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Home made potato salad?
How long is it safe to keep home made potato salad in the fridge. I usually dump it after 3 days & sometimes I feel guilty at throwing good food out.Would it be safe if left longer?
10 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavourite answer
If it has been kept tightly covered and at the proper temperature, then you can safely keep it around 5 days. Sometimes 7, although that can be pushing it. 3 days is a little earlier in most cases.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
4 days
- cjvw622Lv 71 decade ago
If it has mayo or sour cream in it it can't be kept too long. I make an Austrian potato salad that has no dairy and it keeps a bit longer.
- ?Lv 71 decade ago
I think I've gone 5 days with it. Potato salad rarely lasts that long in my house, tho.
I'm a huge fan :-)
- sweetrollLv 71 decade ago
It should be good for up to 4-5 days. After that, it gets kind of separated and watery.
- Isabella SwannLv 61 decade ago
5-6 days and it's still fine. as long as I put it back in the fridge after I'm done eating a portion.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
At least 5-6 days,as the mayonnaise preserves it.Mayo has vinegar or lemon juice in it & that aids in keeping it longer.
- ansellLv 45 years ago
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