I am temporarily enjoying the experience of living in a *small* camper. It has a small icebox (well, actually, a small refrigerator, but how often does one get the chance to use the word 'Icebox' these days 🙂 )
Thee are some two- or three-portion-sized frozen foods I covet (e.g., fish [pre-cooked, and not], salibury steak, mac and cheese, meatloaf) but don't buy because I'm concerned about their safety if I don't eat all the 'portions' right away. Can you give me some guidance, please, about how long they might stay 'safe' in the icebox if parts of them have or have not been heated; or portions of them heated and eaten while the remaining portions remain in the frig (for how long?) ... that kind of thing.
There are some two- or three-portion-sized frozen foods I covet (e.g., fish [pre-cooked, and not], salibury steak, mac and cheese, meatloaf) but don't buy because I'm concerned about their safety if I don't eat all the 'portions' right away. Can you give me some guidance, please, about how long they might stay 'safe' in the icebox if parts of them have or have not been heated; or portions of them heated and eaten while the remaining portions remain in the frig (for how long?) ... that kind of thing.
I would say cook the entire package and keep the extra as you would normal leftovers. A few days to a week, depending on how cold and constant a temperature your icebox keeps. I'd err on the low side for fish, mac-and-cheese is probably safe longer than any of the others. If it grows fur or smells funky, you probably shouldn't eat it. Good luck.
If your fridge has a freezer section, repackage the food in serving size packets and keep frozen. Our small camper has a small ice cube compartement that would accomodate the equivalent of two ice cube trays....we don't usually use ice so we can use the freezer for other things...but wouldn't recommend ice cream...lol...
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I am temporarily enjoying the experience of living in a *small* camper. It has a small icebox (well, actually, a small refrigerator, but how often does one get the chance to use the word 'Icebox' these days 🙂 )
Thee are some two- or three-portion-sized frozen foods I covet (e.g., fish [pre-cooked, and not], salibury steak, mac and cheese, meatloaf) but don't buy because I'm concerned about their safety if I don't eat all the 'portions' right away. Can you give me some guidance, please, about how long they might stay 'safe' in the icebox if parts of them have or have not been heated; or portions of them heated and eaten while the remaining portions remain in the frig (for how long?) ... that kind of thing.
No freezer, but the bottom shelf gets *quite* cold. At least I know now I can have one of these foods in the frig for at least a few days without taking the chance of getting ill so long as I play it 'conservative' with the 'grows fur" or "smells funky" parameters. Thanks, both of you for your time.
Christopher A. Steele
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I am temporarily enjoying the experience of living in a *small*
camper.
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It has a small icebox (well, actually, a small refrigerator, but how often does one get the chance to use the word 'Icebox' these days 🙂
)
Quoted message said:
Thee are some two- or three-portion-sized frozen foods I covet (e.g., fish [pre-cooked, and not], salibury steak, mac and cheese, meatloaf) but don't buy because I'm concerned about their safety if I don't eat all the 'portions' right away. Can you give me some guidance, please, about how long they might stay 'safe' in the icebox if parts of them have or have not been heated; or portions of them heated and eaten while the remaining portions remain in the frig (for how long?) ... that kind of thing.
