To keep the pre cooked roast potatoes in a cool kitchen overnight?

[InsiderBetty]

I was planning on roasting the potatoes this evening to re-roast them tomorrow when the turkey is resting. I did this last year and they get really crispy when re-roasted.

only issue is last year I was able to put the pre cooked potatoes in the fridge. This year I am cooking for more people and don't have space. Would it be ok to leave them in an air tight container on the work top over night??

If you don't have heating on in the kitchen overnight I don't see an issue. If you're especially concerned, you could store them in container in a garage/car overnight.

They'll be fine :)

camping cooler outside/back deck or car. not in the house even with the heat off the home is too warm.

They'll be fine, we often leave our leftovers in the oven all night and eat them cold the next day.

Yes. It's no different to me eating Sunday leftovers on Monday that were put in a cold oven overnight.

Assuming you don't run your central heating overnight it should be fine.

My turkey is half carved ready for tomorrow, and the carved meat is in the fridge. The rest of the carcass is well wrapped in tin foil in the porch as it's definitely not warm out there!

But I recall from childhood that the carcass sat around being picked at all over Christmas. I suppose the main difference is there was no central heating so the house was generally cooler, it was only the main living room that was heated.

Absolutely not. It's not cold enough. It's not even cold enough outside. Leftovers should be stored at 4C or lower

I do wonder what people did before they had fridges.

Died of diarrheal diseases in their millions. Still do in the majority world.

Not so bad in the global north in December. Just leave things in a cupboard in an unheated room.

It will be fine.

It will be absolutely fine

Well, all my prepped veggies are on the worktop for, lo, there was no room in the fridge!

Not from leaving some roast potatoes out of the fridge overnight they didn't. Stop being so dramatic.

They're just potatoes - it'll be fine 🙈

Not from leaving some roast potatoes out of the fridge overnight they didn't. Stop being so dramatic.

I'd leave the potatoes out. But you asked what people did before refrigeration. I answered.

I'm really no expert in food safety but j actually wouldn't put them in an air tight container because apparently this can cause botulism...I'm sure it's very rare. If oxygen is present then no problem.
I got a bit obsessed with all the different types of food poisoning I could get during pregnancy (bad peri natal anxiety, am fine now). Anyway I'm sure if they're stored at room temp but not air tight they'll be fine!

It’s a potato …what do you think will happen to it overnight ?

People did not "die of diarrheal diseases in their millions" from eating unchilled potatoes, which is what is being discussed.

Merry Christmas @ILikeItWhatIsIt

Let's leave it there.

Yeah I would absolutely do this, no heating on overnight & it’s only potatoes which will be cooked super hot anyway.

If it makes you feel better, my recipe actually said leave in a cool place, DO NOT refrigerate

I'm doing exactly this! I've had to prioritise fridge space...my turkey is brining in the shed 😱

Thank you everyone! I've decided to risk it and leave them on the work top over night as we don't have the heating on. Fingers crossed we survive 🤣

I'm hoping they'll sprout some arms and finish the food prep 🙏

jokes aside, no idea. I'm going doolally and paranoid about poisoning guests so thought I would turn to the good people of mumsnet to ask in case someone's cousin's father in law's uncle died of eating a roast potato that was left out overnight