To all fans of anti-waste or organization, here is everything you need to know about the maximum time to keep your prepared food in the fridge.
It’s become completely normal, and that’s a good thing: we prefer to keep our leftovers in the fridge rather than throwing them away. Sometimes we even prepare food in advance, and keep your preparations cool A few days. That said, it’s difficult to know how many days we can keep our preparations in the fridge.
First of all, you should know that food must be eaten or consumed two hours after it has been prepared, and must be well covered to be kept cool. It then depends on the type of food regarding the shelf life. Raw vegetables, for example, can be kept for up to 7 days in the vegetable drawer, on average. Some, more, in fact. Onions can be stored for up to 1 or 2 months, at room temperature!
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Storage: what about other foods?
Cooked vegetables, on the other hand, will keep for 2 to 3 days in the fridge. There are a few exceptions, however: ratatouille should not be kept for more than 48 hours, and a seasoned salad is no longer fresh after just a few hours. It is better to keep it natural. Regarding meat or fish, It’s better to cook them straight away so you can keep them longer. They can stay cool for 2 to 3 days.
As for homemade pies, they can be kept for between 3 and 4 days. However, the pancake batter, only 2 days, but 4 days for already cooked pancakes. If you are in doubt about one or more refrigerated foods, you must obviously rely on its smell or appearance, which are very revealing. Mold, strong or unusual odors, better to throw away rather than make yourself sick. Especially if it concerns meat or fish! We therefore take care to cook them beforehand to avoid throwing away and losing our groceries.
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Originally from Toulouse, I moved to Cannes in 2021. It is therefore very close to the sea and palm trees that I have been writing for Au Féminin since 2022. Accustomed to …