How long can I keep and eat sliced turkey from the deli?

From the deli, they sliced it, not in a package that is sealed like Oscar Mayor. Sorry, you have to throw it away, it is too old.

I wouldn’t.

Here is a general answer about refrigerated meat. if the meat feels slick, throw it away. this has long been a standard in my household, expiration date or not.

Chuck the turkey and buy some more. its not that expensive.

Thanks guys. I’ll pitch it. I was just trying to get out of going to the store.

I stopped buying from the deli because of cleanliness issues as well as not knowing how old or how long the meat had been opened. When I did buy from the deli, I always asked that they open a new package of meat from which to slice mine. If they wouldn’t, I would not buy it. When my deli stopped having separate slicing machines for meat and cheese, I completely stopped buying there. I’ve read (more than once) that it’s a safer bet to buy prepackaged deli meat; that’s what I do now.

That’s a bit on the long side. I usually give deli meats a week or so after being cut. If it smells ok it might be worth it, but many bacteria don’t give off a discernible odour so this is not necessarily reliable. If it’s slimy at all, it goes right into the trash.

@perspicacious I never thought of doing that. I’ll ask them the next time I buy deli meat.

Deli meat. One week at the most.

I can’t remember where I read this, but I’ve seen it multiple times: Sliced lunch meat from the deli is only good for 3 days.

I threw it out and bought Oscar Myer this time. No more deli meat for me.

After reading this, I am only going to buy prepackaged meat. But you know it is usually cheaper per pound to buy a steak than the processed lunch meats. I think I’ll just have steak from now on!