# Meat spoilage after cooking

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-spoilage-after-cooking/947870>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [August 2, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-spoilage-after-cooking/947870 "2021-08-02T14:46:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bluenoser54](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@Bluenoser54](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bluenoser54)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-spoilage-after-cooking/947870/1 "2021-08-02T14:46:23Z")

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Is the shelf life of a piece of cooked chicken shorter – once the chicken is cooked – if the chicken was – while raw – closer to spoiling?

E.g., assume a piece of chicken that is 5 days from its best-before date – Piece A.  
Assume another piece that is 1 day from its BBD – Piece B. Once you cook both and put them in the fridge, will Piece B spoil before Piece A?

What about beef, pork, fish, other poultry, etc.?

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**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-spoilage-after-cooking/947870/2 "2021-08-02T14:49:47Z")

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AIUI cooking, to the correct temperature, resets the clock.