HeadHunter wrote:
> Unrefridged packages of bacon got left out of my fridge after a cleaning.
> around 20 or 22 hours before I noticed them.
>
> How long are these sealed packages of bacon good for unrefriged? It's the
> American style of sliced thin pork bacon that is about 3/4 fat. it's not a
> ham type or back bacon or the Canadian style stuff they eat up here in
> Canada. Just thinly sliced processed fatty bacon. is there enough fat in
> this bacon to keep it good? Could it be used for baking? I hate to throw
> out 5 packages of this stuff. $2.97 per package here in Toronto. If I can
> use it in a casserole or the like most certainly will.
>
> Or is it just for the garbage bin only?
>
> C.
>
>


There's enough sodium nitrite in the bacon to keep it from spoiling,
most liekly. I would fry it, and if it smelled bad I would throw it out
or give it to the dog. Your nose is a good enough indicator in this
case, but the smell may not be apparent until you cook the bacon.

(I think there is *very* little chance that it's bad. But if you eat it
and die, don't come crying to me about it ;-)

Best regards,
Bob