with me I was doing microbiological research at the
>>> time.
>>
>>
>> Ack. One time my inlaws came over to spend the day while we were
>> at work. I happened to be in class that day. Suddenly I had a
>> horrible thought ... what if my mil found something to eat in the
>> refrigerator!! There was some scary stuff in there for some reason.
>>
>> That's a bad habit I have, leaving stuff in there too long.
>
>
> That's one reason we aim for no leftovers. Leftovers tend to become
> science experiments unless they're something that is really cut out for
> being eaten a day or two later -- marinated salads, for instance -- or
> something that people here will devour no matter how much there is --
> lasagna, for instance.
>
> Serene

Almost everything I eat is leftovers. I cook a big batch
of something and eat it every day until it's gone - 1-3 weeks.
Most things last 1-2 weeks. My Brunswick stew tends to last 3
weeks as I always end up with a huge pot of it. Many things
taste better reheated. Especially soups and stews, which it
mostly what I make for convenience sake. But food that is
handled, cooked, and stored properly can last a good long time.

Kate

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“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

On Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:12:15 -0400, Kate Connally >
wrote:

>Almost everything I eat is leftovers. I cook a big batch
>of something and eat it every day until it's gone - 1-3 weeks.

Sounds like an exciting menu. Too bad we all don't have such variety.

>Most things last 1-2 weeks. My Brunswick stew tends to last 3
>weeks as I always end up with a huge pot of it.

I sure hope you at least freeze it in portions.

Lou <----hardly ever eats the same thing 2 days in a row.

In article >, Lou Decruss > wrote:
>On Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:12:15 -0400, Kate Connally >
>wrote:
>
>>Almost everything I eat is leftovers. I cook a big batch
>>of something and eat it every day until it's gone - 1-3 weeks.
>
>Sounds like an exciting menu. Too bad we all don't have such variety.
>
>>Most things last 1-2 weeks. My Brunswick stew tends to last 3
>>weeks as I always end up with a huge pot of it.
>
>I sure hope you at least freeze it in portions.

Or you can use the Paki technique of just leaving it on the back of
the stove gently bubbling away forever. (New stuff chucked in when
available and meals ladelled out as required. :-)

Cheers, Phred.

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LID