How long is it ok to keep Pasta in the fridge for?

if something is VERY out of date/unsuitable, how long is it until you normally feel the effects? i'm trying to figure out which meal almost killed me today! :mad:
 
Steeps said:
if something is VERY out of date/unsuitable, how long is it until you normally feel the effects? i'm trying to figure out which meal almost killed me today! :mad:
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You don't know what death is, not like what I've been through.

Anyway, the rule of thumb is, try not to keep already cooked food for more than a week.
 
If it smells funny or tastes funny, don't eat it. (Best before dates are for girls)

If you have to catch it running round the fridge, deffo don't eat it.
 
smsmasters said:
You don't know what death is, not like what I've been through.

Anyway, the rule of thumb is, try not to keep already cooked food for more than a week.
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I'm looking at a tin of beans I found in the back of the fridge that was already open, think it had been there for 2 weeks. Smelt fine, tasted like it did when first opened but after half an hour I wasn't too good. Luckily it only lasted for a couple of hours and I was fine again.
 
jdickerson said:
Mayo lives in a jar. Pasta also lives dried on a shelf. Tuna lives in a tin. All out of the fridge.

By this virtue, I'd reckon it'd be okay after a week or two... to be honest. If stored at 4'C, not much can grow. Even more so if you're going to heat it.

However, either cook it fresh each time, or keep it 2-3 days... it's the age old "open and consume within 2 days rule".

Worst case: you're not going to die from a little food poisoning (99% of the time).



NB: Do not take my words as verbatim, you could well die.
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Nope after 3 days it'll be horrible Trust me I'm a man of many bbq's where we always have this as a side dish. It doesn't keep well at all. Like other posters pasta, tuna mayo is a quick easy dish that is best fresh.
 
I want to take a packed lunch with me to college...

If I was to fill the lunch box with Pasta, Tuna & Mayo, would it last for a few hours? Keep in mind that the box will stay in my bag...

Thanks. :)
 
If the Mayo is home made then I would say no (Salmonella enteritidis risk from the eggs) , if it's from a jar then you should be fine.

It will taste like utter crap warm though.
 
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