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I cooked a lot of pasta sauce a few days back, and have much of it in my fridge. I intent to use it all shortly, and would prefer to not freeze it.

If I heat it back up in a pot, and let is cook all the way through, does this "reset" the time before it spoils?

I fully understand the consistency will change, and I'm OK with that - I do like a thicker sauce.

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SnakeDoc
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  • I'm almost positive there's a question and answer on this stack that covers this, but can't find it. Lacking the actual knowledge about how things work on a bacterial size, I'll just say and repeat what my parents, my parents parents, and, presumably, their parents said: Do not reheat twice. Cook, freeze/cool, cook. Not cook, freeze/cool, cook, freeze/cool, cook. – Willem van Rumpt Sep 28 '18 at 17:54
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    @WillemvanRumpt Twice Baked Potatoes? lol – SnakeDoc Sep 28 '18 at 17:57
  • @WillemvanRumpt : https://cooking.stackexchange.com/q/16872/67 ; https://cooking.stackexchange.com/q/20978/67 . But it might be worth mentioning -- tomato sauce is acidic, so there's a little less risk. But for some things, if you cool it off / heat it up too slowly and don't bring it back up to pathogen killing temp, it might never be safe. (because the bacteria reproduce and go to spore or create toxins that can't be killed at high heat) – Joe Sep 28 '18 at 18:21
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    And nothing wrong w/ frozen sauce. It comes in handy on those days you're in a rush or bring lazy. – Joe Sep 28 '18 at 18:24
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    I don't think it is a dup of that question. – paparazzo Sep 28 '18 at 19:42
  • "I fully understand the consistency will change, and I'm OK with that - I do like a thicker sauce." - - It will not, if you add a little water) – OPTIMUS PRIME Sep 29 '18 at 01:02
  • @Joe: Nothing wrong with frozen sauce indeed. Freezing it by portion is my method of operation. When needed, unfreeze required amounts, prepare, eat, and no need to reheat twice. – Willem van Rumpt Sep 30 '18 at 15:36
  • @paparazzo: I tend to agree, but that might be because I don't know enough about the subject. The "duplicate" seems to be talking about keeping stuff warm all the time, and periodically reheating it to a high enough temperature. This one seems to cool everything down (freeze?), then reheat it, re-cool it completely, and then reheat it. Whether that matters or not, I don't know. Might be the same from a food safety point of view. – Willem van Rumpt Sep 30 '18 at 15:47

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