It\u2019s a few hours, maybe a day or two at most after Turkey Day, and you\u2019re hungry for Thanksgiving leftovers<\/a>. Or maybe you\u2019re not hungry but you\u2019re craving pumpkin pie<\/a>. And turkey<\/a>. And a side dish or two such as mashed potatoes<\/a> and stuffing<\/a> and green bean casserole<\/a> and Grandma\u2019s corn casserole<\/a> and cornbread<\/a> and leftover cranberry sauce<\/a>. You know, the fixin\u2019s. So you go to the fridge or the freezer to grab a storage container<\/a> packed to the brim with turkey leftovers from Thanksgiving dinner and wonder, \u201cIs this safe to eat?\u201d How long do leftover turkey and other Thanksgiving leftovers<\/a> last?<\/p>\n On Food52, we\u2019ve dedicated a contest and many, many posts to tips on how to let all those Thanksgiving<\/a> leftovers live their best lives\u2014because eating leftover Thanksgiving turkey for an entire week straight can wear down even the most avid of poultry fans.<\/p>\n But we also turned to James Briscione, the former Director of Culinary Development at the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE), just to make sure our freezer and storage methods for all our great leftovers were sound. Learn how to store Thanksgiving leftovers<\/a> to keep them safe indefinitely…or until they all run out (whichever comes first).<\/p>\n