Cooked bolognese on Friday, ok to reheat for lunch?

[FlorDeMayo]

Is 5 days too much? It smells ok...

No way

Haha thanks that's pretty clear! It's a bit mad I've considered it really

Too long for me

God no

If it smells fine, do it. Just make sure you nuke it.

Not a chance, three days is my limit.

Three days for me too.

Although, my italian MIL cooks bolognaise or other chicken sauces and leaves them on the hob for 6/7 days. Reheating everyday for lunch and just leaving it on the hob in between, they never see a fridge, even in the height of summer 🤢

None of them have ever been ill apparently and I’ve been treated like shit on their shoes since I refused them feeding 6 day old hob sauce to 6 month old dd.

I would definitely eat it if it’s been in the fridge and was cooked fresh originally

It's absolutely fine as long as it was cooked/cooled/stored correctly. I do it all the time. Heat to piping hot.

3 days would be my limit, my mum would it eat it two weeks old

If it was cooled and refrigerated within two hours of making then yes, eat up to and on day five.

Make sure it's proper bubbling, for a long duration of ten minutes. That's not a ten minute heat time, that's a get it to simmer and bubble away for ten mins.

I don't eat stuff after day six but day five is safe.

I'd eat it if it smells ok and is properly heated up!

Yep totally fine. 5 days is my limit but DH regularly does a week

If cooled fairly quickly, and in the fridge, today would be about my limit.
If not stored properly, bin it.

Definitely would eat it as long as it's reheated to piping hot

I would. As long as it smells ok and is fully re-heated.

Ex food safety EHO here - general guidance to food businesses was 'day of production plus 2'. I still kind of apply this at home although DH thinks 3-4 days is fine in his eyes 😆
Just to let you know, pathogenic (disease causing) bacteria don't make food taste or smell off, so you can't tell if it's contaminated - it's the food spoilage bacteria, which cause the 'off' taste and smell. Although they cause that taste/smell, they won't cause food poisoning.

I wouldn't eat it, 2days max. Although meal preppers do these types of meal for a week or so😳It's really better to freeze leftovers

I absolutely would. I eat cooked food like that up to a week after, so Friday cooking would be fine in my mind until Thursday. I always put food straight in the fridge after cooling and reheat once only.