I am temporarily enjoying the experience of living in a *small* camper.
It has a small icebox (well, actually, a small refrigerator, but how
often does one get the chance to use the word 'Icebox' these days )

Thee are some two- or three-portion-sized frozen foods I covet (e.g.,
fish [pre-cooked, and not], salibury steak, mac and cheese, meatloaf)
but don't buy because I'm concerned about their safety if I don't eat
all the 'portions' right away. Can you give me some guidance, please,
about how long they might stay 'safe' in the icebox if parts of them
have or have not been heated; or portions of them heated and eaten
while the remaining portions remain in the frig (for how long?) ...
that kind of thing.

Christopher A. Steele

wrote:
> There are some two- or three-portion-sized frozen foods I covet (e.g.,
> fish [pre-cooked, and not], salibury steak, mac and cheese, meatloaf)
> but don't buy because I'm concerned about their safety if I don't eat
> all the 'portions' right away. Can you give me some guidance, please,
> about how long they might stay 'safe' in the icebox if parts of them
> have or have not been heated; or portions of them heated and eaten
> while the remaining portions remain in the frig (for how long?) ...
> that kind of thing.

I would say cook the entire package and keep the extra as
you would normal leftovers. A few days to a week, depending
on how cold and constant a temperature your icebox keeps.
I'd err on the low side for fish, mac-and-cheese is probably
safe longer than any of the others. If it grows fur or smells
funky, you probably shouldn't eat it. Good luck.


Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.

If your fridge has a freezer section, repackage the food in serving
size packets and keep frozen. Our small camper has a small ice cube
compartement that would accomodate the equivalent of two ice cube
trays....we don't usually use ice so we can use the freezer for other
things...but wouldn't recommend ice cream...lol...

wrote:
>
> I am temporarily enjoying the experience of living in a *small* camper.
> It has a small icebox (well, actually, a small refrigerator, but how
> often does one get the chance to use the word 'Icebox' these days )
>
> Thee are some two- or three-portion-sized frozen foods I covet (e.g.,
> fish [pre-cooked, and not], salibury steak, mac and cheese, meatloaf)
> but don't buy because I'm concerned about their safety if I don't eat
> all the 'portions' right away. Can you give me some guidance, please,
> about how long they might stay 'safe' in the icebox if parts of them
> have or have not been heated; or portions of them heated and eaten
> while the remaining portions remain in the frig (for how long?) ...
> that kind of thing.
>
> Christopher A. Steele

"Bill" & "biig":

No freezer, but the bottom shelf gets *quite* cold. At least I know
now I can have one of these foods in the frig for at least a few days
without taking the chance of getting ill so long as I play it
'conservative' with the 'grows fur" or "smells funky" parameters.
Thanks, both of you for your time.

Christopher A. Steele

wrote:
> I am temporarily enjoying the experience of living in a *small*
camper.
> It has a small icebox (well, actually, a small refrigerator, but how
> often does one get the chance to use the word 'Icebox' these days
)
>
> Thee are some two- or three-portion-sized frozen foods I covet (e.g.,
> fish [pre-cooked, and not], salibury steak, mac and cheese, meatloaf)
> but don't buy because I'm concerned about their safety if I don't eat
> all the 'portions' right away. Can you give me some guidance, please,
> about how long they might stay 'safe' in the icebox if parts of them
> have or have not been heated; or portions of them heated and eaten
> while the remaining portions remain in the frig (for how long?) ...
> that kind of thing.
>
> Christopher A. Steele