Whether a piece of meat is near its shelf life or not, does it also determine how long it can be stored after it is cooked?

For example, to buy two pieces of meat in supermarket. They are well sealed and can be kept for a few days; one piece is new, another piece will be expired just next day.

Generally speaking cooked meat can be stored in fridge in a few days. So can these two pieces of meat be stored in the fridge for the same long time after they are cooked?

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Best Answer

Food safety rules are simplified to the point where you apply them without any further considerations, edge cases, additional calculations, or anything else. You just do what it says.

So, when the rule is that cooked meat holds 3-5 days in the fridge, then this always holds for meat which was safe when it was cooked. It doesn't matter if it was cut fresh from the cow or on its last day of safety. The date on the package is calculated such that it will still hold for 3-5 days if cooked on the last day.

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How and how long should meat be stored?

Cold Food Storage ChartFoodTypeRefrigerator (40 \xb0F or below)Hamburger, ground meats and ground poultryHamburger, ground beef, turkey, chicken, other poultry, veal, pork, lamb, and mixtures of them1 to 2 daysFresh beef, veal, lamb, and porkSteaks3 to 5 daysChops3 to 5 daysRoasts3 to 5 days49 more rows•Sep 20, 2021

Does meat have a shelf life?

Meat/Poultry/FishFresh meat, poultry and fish are highly perishable so they have \u201csell by\u201d dates. This is an expiration date for how long a grocery store can display that food. Purchase the food product before the expiration date on the package. If there is a \u201cuse by\u201d or "freeze by" date, follow that date.

What are the ways to consider in storing meat?

How to store meat

Store meat in the coldest part of the refrigerator.

For a longer time: Preferably in vacuum.

For a shorter time: Preferably kept 'aired' under a piece of cloth.

Heating and chilling should be carried out as quickly as possible.

Trust your nose more than the given 'use by' date.

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