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Leftovers - I may die

homerjspartan
homerjspartan Posts: 1,893 Member
edited February 23 in Chit-Chat
What is your over/under for leftovers? My general rule is a week. Unless it is something crappy, then I use the excuse to throw it away.

I am eating 1 week old weinerschnitzel, potatoes, and vinegar cole slaw for lunch today. It is amazing, tastes just as good as the day I cooked it.

I have an amazing weinerschnitzel.

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  • wheird
    wheird Posts: 7,963 Member
    I had some Oscar Mayer deli turkey that was sketchy when I opened it. Today it was slimey. Tossed that quickly.
  • HerkMeOff
    HerkMeOff Posts: 1,002 Member
    7 Days
  • _crafty_
    _crafty_ Posts: 1,682 Member
    I have an amazing weinerschnitzel.

    but does your wienerschnitzel have a pimp ride?

    320px-Wienerschnitzel_The_World%27s_Most_Wanted_Wiener_Truck.png
  • Kitten2629
    Kitten2629 Posts: 1,358 Member
    I personally won't eat left overs past a couple days. If there is more than two days worth and it's not something my family wants to eat all week I freeze it for a night I don't wish to cook.
  • cstringfellow2013
    cstringfellow2013 Posts: 172 Member
    I can't do cooked meat over 3 days. Thankfully, my husband can, and no good leftovers get trashed.
  • ew_david
    ew_david Posts: 3,473 Member
    I had some Oscar Mayer deli turkey that was sketchy when I opened it. Today it was slimey. Tossed that quickly.

    Lunchmeat always gross me out within a few days, unless it's salami or pepperoni. That iridescent look roast beef gets freaks me out.
  • _Pseudonymous_
    _Pseudonymous_ Posts: 1,671 Member
    generally, if it smells fine, looks fine, and nothing is growing on it and it's not stale.. then it's good...
  • Sweetout
    Sweetout Posts: 153
    Bragging about your weinerschnitzel?
  • homerjspartan
    homerjspartan Posts: 1,893 Member
    I have an amazing weinerschnitzel.

    but does your wienerschnitzel have a pimp ride?

    320px-Wienerschnitzel_The_World%27s_Most_Wanted_Wiener_Truck.png


    They have the world's most wanted weiner.......? Really?
  • MyM0wM0w
    MyM0wM0w Posts: 2,008 Member
    If I made it at home then it's 5 days (or freeze it if possible).

    For take out, restaurant leftovers, delivery then it's 3 days tops and then into the trash.
  • _crafty_
    _crafty_ Posts: 1,682 Member
    I have an amazing weinerschnitzel.

    but does your wienerschnitzel have a pimp ride?

    320px-Wienerschnitzel_The_World%27s_Most_Wanted_Wiener_Truck.png


    They have the world's most wanted weiner.......? Really?

    caught that, did ya? :laugh:
  • HeidiCooksSupper
    HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,832 Member
    It very much depends on the leftover, it's acidity, how it was cooked, cooled and stored, etc. There's a lot of good information at http://www.foodsafety.gov/
  • homerjspartan
    homerjspartan Posts: 1,893 Member
    Bragging about your weinerschnitzel?

    I don't brag often, but I do take extra care to make sure that my weinerschnitzel is 2nd to none.

    Tender, juicy, moist, melts in your mouth. The taste explodes as soon as it hits your tongue.

    It is all in the prep.
  • MizTerry
    MizTerry Posts: 3,763 Member
    Same here, 7 days unless it's fish, then it's 4 days tops.
  • krawhitham
    krawhitham Posts: 831 Member
    I don't have a time test, I do the touch/smell/taste test. I touch it to see if it's slimy, I smell it to see if I can smell mold that I can't see, and I taste it to see if it has gone bad.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    Your Q made me realize this is kind of a quirk of mine...never more than 24 hours, but it's not because I'm concerned about food safety. I just act like it's a dang emergency that there's prepared food sitting in the fridge and I MUST have it for a meal ASAP.
  • Derp_Diggler
    Derp_Diggler Posts: 1,456 Member
    Bragging about your weinerschnitzel?

    I don't brag often, but I do take extra care to make sure that my weinerschnitzel is 2nd to none.

    Tender, juicy, moist, melts in your mouth. The taste explodes as soon as it hits your tongue.

    It is all in the prep.

    You would think that would be something worth bragging about, yet my wife constantly complains about this exact thing.
  • EddieHaskell97
    EddieHaskell97 Posts: 2,227 Member
    I have an amazing weinerschnitzel.

    but does your wienerschnitzel have a pimp ride?

    320px-Wienerschnitzel_The_World%27s_Most_Wanted_Wiener_Truck.png


    They have the world's most wanted weiner.......? Really?

    caught that, did ya? :laugh:

    hotdog-advert-girl-chasing-Wienerschnitzel-1397038170i.gif

    Difficult task, well done!
  • homerjspartan
    homerjspartan Posts: 1,893 Member
    I have an amazing weinerschnitzel.

    but does your wienerschnitzel have a pimp ride?

    320px-Wienerschnitzel_The_World%27s_Most_Wanted_Wiener_Truck.png


    They have the world's most wanted weiner.......? Really?

    caught that, did ya? :laugh:

    hotdog-advert-girl-chasing-Wienerschnitzel-1397038170i.gif

    Difficult task, well done!


    Yeah. You win the Internet today.
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    Probably five days.
  • verptwerp
    verptwerp Posts: 3,628 Member
    I had some Oscar Mayer deli turkey that was sketchy when I opened it. Today it was slimey. Tossed that quickly.

    ^
    ^

    My brother asked me if he couldn't just wash it off .......

    I'm never eating at his house again :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • shutyourpieholeandsquat
    shutyourpieholeandsquat Posts: 1,394 Member
    chicken, maybe 5 days. Fish... 3 TOPS.
  • Derpes
    Derpes Posts: 2,033 Member
    leftovers-cartoon.jpg
  • amcook4
    amcook4 Posts: 561 Member
    depending on what it is, 3-5 days for me. I once had 6 day old lasagna and got sick, so I just make sure to use my leftovers a bit quicker.
  • salembambi
    salembambi Posts: 5,585 Member
    id eat food out of the dumpster

    leftovers are good
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