To use the cooked Christmas Eve ham in a recipe today?

[N0rdicStar]

It's slim pickings in the Nordic fridge.

Looks fine but don't want to kill anyone.

This is a joke right?

No way. Throw it away. Anything else would be better.

I nearly posted something similar yesterday, but I’ve decided I don’t want to spend my remaining annual leave on the loo with the squits.

I would.

I am pretty lax though.

No. Just no.

I would if you're cooking it and it smells fine. I'm quite optimistic with my leftovers though (and so far have never had food poisoning).

Cooked Ham? Yes not a problem if its been refrigerated and wrapped properly and you eat whatever you are cooking straight away.

I have a pack of ham in the fridge which I bought christmas eve and its still in date. I'm not sure why it would be any different.

@Cloudtree really? Because of the way it’s packed and packaged.
No. Just don’t.

Yes its fine. I would. Ham has lots of salt to preserve- that’s what they did in the Middle Ages before fridges!

But then it depends on the way the OP has stored her ham surely. I did say if it has been stored properly.

I would with cooked ham (stored properly). Any other cooked meat leftovers would be in the freezer within 2 days.

Smell it, taste it - if it passes both tests then eat it. It will be far fresher than the little plastic packs that move a million miles up and down the motorway.

I ate some of yours yesterday, still bloody good!

We are Xmas eve ham yesterday. Will finish it today. All grand here.

lol - that's dedication to the mumsnet cause for you - I broke into your kitchen to sample your ham to keep you safe ….. or I meant to write 'ours'. You choose :-)

I wouldn’t give it a second thought.

Had some sliced Christmas Eve ham for lunch yesterday. We're all fine! Going to finish the rest today.

Unless the OP has a meat processing and packing plant at home it really isn’t ok.
You can’t see or smell everything that makes you ill.

I did a gammon in cola on Christmas Eve. Leftovers were sealed up and stored in the fridge and we had it last night. It was no different to buying a packet of ham from the supermarket with a week or so use by date (which most have).

Surely cooking it would kill anything vomit inducing. The oozing Xmas cheese we ate at friends last nightwith no ill effects looked worse.

No it doesn’t.

I would totally eat it. Presumably it was thoroughly cooked and stored in the fridge I
so I'm sure it will be fine. To be safe I wouldn't feed it to anyone very frail but otherwise I'd crack on. Far too much food thrown away because people are overly worried about these things IMO

🤢🤢🤢 really not ok

How sad that we've lost all faith in our own judgement/common sense and can't function without vacuum packs and best before dates.

OP if it looks, smells and tastes fine, it is fine. The whole point of ham is to preserve the meat for a long time.