# Uncooked pork chops have been in the fridge for a week. Are they still good **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 12, 2018, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncooked-pork-chops-have-been-in-the-fridge-for-a-week-are-they-still-good/817810 "2018-07-12T20:28:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncooked-pork-chops-have-been-in-the-fridge-for-a-week-are-they-still-good/817810/1 "2018-07-12T20:28:16Z")
I believe the FDA says 3-5 days in the fridge is OK for uncooked pork chops, but I assume they are conservative in their predictions. Is 7-8 days going to cause a problem? ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncooked-pork-chops-have-been-in-the-fridge-for-a-week-are-they-still-good/817810/2 "2018-07-12T20:30:17Z")
Give it the Smell Test. Get a second and third opinion if possible. If they all check out, go ahead and cook it, but do it _today_. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncooked-pork-chops-have-been-in-the-fridge-for-a-week-are-they-still-good/817810/3 "2018-07-12T20:33:20Z")
If they are a bit slimy throw them out. But, otherwise the smell test should work. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncooked-pork-chops-have-been-in-the-fridge-for-a-week-are-they-still-good/817810/4 "2018-07-12T20:41:47Z")
As long as they were kept under refrigeration, 5 days is perfectly acceptable for serving to the public. 7-8, I wouldn’t feed them to anyone else, but unless they smelled or looked off, I wouldn’t have a problem consuming them myself. I would, however, do a dish that cooks them pretty thoroughly. No rare pork chops. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncooked-pork-chops-have-been-in-the-fridge-for-a-week-are-they-still-good/817810/5 "2018-07-12T20:57:48Z")
If they are not-slimy but oldish you and can feel a little tackiness/stickiness, you can rinse it off with water and rub some ginger and/or wine on it–as works especially well, except in particular cases where you _want_ the slime, with fish. (But not 5-day old fish, which except for shark, and even then, are good only for the garbage, as you know.) ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncooked-pork-chops-have-been-in-the-fridge-for-a-week-are-they-still-good/817810/6 "2018-07-14T08:01:23Z")
Hello, still here?😃 How’d it go? ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncooked-pork-chops-have-been-in-the-fridge-for-a-week-are-they-still-good/817810/7 "2018-07-14T09:27:35Z")
The aforementioned stickiness is a definite problem. As well as, if when you smell them there is anything that reminds you of sour milk or chicken that has turned, toss it. ETA: Lordy. I just noticed from the above post you may have expired. Helloooooo? ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncooked-pork-chops-have-been-in-the-fridge-for-a-week-are-they-still-good/817810/8 "2018-07-14T17:53:34Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > The aforementioned stickiness is a definite problem. As well as, if when you smell them there is anything that reminds you of sour milk or chicken that has turned, toss it. > > ETA: Lordy. I just noticed from the above post you may have expired. > > Helloooooo? I think he’s OK. [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21084558&postcount=11](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21084558&postcount=11)