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Meat & Poultry

Written by Jordan Morley · Reviewed against NHS, FSA and USDA FoodKeeper guidance · Last updated 28 October 2026

Chicken, beef, pork, lamb — cooking, storing, reheating and pregnancy. Below: 71 answers, grouped by the question they answer.

Food-by-food guides

Each guide gathers every answer for one food in one place.

📋Chicken: every answer📋Beef: every answer📋Pork: every answer📋Lamb: every answer📋Turkey: every answer📋Duck: every answer📋Bacon: every answer📋Sausages: every answer📋Cooked Ham: every answer📋Mince: every answer📋Steak: every answer

Pregnancy (19)

🟡Steak when pregnant?🟢Burgers when pregnant?🟢Sausages when pregnant?🟢Bacon when pregnant?🟢Chicken when pregnant?🟢Pork when pregnant?🟢Lamb when pregnant?🟢Beef when pregnant?🟢Turkey when pregnant?🟢Duck when pregnant?🔴Salami when pregnant?🔴Chorizo when pregnant?🔴Parma Ham when pregnant?🟡Deli Meat when pregnant?🟡Cooked Ham when pregnant?🟡Pâté when pregnant?🔴Liver when pregnant?🟢Hot Dogs when pregnant?🟡Kebab when pregnant?

Breastfeeding (2)

🟢Cooked Ham when breastfeeding?🟢Steak when breastfeeding?

Fridge and cupboard storage (11)

🧊How long does cooked chicken last?🧊How long does cooked beef last?🧊How long does cooked pork last?🧊How long does cooked lamb last?🧊How long does cooked turkey last?🧊How long does cooked duck last?🧊How long does bacon (opened) last?🧊How long do cooked sausages last?🧊How long does cooked ham last?🧊How long does cooked mince last?🧊How long does raw steak last?

Freezing (11)

🟢Can you freeze cooked chicken?🟢Can you freeze cooked beef?🟢Can you freeze cooked pork?🟢Can you freeze cooked lamb?🟢Can you freeze cooked turkey?🟢Can you freeze cooked duck?🟢Can you freeze bacon?🟢Can you freeze cooked sausages?🟢Can you freeze cooked ham?🟢Can you freeze cooked mince?🟢Can you freeze raw steak?

Reheating (13)

🟡Can you reheat chicken?🟡Can you reheat turkey?🟡Can you reheat pork?🟡Can you reheat beef?🟡Can you reheat lamb?🟡Can you reheat mince?🟡Can you reheat sausages?🟡Can you reheat bacon?🟡Can you reheat gammon?🟡Can you reheat ham?🟡Can you reheat duck?🟡Can you reheat burgers?🟡Can you reheat steak?

Left out overnight (6)

🔴Chicken left out overnight?🔴Cooked Turkey left out overnight?🔴Bacon left out overnight?🔴Sausages left out overnight?🔴Cooked Ham left out overnight?🔴Steak left out overnight?

Use-by and best-before dates (9)

🔴Chicken after its use-by date?🔴Beef after its use-by date?🔴Pork after its use-by date?🔴Lamb after its use-by date?🔴Bacon after its use-by date?🔴Sausages after its use-by date?🔴Cooked Ham after its use-by date?🔴Mince after its use-by date?🔴Steak after its use-by date?

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