How long does gumbo stay good before refrigerating?

I usually leave mine on the stove and put it in the fridge when I get up to use the bathroom during the night. I've never had it go bad or get me sick

Thanks guys.

gumbo may be one of the only foods that is actually better the next day as leftovers ... that and cold pizza ..

It will be fine. I left mine out on the stove Sat for the game longer than that and had a bowl when i was wasted after the game.

The reason to do it is exactly what you stated, but the reason that it will spoil if put away hot and covered is that the steam will condense off the top and fall back into the hot liquid below, the cooling process is only going on at the exterior of the pot SLOWLY. The condensate adds a third temp to the equation, and things go kaboom.

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In the future in order to cool down large pots of hot liquids, fill one of your sinks with water and ice, and stir the stuff every once in a while, this is the method in the business.

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I do this a lot when I'm in a hurry for things to cool a bit faster. I don't do it with gumbo because my pots are so big and heavy that I have a hard time moving them and sometimes have to put half in another pot to cool just so I can carry them to the fridges to get them in.

I know folks who put ziploc bags of ice in the middle of a pot sort of like the frozen liter bottles, but several have spoiled theirs that way, so be careful about that.

I never put the lid on the gumbo when I put it in the fridge for the first time.

CIT, I can't lift any bigger than a 20 quart, so I usually have a 20 and a 16 going at the same time and sometimes a few 12s in addition once the roux is done. That's as much as I can manage indoors at one time.

Well, the kitchen is sort of finished, but they won't punch it until they finish with the rest of the house. Have to use the kitchen to store boxes from other rooms. It's like moving and not being able to unpack. Only one room in the house doesn't have furniture stacked in the middle and/or boxes stacked up. I can cook. I just can't find a lot of things. I should have moved out, but I don't think this is going to end any time soon and it started at the beginning of March.

Glad you're back in. Even the things back in cabinets aren't where they were and it's driving me nuts. I'm grabbing for things in the wrong places. I need to take a chill pill, daily.