Soup question-how long is it safe to eat?

Darren said:

Greetings all,
I have been making various varieties of home-made soup recently in
order to take some to work for lunch. I usually make split-pea(with
ham-hock), chicken noodle, chili, and some non-vegetarian vegetable
soups.
My usual routine is to whip up a big pot on the weekend, and have some
for lunch througout the week. My question is, how long would these
things last in the fridge and still be safe to eat?
If I make a pot of soup on Sunday, would it still be OK on Thurs or
Fri?
And yes, I am aware I can freeze some.
Thanks in advance.

Darren

Yes, if your nose says it's ok, and you heat it up to a boil in the
microwave
at work, you should be fine through the end of the week.

If you're single, you could do what I used to do: get a dozen 2 cup
freezer-to-microwave containers, and store your soup in those. That
way,
you can freeze them, grab one in the morning, and take it to work and
not
only will it stay cold, but will definitely be safe. And this way,
you might have
enough to save a variety of soups so you don't have to eat the same
thing
each day if you don't want to.

maxine in ri

Darren said:

Greetings all,
I have been making various varieties of home-made soup recently in
order to take some to work for lunch. I usually make split-pea(with
ham-hock), chicken noodle, chili, and some non-vegetarian vegetable
soups.
My usual routine is to whip up a big pot on the weekend, and have some
for lunch througout the week. My question is, how long would these
things last in the fridge and still be safe to eat?
If I make a pot of soup on Sunday, would it still be OK on Thurs or
Fri?
And yes, I am aware I can freeze some.
Thanks in advance.

Darren

That depends on how cold your refrigerator keeps. If it's below 35
degrees, it should be fine for over a week -- unless you are a real pig,
of course ;-) If your fridge is closer to 40 degrees, it gets a lot
more iffy.

Trust your nose when you reheat the soup.

Bob

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Darren said:

Greetings all,
I have been making various varieties of home-made soup recently in
order to take some to work for lunch. I usually make split-pea(with
ham-hock), chicken noodle, chili, and some non-vegetarian vegetable
soups.
My usual routine is to whip up a big pot on the weekend, and have some
for lunch througout the week. My question is, how long would these
things last in the fridge and still be safe to eat?
If I make a pot of soup on Sunday, would it still be OK on Thurs or
Fri?
And yes, I am aware I can freeze some.
Thanks in advance.

Darren

Soup is pretty nutritious both for humans and bacteria. If I use a
pressure cooker to make it and keep it covered (or bag in in portions),
I set a 5 day limit under refrigeration.

Haven't managed to poison myself with it yet. ;-)
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zxcvbob said...

Quoted message said:

That depends on how cold your refrigerator keeps. If it's below 35
degrees, it should be fine for over a week -- unless you are a real pig,
of course ;-)

A gallon of my split-pea soup never, I insist, never last more than two days.

Andy
Split-Pea-Soup-Pig

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zxcvbob said...

Quoted message said:

That depends on how cold your refrigerator keeps. If it's below 35
degrees, it should be fine for over a week -- unless you are a real pig,
of course ;-)

A gallon of my split-pea soup never, I insist, never last more than two days.

Andy
Split-Pea-Soup-Pig

Oink. :-)

Recipea? Peas?
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Darren said:

Greetings all,
I have been making various varieties of home-made soup recently in
order to take some to work for lunch. I usually make split-pea(with
ham-hock), chicken noodle, chili, and some non-vegetarian vegetable
soups.
My usual routine is to whip up a big pot on the weekend, and have some
for lunch througout the week. My question is, how long would these
things last in the fridge and still be safe to eat?
If I make a pot of soup on Sunday, would it still be OK on Thurs or
Fri?
And yes, I am aware I can freeze some.
Thanks in advance.

Darren

I keep my homemade soup for a week. It's always been fine.

kili

maxine in ri said:

Darren said:

Greetings all,
I have been making various varieties of home-made soup recently in
order to take some to work for lunch. I usually make split-pea(with
ham-hock), chicken noodle, chili, and some non-vegetarian vegetable
soups.
My usual routine is to whip up a big pot on the weekend, and have
some for lunch througout the week. My question is, how long would
these things last in the fridge and still be safe to eat?
If I make a pot of soup on Sunday, would it still be OK on Thurs or
Fri?
And yes, I am aware I can freeze some.
Thanks in advance.

Darren

Yes, if your nose says it's ok, and you heat it up to a boil in the
microwave
at work, you should be fine through the end of the week.

If you're single, you could do what I used to do: get a dozen 2 cup
freezer-to-microwave containers, and store your soup in those. That
way,
you can freeze them, grab one in the morning, and take it to work and
not
only will it stay cold, but will definitely be safe. And this way,
you might have
enough to save a variety of soups so you don't have to eat the same
thing
each day if you don't want to.

maxine in ri

Absolutely, maxine! As the resident soup-a-holic I concur you can make a
variety of soups over the course of a weekend. Freeze some in those small
containers, take them to work and they thaw out in time for lunch. Quick
zap in the microwave and throw in some crackers, you have a nice hot lunch.

Otherwise, yes, use your nose. If it doesn't smell right it's probably not
right. 3-4 days depending upon the soup.

Jill

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Quoted message said:

zxcvbob said...

Quoted message said:

That depends on how cold your refrigerator keeps. If it's below 35
degrees, it should be fine for over a week -- unless you are a real pig,
of course ;-)

A gallon of my split-pea soup never, I insist, never last more than two
days.

Andy
Split-Pea-Soup-Pig

About the same here, and same goes for dutch meatball soup :-)

A lot depends on how you cooled the soup after cooking it. A obviously bad
optiion would be to cook it, then leave it uncovered to cool for many hours
at room temperature. But even covered, cooling very slowly at room
temperature can give organisms a good head start, especially if you do some
sampling along the way.

I put a hot stockpot into a sinkful of cold water, maybe change the cold
water a few times. Then I portion out the soup into the containers and
chill them. In the winter, I might put the stockpot or sealed containers
right outside on the deck to cool in the snow.

And of course, as you mentioned, freezing is the very best.

I think 5 days is okay, particularly if you initially let it cool
uncovered for about an hour before you first put it in
the refrigerator.

If you put a hot pot of soup directly in the refrigerator,
and/or have let it cool while covered, it stands a much better
chance of spoiling.

Steve

Darren said:

Greetings all,
I have been making various varieties of home-made soup recently in
order to take some to work for lunch. I usually make split-pea(with
ham-hock), chicken noodle, chili, and some non-vegetarian vegetable
soups.
My usual routine is to whip up a big pot on the weekend, and have some
for lunch througout the week. My question is, how long would these
things last in the fridge and still be safe to eat?
If I make a pot of soup on Sunday, would it still be OK on Thurs or
Fri?
And yes, I am aware I can freeze some.
Thanks in advance.

Darren

It depend on how you store it. It should be fine on Thurday or
Friday, however if you take it out and bring it to a boil on the stove
( not the microwave) every few days it should last for a few centuries
[err, assuming you add things as time goes along. ]

Darren said:

Greetings all,
I have been making various varieties of home-made soup recently in
order to take some to work for lunch. I usually make split-pea(with
ham-hock), chicken noodle, chili, and some non-vegetarian vegetable
soups.
My usual routine is to whip up a big pot on the weekend, and have some
for lunch througout the week. My question is, how long would these
things last in the fridge and still be safe to eat?
If I make a pot of soup on Sunday, would it still be OK on Thurs or
Fri?
And yes, I am aware I can freeze some.
Thanks in advance.

Darren

I wouldn't know. I usually eat a bowl then put individual servings in
baggies and freeze.

--
God got a virgin pregnant by magic; God doesn't play by the rules.

-Izzy, Grey's Anatomy

Steve Pope said:

I think 5 days is okay, particularly if you initially let it cool
uncovered for about an hour before you first put it in
the refrigerator.

If you put a hot pot of soup directly in the refrigerator,
and/or have let it cool while covered, it stands a much better
chance of spoiling.

Steve

Then you have those scardy cats who are afraid to let anything cool down
before they put it in the fridge/freezer. (I have NO idea what they thought
people did before freezers were around... you know, back in the day when ice
boxes were the exception rather than the norm.) -Jill

Darren said:

Greetings all,
I have been making various varieties of home-made soup recently in
order to take some to work for lunch. I usually make split-pea(with
ham-hock), chicken noodle, chili, and some non-vegetarian vegetable
soups.
My usual routine is to whip up a big pot on the weekend, and have some
for lunch througout the week. My question is, how long would these
things last in the fridge and still be safe to eat?
If I make a pot of soup on Sunday, would it still be OK on Thurs or
Fri?
And yes, I am aware I can freeze some.
Thanks in advance.

If you make it on Sundayk Thursday is fine and it should still be safe
on Friday but that's the last day I'd be willing to eat it - my
personal limit for cooked foods like that is five days.

Many thanks to everyone for your replies!

Darren