Thread: How long can freshly shot meat keep refrigerated

All depends how cold your fridge is.

If you store it on a top shelf on a normal setting, say dial turned midway, it can go off quicker than you’d expect. Bit smelly around the edges in 3-4 days. Still useable though. But you need to be careful after that.

If you store it on the bottom shelf, in an airtight container, temperature measured at ~2°C with a thermometer, it can last comfortably well over a week.

Best of all is to vacuum pack it. Then you’ll be good for 2 weeks no problem in a cold fridge.

This is just what I work on with my fridge and I’m sure “your mileage might vary” as they say.

Also it’s worth saying that some guys noses are much more delicate than others… I’m not particularly fussy but I know fellas who will use meat that is getting properly green. Not for me though.