Another "will this give me food poisoning?" thread

[LiLStar]

If I make a chicken salad today (chicken, mayo, pineapple, curry powder, cashews) that I'm not intending to eat until sunday afternoon... what are the chances that myself and all my guests will get sick? We're leaving tomorrow morning, coming back saturday night (no idea how late, but I highly doubt I'll be up for cooking then!) leaving for church sunday morning, and having guests over right after church. I have no idea what temp my fridge is set to. The settings are 1-5, 5 being the coldest. It's been at a 2, and I just moved it to 4. So its colder now than it usually is. Is it okay for cooked chicken to just sit in the fridge for 3 days? *paranoid*

[cristeen]

If you cooked the meat today, it'd be fine. My general rule of thumb is 5 days for guests, and 7 days for family unless it starts smelling gross.

I wouldn't put the cashews in it though. They'll get soggy. Add those right before serving.

[chaoticzenmom]

I wouldn't do it. I'd just get the ingredients together in one place, but cook the chicken and assemble that day or the day before. I don't eat any leftovers after the next day and wouldn't be happy if I ate somewhere and found out the food was a week old. Some people (me) are really particular about that.

[LiLStar]

Originally Posted by cristeen

If you cooked the meat today, it'd be fine. My general rule of thumb is 5 days for guests, and 7 days for family unless it starts smelling gross.

I wouldn't put the cashews in it though. They'll get soggy. Add those right before serving.

Thanks! And good call on the cashews, didn't think of that. Thats easy enough to add on Sunday.