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.

Best before dates are irrelevant.
Lost faith in our judgement? Yes you can smell if something is truly rancid or see mould. But not everything that can make you unwell can be smelt or seen.

Why not ok if refrigerated,smells fresh and is cooked? What will cause illness?

I would if it looked and smelt ok

I go on look /smell mostly anyway and we don't get food poisoning

I ate our Christmas Eve leftovers last night. Not dead.

That would be fine. Ham is so salty it lasts longer anyway. If it was chicken I’d say no but ham would be fine.

I would eat it. We’re finishing our Christmas Eve cooked ham off this evening.

You do know ham is preserved pork? Yes it is fine to eat.

www.foodsafety.gov/keep/charts/hamstoragechart.html

wolfie wins

I’m immunosuppressed. Not knowing this stuff could kill me!

I wouldn’t. 3 days in the fridge would be the maximum for me.

None of us are, so what in preserved and refrigerated ham which is then cooked could make healthy adults ill?

3-4 days so no.

Foodborne pathogens have no taste or smell. Look at FSA guidance x

I ate the last of my ham which i cooked on the 23rd yesterday cold in a sandwich yesterday and it was yum.

Cured meat such as gammon/ham/bacon stored in the fridge keeps at least 2-3 weeks.

Oh god absolutely! I've just eaten some of ours. It's only been a week people! Cooked ham refrigerated will be fine.

Covered and kept in the fridge? Good for 10 days I would think.

I would. But then again, I ate really really old smoked salmon which hadn't been opened a few months ago, on the assumption that they used to smoke stuff to take on boats with no refrigeration (didn't they?!). The outcome wasn't good. So maybe my advice isn't the best.

I wouldn't eat it 'raw' today but if it smelt ok I'd probably cook with it.

Looked up fp( very little uk advice) but all seemed to be killed by cooking.

Risking it- any recipe recommendations?

The link is correct.

My DP had ham cooked on Xmas day yesterday, I wouldn't as pregnant and that was the cut off and I put the rest in the bin!

I ate cold Christmas ham yesterday, as did DS. We're both fine. Not that that's data, of course, but ham is pretty safe as meats go.

Recipe suggestion - treat yourself to some ham and egg fried rice (assuming you have the ingredients). It's lovely with ham (use less soy sauce, ham is salty).

Was thinking of fried rice. Won’t invite mum for tea though.

Still none the wiser as to what causes the risk of illness in healthy non of adults after cooking.

Use your nose - far mire reliable than comments on here