Author: Lou

You opened a package of bacon four days ago, cooked some for breakfast, and left the rest in the fridge loosely wrapped. Now it is Monday. You have raw strips left and a container of cooked bacon from the weekend. Are both still...

You bought a package of bacon and left it on the counter while you unpacked the groceries. Now it has been sitting out for about 45 minutes. You are wondering whether bacon really needs to go straight back in the fridge, or...

You just got home from the grocery store with a cooked spiral ham, a can of ham, and a whole country ham from the specialty shop. Three hams. Three completely different storage answers. Which ones go in the fridge, which can...

You have a few slices of paper-thin prosciutto crudo left from a charcuterie board, and a package of the thicker, pinker prosciutto from the deli counter from earlier in the week. Same name on both labels. Very different...

You bought a whole prosciutto leg from a specialty shop and are wondering whether it needs to go straight in the fridge or can hang in your pantry like it was hanging at the store. Next to it in the bag is a package of sliced...