Don't let your meat loaf.

Me, being clever and thrifty in the supermarket:  "Oh look! Buy one, get one free boneless pork tenderloin! I can make so many quick and yummy dinners with these!"

Me, two weeks later, looking in the fridge:  "Shit! I never did anything with those pork tenderloins!"

Luckily, this time, I caught the err of my ways one day shy of the expiration date.  But I've let meat loaf beyond its "good until" date a few too many times.  Damn those tempting sales.

Comments

[One Wink]

Pork lasts for two weeks in the fridge? Wow. Who would have guessed?

[blaugra]

I go by the dates on the package, but, sometimes it smells funky, though, even if I open it before the sell-by date. I froze one of them [the free one] and kept the other on hand. Also, these were heavy-duty sealed.
Just wanted to clarify. I don't want to see any peeves about people getting trichinosis.

[notaclue]

Usually it's the juices that smell funky. Wash it & check the smell then--it's almost always gone. I buy a lot of larger quantities of meat b/c the cost is lots lower then cut & freeze portions @ home.

[Amy]

Eternity is two people and a tenderloin.

[Rachel]

FYI Blaugra - pork doesn't freeze very well (the taste will be off after a month or two), so suggest you still use it within a few weeks!

Here's a start: http://www.canadianliving.com/food/menus_and_collections/pork_tenderloin_recipes.php