# How long will uncooked tuna keep?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 9, 2012, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-uncooked-tuna-keep/630966 "2012-08-09T15:27:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![yoyodyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2012, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-uncooked-tuna-keep/630966/1 "2012-08-09T15:27:53Z")

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I bought a vacuum-packed frozen tuna steak that I put in the refrigerator to thaw last Thursday. I was going to grill it over the weekend but didn’t. Does anyone think it would be unsafe to grill it this weekend? I like it cooked well enough to piss off a chef.

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**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2012, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-uncooked-tuna-keep/630966/2 "2012-08-09T16:19:21Z")

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> [@yoyodyne](#):
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> I bought a vacuum-packed frozen tuna steak that I put in the refrigerator to thaw last Thursday. I was going to grill it over the weekend but didn’t. Does anyone think it would be unsafe to grill it this weekend? I like it cooked well enough to piss off a chef.

In the fridge and still vacuum packed the whole time? Unless it smelled like old bait when opened, I’d certainly cook & eat it.

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**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2012, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-uncooked-tuna-keep/630966/3 "2012-08-09T17:08:41Z")

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Yeah, I’d give it Ye Olde Sniff Test. The sealed types of fish stay good a bit longer. Definitely get to it soon, though.

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**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-uncooked-tuna-keep/630966/4 "2012-08-09T17:35:52Z")

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Vacuum or not, ten days seems like a heck of a long time. Out of perhaps excess caution, I vote for throwing it out.

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**Author:** ![yoyodyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2012, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-uncooked-tuna-keep/630966/5 "2012-08-09T20:27:38Z")

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It’s still in the package. I’ll give it a sniff and then probably throw it out anyway just in case. Thanks for the responses.