how long can you keep chicken in your refrigerator after it has been cooked

[Big_Tymer]

i bought alot of chicken yesterday because it was at a good price.

[Rimbaud]

I would say no more then five days. I used to run a kitchen back at a restaurant & five days was the standard for cooked food (if I remember correctly).

[Princess L]

i bought alot of chicken yesterday because it was at a good price.

If it's raw, I'd cook it up within 2-3 days, then freeze it if you can't eat it all within another 2-3 days.

[Big_Tymer]

ok thanks for the info.  what about steak and fish after it has been cooked?

[Rimbaud]

ok thanks for the info.  what about steak and fish after it has been cooked?

Probably about the same. However, I personally won't cook meals & such for over three days in advance.

[vic86]

does preserving meats ,be it chicken or beef?decrease its nutritive value?

[Cindy]

You can always Freeze cooked foods and eat later.
Here are some recommendations
http://www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/sr2.html#storchart

[Big_Tymer]

You can always Freeze cooked foods and eat later.
Here are some recommendations
http://www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/sr2.html#storchart

thanks, ill keep that favorited in my browser.  the numbers seem on the extreme conservative side, as in 1-2 days only for fish and chicken.

[Rimbaud]

You can always Freeze cooked foods and eat later.
Here are some recommendations
http://www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/sr2.html#storchart

Thanks for the link.

[io856]

So if somebody wanted to cook their chicken & beef every Sunday for the week ahead.

How would that look?

3 days worth gets put in the fridge, then 4 days in the freezer. Then on Wednesday take the rest of the chicken out the freezer?

Repeat.

Success? 

[suckmymuscle]

i bought alot of chicken yesterday because it was at a good price.

  Depends on two things:

  - How mature the meat was when it was frozen.

  - How cool your refrigerator gets.

  From my experience, chicken starts tasting foul after 6 or 7 days after cooking even if you have a good refrigerator. But then, I seldom eat meat nowadays, so it doesen't really matter to me anymore.

SUCKMYMUSCLE