If cooked food has been left out for more than two hours, throw it away. Reheating will not destroy the toxin produced by Staphylococcus aureus nor the spores of Clostridium perfringens . Dismantling the feast. Food should be chilled as quickly as possible in the refrigerator. Divide the turkey into smaller pieces and store the turkey separately from the stuffing and gravy.
Shallow containers allow food to cool more evenly and quickly in the refrigerator or freezer.
This is also useful for later eating in less than feast sized portions. Four days is as long as it stays. Use leftovers within 4 days, except stuffing and gravy which should be used within 2 days. If that is an impossible feat, freeze the leftovers in shallow containers. To stuff or not to stuff.