My wife is a great cook! She has many awesome meals that our kids always enjoyed and she’d make extra. Here are some tips on what to do with the extra leftovers you may have and how to enjoy it – from Lifehacker:
Cooking a large meal and then saving the leftovers is a great way to save time and hassle cooking and preparing lunches and dinners, but if stored improperly and not enjoyed promptly, they can also be a health hazard. Thankfully, the 2:4 rule can keep your leftovers safe to eat: Package and store your leftovers within two hours of cooking, and eat them within four days.
There’s a longer version of the rule—that leftovers should be stored within two hours, stored no more than two inches deep for quick and even cooling, and then eaten within four days, but the shorter version is a little easier to remember, and since the middle rule is a bit more subjective, it’s a bit more universally applicable. Either way, remembering to get your food into the fridge quickly after serving and adopting the first-in, first-out approach to managing your leftovers will make sure your next-day masterpieces are stored and eaten safely. If you’re still worried and you aren’t sure whether your leftovers are good, there’s always previously mentioned StillTasty, a great reference for shelf and storage-life for all types of food.
Are you familiar with the 2:4 rule? How do you make sure your leftovers are stored and eaten before they turn south? Share your tips in the comments below.
Follow the 2:4 Rule for Leftovers | Real Simple via the Center for Science in the Public Interest
