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.

Pork lasts for two weeks in the fridge? Wow. Who would have guessed?
Posted by: One Wink | May 13, 2009 at 05:25 PM
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.
Posted by: blaugra | May 13, 2009 at 09:05 PM
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.
Posted by: notaclue | May 14, 2009 at 07:41 AM
Eternity is two people and a tenderloin.
Posted by: Amy | May 15, 2009 at 11:03 AM
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
Posted by: Rachel | May 26, 2009 at 11:45 AM