Techniques
Food Safety
Tip
Beginner
under a minute

Refrigerate leftovers within about 2 hours

Don’t leave cooked food out too long; get leftovers into the fridge within roughly 2 hours.

The video cites a guideline of refrigerating leftovers within 2 hours after a meal. It frames this as an important food-safety habit for cooked foods.

The short version

  • Aim to refrigerate leftovers within ~2 hours

Why it works

Time at room temperature increases bacterial growth risk.

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