How long can soup sit in crockpot?

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asked Jun 20, 2020 in Cooking by Nozits (300 points)
How long can soup sit in crockpot?

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answered Jun 20, 2020 by lulumeon (40,870 points)
As long as the crockpot is on keeping the soup warm or hot the soup can remain or sit in the crockpot for a few days before it overcooks.

I have kept soup warming in a crockpot for 2 days before as I made a big crockpot of soup and had too much to eat in just one day.

So I kept it warm in the crockpot because I had no room in the refrigerator for it.

I kept the crockpot on the warm setting and then finished the soup within a few days and it was okay.

However once you shut the crockpot off then the soup will only be good for up to 2 hours before it starts going bad and growing bacteria.

If you leave the soup in the crockpot longer than 2 hours then it's likely going bad and should be thrown out.

But if you refrigerate it within those 2 hours it will be safe to eat for up to 5 to 6 days.

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