How long can I store soup in the fridge?

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asked Jul 7, 2020 in Other-Food Drink by cupbutter33 (300 points)
How long can I store soup in the fridge?

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answered Jul 7, 2020 by LindaHartzell (26,630 points)
You can keep or store soup in the fridge for up to 4 days but it's best to eat the soup within 3 days otherwise it can lose it's freshness and taste.

After 4 days in the refrigerator the soup can go bad and start to sour and smell bad and should be thrown out to prevent food poisoning.

If you have homemade soup or any other soup that you are not eating or serving within a few hours it should be refrigerated or frozen.

If you freeze the soup it will last for up to a year but it's not as fresh tasting after 6 months so it's best to eat the soup within 6 months or less of freezing it.

Homemade soup can sit out at room temperature for up to 2 hours.

If you're not gonna eat the homemade soup though within 1 hour it's best to refrigerate it to keep any bacteria from growing in the homemade soup.

But it's safe to leave homemade soups out at room temperature for up to 2 hours.

After 2 hours of the homemade soup sitting out at room temperature the homemade soup can grow bacteria that could make you sick.

You could get food poisoning or botulism from the homemade soup so make sure you eat the soup, keep it hot or refrigerate the soup.

If you want to keep the homemade soup out longer than a few hours you can keep the homemade soup warming in a crock pot.

I keep homemade soup warm in a crock pot for up to 3 days when I make a lo of it and then eat it and it's always warm which keeps the bacteria out of the homemade soup.

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