How long can mashed potatoes be left out of the refrigerator?

Answer 1

They don't last long around my house. If you can stand to not use them in potato pancakes or just reheat them within a week, they should go in the compost. This is assuming that your fridge is around 38 degrees Fahrenheit. Before you eat them, heat them to 140 throughout.

Try this instead: take the leftovers while they are still warm but not hot. Add an egg for each cup of potatoes and maybe a pinch of garlic salt. Mix with a fork. Patty them out in third to half cup amounts (about the size of a burger patty) and freeze them with wax paper between them, tightly wrapped in plastic wrap. When you are having eggs next weekend, treat yourself to a potato pancake.

Mashed potatoes keep well frozen too, whether pancake or just tightly covered you can expect about 6 weeks of freezer time without degradation.

Answer 2

if you put them in the fridge a few days but make sure they are eaten and don't keep reheating them

Answer 3

indefinitely. they can be left out for years unless you plan on eating them.

Answer 4

3-4 days before they go hard.

Answer 5

two to three days at the most

Answer 6

Less than 2 hours