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After making Potatoes au Gratin. Before cooking it, I placed it in the refrigerator. How long would it keep in the refrigerator until you are ready to cook it?

Tetsujin
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Scott
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    Did you parcook your potatoes? My limited experience with it (before I knew I had dairy issues) would make me think that cooking it with raw potatoes from a cold state would really suck. (2 hours and the middle was still crunchy, possibly because I kept checking it every 15 minutes past when the recipe said it should take) – Joe Mar 20 '22 at 13:32
  • Related: https://cooking.stackexchange.com/q/12432/67 – Joe Mar 20 '22 at 13:35
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    @Joe yep. Trick is to microwave it for about 30 min, then bake. – bob1 Mar 20 '22 at 19:49
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    @bob1 I reckon the biggest part of that trick is to use a dish that fits in your microwave. The one I use fits but doesn't go round so you can take the chill off the middle but not very well – Chris H Mar 20 '22 at 21:48
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    Also if you don't precook, any potato that sticks out will go grey – Chris H Mar 20 '22 at 21:49
  • @scott In addition to Joe's question - if you did pre-cook, did you then cool to room temp or assemble hot/warm. These sorts of things play into food safety considerations. – bob1 Mar 20 '22 at 21:52

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From my experience, if the refrigerator keeps it at no more than 5°C, and if the cream used was still well ahead of its expiration date, keeping it in the fridge for up to 48 hours should be safe.

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