# How long do you keep leftover food? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 23, 2013, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-you-keep-leftover-food/659129 "2013-05-23T15:40:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-you-keep-leftover-food/659129/21 "2013-05-23T21:18:45Z")
On a case by case basis, but often for more than 7 days. I often boil up a big batch of noodles and stick most of it in the fridge. That often lasts more than 7 days, and still seems to be fine. For meat or pizza on the other hand I’d go 2, 3 days at most. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-you-keep-leftover-food/659129/22 "2013-05-23T21:27:02Z")
Heh. I just remembered I have leftover soup that is 4 months old. In the freezer.😉 ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-you-keep-leftover-food/659129/23 "2013-05-23T22:34:48Z")
I often make a big batch of something stew-like once a week. I stick the whole dutch oven in the fridge and dip out of it over the course of a week. I’m just today finishing what I made last Thursday. Most things I’ll keep for a week. Seafood not so much, so there’s some case-by-case stuff happening, too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-you-keep-leftover-food/659129.md?page=1)