How long will pastrami last?

[Peter]

HI - just made the home made Pastrami out of the homemade corned beef per the recipe (cured in the pink salt) and wonder how long the leftovers will last if I vacuum seal them and put in the fridge? thanks much!

[klflowers]

I have left it in the fridge a few days, but I usually vacuum seal separate bags with enough for a sandwich in each bag and freeze within a few days.

[FireMan]

And here I was readin you would "vacuum down" those sandwiches & .................... never mind.

[klflowers]

FireMan that us a good description of how I eat them though.

[JCGrill]

Personally I don't think it's likely to go bad, although at some point it will get moldy. It usually doesn't last long in my house, so I've never had to find out.

[Dick Anderson]

I have had it last eight hours, if no one else knows about it!

[surfdog]

That was kinda my thoughts. LOL

How long will it last? Hours, perhaps a day or two depending on quantity.
How long will it last before it goes off? See above.

[FireMan]

My thoughts 2.

[jfmorris]

Since it is cured, I would be tempted to treat it like home made bacon.... then again, you soak it in water to desalinate, removing some of the sodium nitrate, so, I am ..... not sure?

If you were to treat it like home cured bacon, I would use within a week, or freeze.

[Polarbear777]

Keeps for a week (standard leftover rule), only lasts a day so I’ve never tested that.

[Peter]

Thanks all - so even vacuum sealed no more than a week? sounds short, or?

[FireMan]

I think yer poll is finished. EAT it wins!

[JCGrill]

I'm not a food safety expert. As jfmorris says, usually you desalinate, so while it is cured, it's not like you are preserving it long term. But in a fridge vacuum sealed, and still somewhat cured, I would be tempted to go longer than a week. That's me, I like to live on the edge.