Re heating left over curry?

[The Baron]

You have to be carefull with re heating Rice - huge risk of food poisioning.

Heat the rice up seperately - so hot you cannot touch it, then heat up the curry

the trouble with rice is the potential for botulism, which isn't killed by high heats, so heating to a high temperature won't make any difference.

Rice is safe to reheat as long as it hasn't been kept 'warm' (i.e. room temperature) for too long before being refrigerated, as it is during that time the bacteria grow. 

I tend to err on the side of caution and chuck out any unused rice - you can always cook some fresh.  Anything with chicken/meat, make sure you reheat til it's very hot.

I thought it was the other way round.

ie, dont put it in the fridge when it's still hot - let it cool first.

LOL I've been doing it wrong for years!

[MPOWER]

Regarding Rice

Uncooked rice can contain spores of Bacillus cereus, bacteria that can cause food poisoning. When the rice is cooked, the spores can survive. Then, if the rice is left standing at room temperature, the spores will germinate into bacteria. These bacteria will multiply and may produce toxins (poisons) that cause vomiting or diarrhoea. Reheating the rice won't get rid of these toxins.

So, the longer cooked rice is left at room temperature, the more likely it is that bacteria, or the toxins they produce, could stop the rice being safe to eat.

It's best to serve rice when it has just been cooked. If that isn't possible, cool the rice as quickly as possible (ideally within one hour) and keep it in the fridge for no more than one day until reheating.

Remember that when you reheat any food, you should always check that it's piping hot all the way through, and avoid reheating more than once.

Regards

M

[MPOWER]

Also with Bar B Q season upon us

I would never buy anything with a flavour coating on it i.e Chinese Pork/ chicken, Minted Lamb etc

These products were made to hide the meat going manky and give it a few more days to live

Advice Buy the meat then buy the flavour and marinade it yourself

Regards

M


 

[OatFedGoat]

 if you can eat all that in one sitting i'll eat my chaat

Half in the belly, half in the fridge now!

[Tractor]

All this talk about rice/reheating,,, ive been eating at least 2/3 indian takeaways a week for years and allways reheat the left overs the next day (or day after),,, some times i dont even remember to put it in the fridge.
Perhaps after eating this for so long im imune to all the side effects

















ps- Chicken Dansak rules !

[KingPoker]

In theory the microwave radiation should kill all but the hardiest bacteria.

I wouldnt recommend using an oven even though thats the tastiest way!!

I'd better wish you Happy Toilet Day Jim!!

(p.s- MPower, great advice about the pre marinaded meat, definately stuff to be avoided!)

[fearisthekey]

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Chuck the rice. The others should be fine if they were refrigerated. Do not freeze them then reheat.

[wader leg]

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[RichEO]

All this talk about rice/reheating,,, ive been eating at least 2/3 indian takeaways a week for years and allways reheat the left overs the next day (or day after),,, some times i dont even remember to put it in the fridge.
Perhaps after eating this for so long im imune to all the side effects

Same here, heat anything days later. Don't have 2-3 a week though

I suppose it's only a matter of time until we run into something when putting it all-in.