I had some beefstroganoff in the fridge and when I opened it, it reeked.I remember I ate it 3 days ago and it was completely fine, but today suddenly it seemed to have rotted.It was in the fridge the whole time, I am sure, how could have it gone bad so fast?
>>22187562you disgust me don't eat it and learn to eat all leftovers for dinner the same day
>>22187570I already threw it all away, I actually gagged at the stench wafting from the bin.But yeah, I have a fridge, it's purpose is to refrigerate and preserve my food.
>>22187562get a thermometer to see what the temperature of your fridge actually is, it should be below 40F. but sometimes smells can build up in a sealed container and it might smell bad when you first open it but it's not actually spoiled. food should usually last about a week if it was cooked and then refrigerated soon after.
>>22187582It was in the fridge for 2 weeks, usually it lasts about a month, we keep it in sealed boxes, perhaps the box wasn't closed tight enough..
>>22187562>How fast can beefstroganoff go bad?>>22187593>It was in the fridge for 2 weeksTruly a mystery.
>>22187597ok but it does last that long usually
>>22187601how much stroganoff do you make that you need to store it for 2 weeks
>>22187605I don't eat it every day, I like to vary my foods, I rarely have it since beef is expensive.
>>22187601OK but this time it didn't. Frankly I'm incredulous of the claim that it usually lasts a month. What's your recipe?
>>22187612it's cream and beef, I don't make it though
>>22187593I can't imagine the amount of mystery diarrhea you've experienced
>>22187606just freeze it next time god awful to have leftovers in the fridge for weeks I'd rather cook fresh meals
>>22187620>I don't make itI'm starting to suspect that you're buying frozen stroganoff and keeping it in the fridge instead of the freezer and the only reason it's been lasting for weeks at a time is because it's laden with preservatives on top of an ungodly amount of salt.
>>22187562stroganoff is bad the second you start cooking it
>>22187562it goes bad the moment you add the sour cream.
>>22187562>beefstroganoffwhy do europeans always delete a spaceit's beef stroganoff, not beefstroganoff
>>22187562>called beefstro gone off>surprised when it goes offHmm>>22187934Let me guess, you’re prostates rights?
>>22187562Probably didn't put it in the fridge quickly enough and it sat on room temperature too long. 3-4 Days is already the max time for refrigerating dairy based dishes though. Just freeze leftover food you don't plan on eating in the next two day after making it.
bacteria in food doubles over intervals so it's worth is exponential. thats why food can be perfectly edible and then entirely rotten within hours depending on temperature and composition (salt, moisture, antibacterial preservatives).if you want leftovers to last a really long bring them up to a boil after they've sat around for like 5 days to kill off the bacteria. this won't last forever though as some bacteria produce heat stable toxins that won't be destroyed by repeatedly reheating.you can also just freeze stroganoff. you can basically make a ghetto vacuum seal on a snap seal bag by filling it then dunking it in water to push the air out of the top then sealing it.
Wait, I think I know why my beefstroganoff in the past used to last in the fridge so long.I usually put it at the bottom of the fridge way back, so it kinda freezes there, this time I kept it just in the middle so it didn't kinda freeze.
>>22188122also ty for a legitimate answer, I heard in the past how lake algea grows exponentially like that, so I guess it works the same with bacteria
>>22188153if you know you'll be storing the food in the fridge for a while you should also avoid leaving it at room temp so get yourself a portion out of the pan and then put your pan in the sink and fill it with cold water around the pan and stir the stroganoff until it's as cold and then immediately refrigerate it. this minimizes the amount of time that the food spends at ideal bacterial growth temperatures.
>>22188177yeah I guess it was out for a couple of hours before it was stored and refrigerated
>>22188183I once left chili on the stove overnight (like 24 hours) and the next day it was fermenting. as in, it was bubbling at room temperature. It didn't even smell bad and I actually ate some of it but 2 bites in I decided it wasn't worth the risk of violent food poisoning. It must have been yeast or something because I assume if it was bacteria I would've gotten sick.
>>22188192if I walked into the kitchen and found I left a whole pot of chili out last night they’d find me hanging off the back deck
>>22188214I do it all the time. my family eats food at night and we leave the food out overnight in case someone gets hungry before bed or in the middle of the night. then we do dishes in the morning and out the leftovers away. I think the chili fermented because it was in a crock pot so it stayed quite warm for a while due to residual heat which basically induced fermentation.
Leftovers should always go in shallow containers no more than 2 inches deep. Too large a portion won't cool off fast enough
>>22188272have you ever stored leftovers for a month?
>>22188361Yeah, in the freezer
I like to stroganoff my beef. If you know what I mean.
>>22187593>It was in the fridge for 2 weeks, usually it lasts about a month,
>>22188192Damn anon...where's your survival instinct?
>>22187562VERY
