It's helpful to have an extra pound of ground beef on hand for quick dinners, like hamburgers, tacos or soup. But ground beef lasts in the fridge for just one or two days. Then it needs to be cooked ...

A person pulls a pack of ground beef out of the fridge - New Africa/Shutterstock We've all been there: you're all ready to get cooking when you realize — gasp — you never took your ground beef out of ...

Don't fall victim to the misconception that freezing beef resets its "best-by" date. Instead, understand why freezing it ahead of time is the safest bet.