How long does potato salad keep?

You nasty, OP.

Three days is the max.

Can I have your stuff, OP?

Cooked eggs & mayonnaise go bad quickly, OP, don't take chances with your health.

Is rain wet? Is the pope Catholic? You know the answer to your question OP.

Go ahead...

EAT IT

You don't want to take chances with food poisoning during a pandemic OP. Just throw the shit out.

[quote] Three days is the max.

R2, I had some on Friday, and it was okay.

I usually go by smell, and it didn't smell any different, so I had some. Didn't get sick.

I just don't want to push it.

It should smell a little funky by now because of the hard boiled egg. Also, the texture is probably grittier and less creamy than it was a week ago. If don't have any issues with strange smells and weird textures, go for it!

Ew.

Things like that don't really smell bad when they are rancid. Meats, yes. But throw out anything mayo-based after 2-3 days.

Yuck, OP.

I hate throwing out homemade potato salad because it's so much damn work to make. But even I wouldn't eat it after 10 days.

r11 so I should throw away my jar of mayo 2-3 days after opening it? The expiration date is September 2020.

Keep it a month, OP. It hasn’t gone bad. But keep it for yourself, don’t serve it to guests.

People are quick to blame the mayo, but actually the potatoes are the killer. Once cut and/or cooked, potatoes go off very quickly.

If cooked potatoes are at room temperature for more than two hours they should be thrown away. Properly wrapped and refrigerated, 3-5 days max.

I keep mine fresh in a cool bathtub.

It’s over, OP. Throw it out, and next time halve the recipe.

It's a myth that mayonnaise goes bad. As long as it's refrigerated, it's fine for months. There's a lot of acid in it. (I'm assuming this is commercially-made mayo, not homemade.) Eggs are probably fine for a while, too (at least a few weeks.) I had an omelet this morning made with eggs that had a sell-by date in February.

It's probably fine, worst case scenario you get the toots.

Now is not the time to be rushed to the hospital for any dumbass thing like self-inflicted food poisoning.

You’re 94, Georgina. Don’t risk it!

Mix, mix - stir, stir;

I married young...it’s all a blur!

I like potato salad made with canned sliced potatoes. everything else is the same just no potato prep.

Gross. I didn't even know there was such a thing as canned potatoes until I saw Sandra Lee use them. Disgusting.

Is your potato salad SOLID?

You have a better chance of surviving Covid 19!

10 days? Disgusting.

[quote] Loose some weight

It's LOSE, you fat whore!!!

Canned potatoes fill the shelves at food banks, because no one wants them.

I mean, seriously, you can't peel, dice, and boil a fresh potato for 15 minutes?

You might as well buy some crappy, pre-made potato salad at the supermarket.

You type fat, OP

Aunt Sandy's potato salad made with canned potatoes. No wonder Cuomo dumped her.

^^^ "Eggy" is right.

Maybe that should be Egad!

You've had worse things in your mouth. If you eat dirty ass (and we know you have), then this is kinda the same thing. Go for it -- and let us know how it turns out.

Use fewer potatoes next time, dummy.

Try it. What have you got to lose?

OP dead yet?

I actually ate two scoops yesterday, R37.

Almost 24 hours ago. Still here.

Today is Day 11. I'm going to give it another try, today.

You should post this to youtube and call it the 30 day potato salad challenge. Each day agree to eat another scoop if you get $5 in donations. You would outstrip the takings of the other grifters on this site in no time.

My rule is that the only time it's not safe to eat something is if it smells bad or looks funny. I've never gotten sick on healthy-appearing food that's been in the fridge for a while.

The only scare I ever had in that regard was when my mother-in-law was living with us as she was slowly dying from lung cancer. A visiting nurse came to take care of her during the daytime, when we were at work. One day when I got home, the nurse told me that she had found some tuna salad in a small plastic container in the fridge and had made a sandwich for my MIL. I did a yeoman job of maintaining complete composure. The tuna salad in question had been made EASILY a month and a half before and had languished in a corner of the fridge because I was too lazy to throw it out. I would not have fed it to my dog. MIL quite enjoyed it, however, to the point that she asked for more a couple of days later.

[quote] It's made of potatoes, boiled eggs, mayonnaise, and mustard. Is it still okay to eat?

You have to ask this question? WTF is wrong with you?

I think OP is Eric Trump

Mayonnaise and mustard are vinegar-based, so they actually act as preservatives, and will inhibit the growth of bacteria and mold. So enjoy, OP!

72 hours max for potaro salad.

Most other leftovers can only keep for 4 days, max.

Next time you cook a bunch of potatoes, freeze half of them, then make your potato salad with the rest. Then later on sometime, thaw out the other potatoes and make another batch of potato salad.

^ potato, not potaro

Why do people leave bad food in the fridge, especially if there are others about who might not know?

Giulietta Simionato was almost killed by ant poison left in a soda-pop bottle by Maria Callas' mother.

The mayonnaise thing is probably from when people made it from scratch - raw eggs.

I eat old food and food that’s expired and food that’s been out on my counter all night. I’ve got a cast-iron stomach.

My refrigerator is so overstuffed with things that I just ordered a new (smaller) one. At least that way I can stay well-stocked in this crisis.

Lol not doing a challenge, R39.

I'm actually now starting to do it as a test to see how long it will last, without going bad.

Since I ate it yesterday with no incident, I'm going to keep going to see how many days I can eat it and not have "stomach problems."

It'll be good for future reference.

[quote] My rule is that the only time it's not safe to eat something is if it smells bad or looks funny

That's basically how I'm approaching this.

Three days. The day you make it. The following day. What you don't eat the third day, you throw away.

I have to tell you R50 that even 10 days later, the salad still tastes fresh.

As I mentioned, I split the salad into two ziplock containers, so I ate from the untouched second container yesterday.

I opened it, gave it a smell, and it smelled "normal."

So I took out two scoops and ate them. It was fine.

I'll keep smelling it over the next few days. I am super super sensitive when it comes to things that smell "off," so if I even detect a hint of funkiness, it's going in the garbage.

R19 is correct. I'd still finish it up ASAP OP, but I've kept potato salad for 10-12 days, it was fine.

I just found some more from the same batch that I’d forgotten about in the kitchen cabinet.

Still safe,right?

I’d imagine you’ll have the same experience I did when I thought the bacon was pre-cooked and found out an hour later that it was not. Fun times.

People on DataLounge throw food out too often. Your potato salad is fine.

Mayonnaise gets a bad rap when it comes to spoiling. Mayonnaise has a very high acid content and remains edible far longer than other foods. You are far more likely to get food poisoning from ingredients mixed with mayonnaise than from mayo myself. Many compromise the safety of mayo by adding less safe ingredients like sour cream and/or dairy cream into their mayonnaise dressing. Those who add a little extra vinegar to their mayo dressings make mayo an even safer choice. There have been very few documented cases of food poisoning by mayonnaise (if any), but old wives tales continue to survive.

Why didn't you freeze the second bag as soon as you made it?

You can't freeze mayonnaise-based dressings ... they separate. And the potatoes would get all mushy.

58 posts on how long does potato salad keeps.....oh my.