meat from xmas day, ok to eat today?

[SkeeterUK]

As title, my sis gave me some left over beef and turkey from xmas dinner last night and wondering if safe to eat for dinner or tea today.

 

[tom_e]

Fine as long as it's been in the fridge

 

[edscdk]

id eat it without a second thought

 

[Brian The Snail]

I'd have it tomorrow.

 

[Andrew_McP]

I did a (posh) chicken on Christmas Day. It hasn't been anywhere near a fridge, but it has been reheated every day as it gradually turns from meal to leftovers to soup ready for tomorrow. I have not died yet. It's possible there's enough bacterial toxin build up in the soup to render me corpse-like by Monday, or at least strapped to the loo to stop diarrhoea blasting me into orbit (or the loft), but it's a gamble I'm prepared to take, given how monumentally good the soup tastes tonight.

Nobody ever accused me of undercooking meat though. It gets sealed in a steamy water bath to keep it moist, and blasted at gas mark Saturn V until the bacteria stop screaming or the kitchen lino starts melting, whichever comes first.

 

[UTmaniac]

Had last bit of Xmas turkey on Saturday, no problems.