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Akakoji

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9. Its density of mayo and salad, and salt percentage

Tue Jul 1, 2025, 08:24 PM

Jul 1

Anything with at least ac15% salt percentage such as a typical soy sauce, could last for years. In the case of muscle meats or other dense proteins such as salamis or meats you really have to supplement with #1 or #2 curing salts. But kept at a temp below 59F salads can last a few days. They will create lactic acid bacteria - hopefully - that can dramatically alter PH and taste. If people are putting used spoons or forks into your salad all estimates are off. And if the density of your mayo has been watered down.

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How long does mayonnaise (like in potato salad, macaroni salad, tuna salad) [View all] no_hypocrisy Jul 1 OP

about 37 seconds. ret5hd Jul 1 #1

LOL. In this heat you're probably right. 2MuchNoise Jul 1 #2

some parts of the country you can only... ret5hd Jul 1 #7

LOL 2MuchNoise Jul 1 #8

Personally I err on the side of caution but here's a nice guide Ritabert Jul 1 #3

I would recommend keeping something like that out for JMCKUSICK Jul 1 #4

Depends on how warm it is Alice Kramden Jul 1 #5

One or two hours, but the mayo isn't the problem. sl8 Jul 1 #6

Its density of mayo and salad, and salt percentage Akakoji Jul 1 #9

Rule of thumb we used to live by was moniss Jul 1 #10

I had a cooking teacher who told us because of the vinegar in the mayonnaise applegrove Jul 1 #11

Mayonnaise is poison immediately upon being made into mayonnaise mahina Jul 1 #12

It's not the mayo that is the big danger...it's the potatoes Trueblue Texan Jul 2 #13