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
>


Maximum 5--6 days for anything that was *thoroughly* cooked the first
time; less for meats etc cooked 'rare'. That's assuming your fridge is
at the proper temp of 4 C/40 F (or slighly lower).

Divide up your meatloaf into slices, wrap it well and put it in the
freezer.