Cooked bacon last longer?
It is against the law to put Kevin Bacon in the fridge. He could die! Are you an inciter? Also don’t put Prince Albert in a can. That’s a royal injustice.
About two days in my fridge.
Man we have gone a month or more.
Oh well
I’m dead.
Who knew?
I live alone, and got tired of throwing away unused bacon. I have successfully been able to partially bake the bacon on foil, on cookie sheets, then stack the slices on layered paper towels, store it in a plastic container, and it keeps in the fridge without any problem. I take out what I want to cook, and the bacon stays fine. I like thick-cut bacon. I set the oven to 325, and use two cookie sheets for a package of bacon. I use two oven racks.I set the timer for 15-18 minutes. When the timer goes off, I switch the cookie sheets on the racks, and cook for another 10-12 minutes.
Freezing works far longer than a month if vacuum sealed. I’m at a year with some of mine, and they’re like new.
Buy it, then freeze it by portions.
Until it smells funny.
The fed guideline claim not to keep anything longer than 5 to 7 days. We eat stuff th a has been I. Fridge longer all the time. Cheese, hotdogs, ham, turkeys not so much though. But many thi gs. Eggs last way longer tha the recommendations too. Butter as well,, months sometimes. We also freeze stuff for way longer than the reco. Ended time, and it s fine. Course some day ti might catch up with us, but so far, after severally g decades, no problems that we know of.
This isnot medical advice, just relating what we do. My gr a ndparents were butchers, and we didn’t know what red meat was till we were older practically. They would bring home the days old stuff that didn’t sell, brown. Somewhat slimy, slight odor. Same with hamburger. None of the good fresh stuff for us growing up lol (just kidding, we did also get fresh too, but .ots of ,eft over from the store meat too)
I lost some bacon at the back of the refrigerator once and when I finally found it it had a heavy greenish rainbow sheenan to it. My hand wouldn’t release it when I tried to throw it out so I cooked and ate it. Tasted ok to me. Didn’t get me sick at all.
It lasts until it starts stinking.
This past weekend I bought some market bacon that wasn’t smoked so I cold smoked it for a couple of hours. Much better than any packaged smoked bacon.
When I take out a few pieces to cook for breakfast, I cut off the sealed end and then reseal the bag.
If a vacuum sealed bag can last for weeks at the grocery store, it can last for weeks in my refrigerator.
-PJ
If it isn’t green, it’s probably still good.
Properly cured bacon should last until the next hog. And the commercial stuff should be full of preservatives as well.
It lasts until it goes bad.
I’ve laid off bacon to reduce my sodium intake. But, my wife and daughter still eat buckets’ full. The other day my wife brought home half a “bacon-donut” — basically a very(!) rich texture donut with (real) bacon bits heavily applied. She said it was too sweet for her, so I eventually ate it. Good heavens, talk about “decadent”. I believe my life expectancy has decreased a couple days...
(Is there a “1/2 sarcasm” tag?)
Properly cured bacon will last indefinitely. Modern bacon is filled with water and minimally cured. Nasty stuff.
Just purchased over 100 lb of bacon from a food salvage place. By the case at less than $1 per pound. It is Applewood smoked and still in date. There is about 20 lb per case.
Put it all in the freezer and pull it out 1 at a time, keeping 1 thawed in the fridge. Keep my freezer at zero degrees, found it keeps things bbetter.
I have no problem keeping food 2 to 3 years if properly sealed and frozen.
I get lots of meat this way, close to date, and then freeze it. Purchased 30 hams, 3 cases of Jimmy Dean Sausage, 300 lbs of frozen vegetables the same way.
Have a 15 cubic ft chest freezer in my van for food runs. Then just plug it in with an extension cord while parked in the driveway and transfer it to my home freezers. They are full to the brim.
Had to put 2-50 bags of oats on the van freezer lid to keep it shut.
I expect the STHTF. I’m fully sustainable indefinitely with enough books to keep me busy for decades.
And 150 lbs of popcorn to sit back and watch!!!
I brew beer, so I have a ton of barley malt and lots of adjunct grains, hops and yeasts. Needless to say, I share with a large extended family.
Finally, someone posting a useful thread.
“How Long Does Bacon Last in the Fridge?”
In our house it seems to evaporate by the end of next day.