Can I leave thawed salmon in the fridge for another day?

December 14, 2018 6:54 PM

I was going to cook salmon for dinner today, so this morning I took a frozen salmon fillet from the freezer, cut open the packaging and left it in the fridge to thaw. Then I decided I don't actually want salmon for dinner today. Can I leave the thawed salmon in the fridge and cook it tomorrow, or do I have to I cook it today?
posted by zeri to Food & Drink (4 answers total)

I would make sure it's not open to the air of the fridge- but yes you can totally let it sit in the fridge another day.

Bacteria need temps higher than 5 (or under 60) centigrade, which is why commercial fridges are set between 0 and 4C.
posted by freethefeet at 7:02 PM on December 14, 2018

Yes.

I would have left a day for the thawing anyway.

This is the most beanplate of any beanplate.
posted by sanka at 7:07 PM on December 14, 2018 [3 favorites]

Oh yeah.
posted by Riverine at 8:05 PM on December 14, 2018

I left thawed salmon in the fridge for 3 days before cooking last week and it was fine.
posted by rabbitrabbit at 5:38 AM on December 16, 2018