Storing Leftovers - Kitchen Tips

Storing Leftovers - Kitchen Tip - as part of the expert series by GeoBeats. I have a few tips on how to store your leftovers. So, I have made a delicious curry, and I want to store this now for tomorrow. Takeout containers, if you are living in New York City, people have a lot of these. So, this is a great way to use them up, or use them again. Essentially you want it to cool down, so it is best to store it in a shallow container, like this. You really want it to stay out for no longer than two hours. I leave it out for about an hour or so, just so it can cool down a bit before I put it in the fridge. And it is actually sensible to do it in portions, too. This is like two portions, which is great because that is a meal. So, I am going to leave that to cool down for an hour. And then the important thing is when you seal it you want to have a tight fitting lid. I have a whole collection of these, but I really just use them for leftovers. A tight fitting lid - this is after it is cooled down. You do not want to stack them on top of each other in the fridge, you want the cold air to circulate around the containers so that they can cool down efficiently. What happens when food is sitting at temperatures above 40 degrees Fahrenheit, or around that temperature, is bacteria can start to grow. And you really do not want that to happen. So, this is a food safety caution to make sure that it is safe to eat. Another thing with canned food, you may open up the can, you may use half of it and then put it back in the fridge. Always take it out of the can and put it into another container because what happens is that the metallic taste from the rim can seep into the food and give it a metallic taste, which is very unpleasant. Another thing is do not overload your fridge with food. A refrigerator, for it to work efficiently and keep cool temperatures, is to enable the cold air to circulate throughout the fridge. So, there are a couple of tips on how to store your leftovers safely.