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Leftovers in the refrigerator often mean a quick and easy meal that is just as delicious the day it was cooked, especially after a holiday. But if your leftover food is left over for too long, it’s not good to eat and may make you sick. Here are some suggestions on how to eat leftover food safely:

• Shallow containers: Food should be cooled evenly and this can be ensured by keeping the food is kept in shallow container. Liquids can be stored in number of smaller containers; meat can be stored by cutting it in smaller pieces and covering with plastic wraps.
• Deep Freeze: Foods that you know will not be over in 4 days needs to be deep frozen. Foods like sauces, mayonnaise, chutneys need to deep frozen if you are not going to eat it later. Deep Frozen remains good for a long time but the nutritional content and the flavor may not be the same.
• Heat it: Heating ensures that the bacteria in the food are killed, so make sure you heat it adequately. If you are heating it in a microwave make sure that food is heated uniformly by stirring it. Cover the container with a lid or a microwave safe plastic wraps. For curries, make sure that you heat it till it boils.

To read more tips see Leftovers: To Keep or To Discard?

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