Originally Posted by
corky
Can you eat crab legs after 3 days?
Once thawed, you should plan on eating them as soon as possible, otherwise thawed crab legs can only keep for 2-3 days. ... Thawed crab will last for a few days in the fridge and can be enjoyed hot or cold.
It isn't worth it to risk food poisoning. Buy what you can eat within a couple days and throw it out after that. You are playing Russian Roulette.
Chinese food can last for three to four days, like any other type of leftover. Remember that food in the fridge does not spoil immediately after five days. It slowly turns, making you more at risk of getting food poisoning when you eat it.
Be sure to check the "use by" information on the package label before purchase. You can store ground beef safely in your refrigerator at 35 to 40 degrees, for one to two days. If you can't use it within that time, freeze it. It can be stored frozen for three to four months.Apr 22, 2009
Disagree on all this. I routinely use 1 week as my rule of thumb for most things. I also ignore "sell by" dates, which are often little more than guesses from the packager and its lawyers looking to avoid liability costs. Milk (especially lower fat) is usually good for a week past its date. I have had seafood in the fridge that I've used after 5 days without issue, as well as meat and just about everything else.
If I suspect a piece of food to be bad, I throw it out. I use my senses to determine if it's OK to eat. Does it smell the way I expect it to? Does it feel the way I expect it to? Is it slimy? Does it look like it should? I tossed a red bell pepper last night because it had gotten soft and wrinkly, and when I cut it the cut edge felt slimy. I bought it about 4 days beforehand.
Either I have a cast iron stomach or food poisoning concerns are overwrought, because I don't think I've ever gotten food poisoning.