How Long Can You Keep Scrambled Eggs in the Refrigerator?

Scrambled eggs stay good for a few days in the fridge.

Up to Four Days

Any food stored indefinitely in the fridge will start to grow bacteria or mold. According to Katherine Zeratsky, a nutritionist at the Mayo Clinic, you can keep cooked food in the fridge for up to four days. If you can't eat the leftovers within those four days, store them in the freezer.

Use Common Sense

If you scramble eggs with highly perishable ingredients, like smoked salmon, you may want to eat them before the four days are up. By the fourth day, eggs scrambled with onion or garlic will start to smell strong, even if they are technically safe to eat. If you have a power outage and the temperature of the refrigerator drops, you should throw out the eggs whether the four days are up or not.

Bottom Line

Under normal circumstances, scrambled eggs will stay good in the refrigerator for up to four days. Use common sense to ensure that circumstances are normal. If any doubts remain it is best to throw the eggs out.

References

• Mayo Clinic: Food Safety
• Eat Well: Food Standards Agency