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How long do sandwiches last in the fridge?

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Sandwich with just meat, no condiments, couple of days. Bread might start to get a bit stale but it will still be edible. Once you start adding mayo, vinegar, oil, tomatoes, stuff like that, that bread's going to turn into a soggy mess in just a few hours.

Why limit yourself to just sandwiches. I just make extra when I cook dinner and then take leftovers the next day. Soup is super easy to make too, and can be frozen into individual portions. Just thaw, heat, and serve.
 
madoka said:
If it helps you to understand my normal diet, I took a picture of what I'll be eating later today. Of course I will be eating around the mold, but otherwise it tastes fine.

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Last night, I did eat some Asian cookies that expired about five years ago. They did taste a bit stale to me.
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why bro? just why?
 
manimal said:
why bro? just why?
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1. I've always been taught not to waste food. I hate doing it.

2. It's still good. Take off the thin layer of mold and there's nothing wrong with it. I've eaten MUCH worse and typically don't have any problems.

The only thing I regret is how much of it I have to throw away due to spoilage. I was pretty surprised at how fast the mold grew in there. I thought it'd be good at least another week or two.
 
blackdogdeek said:
How long does it take you to make a sandwich?
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A decent one? 5-10 minutes. It would really screw my timing up in the morning as someone said.

And I am not fond of making stuff at night out of laziness, and I always cook just enough so that there is no leftovers, so I can't use that for lunch in the morning.

Right now I am starving and just counting the minutes to go home and eat...I feel like that every day. I am literally wasting my lunch time in agony. 🙁
 
Based on your laziness and retardation, you can't go out and buy lunch or bring in some type of frozen meal that you can microwave at work or make more than need for dinner to use as leftovers at work.
 
amdhunter said:
A decent one? 5-10 minutes. It would really screw my timing up in the morning as someone said.

And I am not fond of making stuff at night out of laziness, and I always cook just enough so that there is no leftovers, so I can't use that for lunch in the morning.

Right now I am starving and just counting the minutes to go home and eat...I feel like that every day. I am literally wasting my lunch time in agony. 🙁
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Hey, I admire you for sticking to your laziness at all costs. And they say 'youts' have no stick-to-itiveness any more!
 
madoka said:
1. I've always been taught not to waste food. I hate doing it.

2. It's still good. Take off the thin layer of mold and there's nothing wrong with it. I've eaten MUCH worse and typically don't have any problems.

The only thing I regret is how much of it I have to throw away due to spoilage. I was pretty surprised at how fast the mold grew in there. I thought it'd be good at least another week or two.
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Keep your fridge at a lower temperature. Water bottles freeze within 2 weeks in my fridge; so I presume my fridge is just a hair below 32 degrees. Mold is very rare. Then again, I also don't waste food - I feed the leftovers to cats/dogs.


Anyway, OP, if you're tolerant/don't even notice that your bread is stale, then you want wax paper. Make your sandwich, but fold a piece of waxpaper in half to house the guts of your sandwich. That'll keep moister from directly contacting the bread, while also being far simpler to remove than saran wrap. If your fridge is cold enough, I don't see why it wouldn't work. Btw, if you put lettuce on sandwiches, don't. Lettuce is magical in that it wilts within 30 minutes of putting it in a sandwich, regardless of the temperature.
 
DrPizza said:
Keep your fridge at a lower temperature. Water bottles freeze within 2 weeks in my fridge; so I presume my fridge is just a hair below 32 degrees. Mold is very rare. Then again, I also don't waste food - I feed the leftovers to cats/dogs.


Anyway, OP, if you're tolerant/don't even notice that your bread is stale, then you want wax paper. Make your sandwich, but fold a piece of waxpaper in half to house the guts of your sandwich. That'll keep moister from directly contacting the bread, while also being far simpler to remove than saran wrap. If your fridge is cold enough, I don't see why it wouldn't work. Btw, if you put lettuce on sandwiches, don't. Lettuce is magical in that it wilts within 30 minutes of putting it in a sandwich, regardless of the temperature.
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It would literally be:
Italian Bread
Slices of Hard Salami OR Slices of Turkey, NO cheese.
Green Pepper
Jalapeno peppers (the ones like in Subway restaurants)
Dried Tomato
Chopped onions.

That's it. No butter or Mayo or lettuce.
 
amdhunter said:
I'm a guy so I am not a professional on the subject. Here's the deal - I've been skipping lunch at work every single day for the last year because I am too lazy to take a few minutes every morning before heading to work to make one.

My plan is, to buy a long size of Italian bread, some deli meats with some mustard and sandwich peppers (the ones bathed in vinegar.)

My plan is to cut it and store them in individual aluminium foil and sandwich bags and have them ready to go for Monday - Friday.

My question is, will the sandwiches be rotten by Friday if I prepare everything on Sunday and keep them wrapped?

Any particular brand of meat seem better than another for storage?
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It's tough, I'm honestly in the same boat and do the same thing. I don't have time in the morning to dedicate much to put together a lunch. So often, I don't put together more than what I can toss in a lunchbox in 2 minutes.

1. Greek Yogurt
2. Granola Bars
3. Fruit
4. Drink / Take caffeine. It helps hold down hunger.
 
To the OP and everyone in his boat: you are lazy bastards. Wake up 10 minutes earlier and make a god damn lunch.
 
amdhunter said:
I'm a guy so I am not a professional on the subject. Here's the deal - I've been skipping lunch at work every single day for the last year because I am too lazy to take a few minutes every morning before heading to work to make one.

My plan is, to buy a long size of Italian bread, some deli meats with some mustard and sandwich peppers (the ones bathed in vinegar.)
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Won't work.

And your choice of bread, while delicious, is a problem. It goes stale quickly in my experience.

Consider this:

1. Get a loaf of high quality whole wheat/multi-grain. It'll stay good for a while. Keep the loaf in your desk drawer.

2. On Sunday break out your deli meats and peppers into 5 small zip lock baggies. Squeeze the air out. They will be fine for a week.

3. Mustard. Either buy some in plastic packets or get a small bottle and keep in your desk drawer. The mustard at room temperature won't start breaking down etc until at least a month.

Just take your baggie of meat and peppers every day and make your sandwich at work.

Fern
 
amdhunter said:
A decent one? 5-10 minutes. It would really screw my timing up in the morning as someone said.

And I am not fond of making stuff at night out of laziness, and I always cook just enough so that there is no leftovers, so I can't use that for lunch in the morning.

Right now I am starving and just counting the minutes to go home and eat...I feel like that every day. I am literally wasting my lunch time in agony. 🙁
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Bad move IMO.

I make more than my family will eat for dinner. I reuse plastic containers from Chinese carryout, add leftovers and throw in the freezer.

Select from freezer as desired and carry to work for lunch.

Fern
 
Too lazy to make a sandwich? Get some Soylent, or Ensure if you're too lazy to mix a powder with water at work.
 
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