Cook

Storage and Preservation Tips

This Is The Safest Way To Store Leftover French Fries By Ashley M. Jacobs Sept. 25, 2025 1:20 pm EST

Picture this: You order a burger and fries from your favorite takeout place. You put on a movie, sink into the couch, eat your dinner, but don't finish your fries. The movie ends, you're in a food coma, and don't want to get up. However tempted you may be to snuggle deeper into the couch to watch an episode of your current show, you need to get up and put those leftover fries away. Not storing food quickly is one of the main mistakes people make with leftovers .

According to the United States Department of Agriculture's Leftovers and Food Safety page, perishable foods, including french fries, need to be refrigerated after two hours (one hou

See Full Page