Leftovers

Ellen Says: If you have cooked food that you aren't going to eat straight away, cool it as quickly as possible (ideally within one to two hours) and then store it in the fridge. Make sure your fridge is between 0°C and 5°C.

Don't keep leftovers for longer than two days.

When you reheat food, make sure that it's steaming hot all the way through. If the food is only warm it might not be safe to eat. Don't reheat food more than once.

About a third of the food we buy ends up being thrown away and most of this could have been eaten. One of the main reasons for throwing food away is because people cook and prepare too much. Try to cook only as much as you need. But if you do cook too much, using leftovers is a good way to reduce the amount of food you waste and save money too, as long as you do it safely