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How long does boiled cabage stay good? It's been in the fridge for about 7-8 days. Thanks for your help!

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rosshann rosshann
 
 February 27, 2009 11:00 PM
If is was boiled, then drained of all water and kept in a cold fridge with a temperature of no higher than 4 degrees Celsius and is not mixed with butter or any type of oil then it will last 7 days, anything past that it is a crap shoot. When you cook anything with butter or other bacteria growing agents then it is best to not store past 3 days. And NEVER leave any food cooked with butter at room temperature for any length of time. Any temperature above 4 degrees Celsius and less than 60 degrees Celsius is a prime bacteria growing environment. You want to get food either above 60 degrees or below 4 degrees as soon as possible as bacteria can not grow above 60 degrees or below 4 degrees.
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years of cooking and safe food courses taken.



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jasoncalac... jasoncalac...
 
February 28, 2009 12:48 AM
This is a great answer. It would be even better if it had a citation/link to back it up! :-)

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rosshann rosshann
 
February 28, 2009 12:54 AM
I will get some formal information to back this up for sure. But it is now past midnight in Jolly old England so I will do that tomorrow,, is that ok boss?

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rosshann rosshann
 
February 28, 2009 01:05 AM
Ok, could not resist a quick search and I found one site that is a very good compilation of information about safe food handling. I took my courses in Canada and the site is from the USA, however I gave it a quick read and it is the same information so it will serve us well! :)

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Safe_Food_Handling_Fact_Sheets/index.asp

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cyndilou cyndilou
 
February 27, 2009 10:19 PM
In general, food that has been cooked and refrigerated should be consumed within 3 to 4 days. After 7 days most food has cultivated too much bacteria for safe consumption levels.

Caveat: anything with pasta should be eaten within 3 days - after that it has unsafe levels of bacteria.
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http://msucares.com/health/food_safety/foodfaq9.html
http://www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/fsgfaq.html


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kubigjay kubigjay
 
February 27, 2009 10:23 PM
How are you storing it?

If it is in a tight air-sealed container then there is still hope.

If you kept it in an open bowl and left it wet, throw it away.

A good test for me is:
1) Smell It
2) Touch It
3) Taste It.

If anything feels wrong I throw it away.

Jarred foods will keep a long time. Remember that Kimchee is made from boiled cabbage and can be kept in the back yards for over 30 days. Although not everyone would agree that it is good.

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