Rice

leonie_2

scheming_gypsy wrote:

i've never done it and can't see it happening. If it doesn't get eaten in one go then it's in the bin.

I would never do it as i'd be concerned about the health aspect of eating room temp curry, but if i've gone to bed and left the curry plates in the sink (naughty I know!) next morning the curry still smells delicious!

scheming_gypsy

the health aspects would probably be better if you live by my way of thinking.
you need to build up a resistance to things and hiding away from it leaves you vulnerable.

Leaving dirty curry plates in the sink is a hanging offence..... you should lick them clean !!

Lulubells

thanks for your advice - I decided not to reheat it after the first couple of replys, BUT I had already scoffed some whilst it was cold as I was abit peckish......then read it wasn't the reheating but the cooling process - and I had left mine on the hob covered for hours!!! whoops - nevermind I seem fine anyway!

Cheers

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Caterina wrote:

Rice naturally contains a nasty bug called Bacillus Cereus (Cereal bug) which multiplies very fast at temperatures above 5 degrees Celsius and can give you a horrible tummy upset. This bug is also quite heat-resistant and will not be killed by boiling at 100 Degrees Celsius (water boiling temperature) so the only way to kill it really is to fry rice in oil, which reaches much higher temperatures than water.

I know all this from my Food Hygiene certificate - having said that, I reheat rice in water (soup) all the time and sometimes I even leave it overnight on the cooker because I forget to refrigerate it (you are supposed to put it in refrigeration once cooled, within 2 hours). I haven't had any nasty surprise yet *touch wood*.

Ciao

Caterina

Oh Dear, I love rice pud but as I live on my own find that a baked pud doesn't get eaten all in one day,I usually finish it up the following day.I always put it in the fridge after it gets cold though.Does this mean I've been eating some odd bug or is pudding rice different.You've got me worried now, I don't seem to have had any ill-effects though. I hate tinned rice as it's just not as good as a warming home-made rice pud with a wrinckly brown skin on the top. I also make semolina pud as well that lasts two-days.

eamon

Beware of rice in pubs etc, lots of these places use rice steamers and hot plates and you have no idea if the cooked rice is fresh or not. I had a bad experience last year in Amsterdam. Ruined my holiday.

yours

Eamon

Caterina

JackieO wrote:

Oh Dear, I love rice pud but as I live on my own find that a baked pud doesn't get eaten all in one day,I usually finish it up the following day.I always put it in the fridge after it gets cold though.Does this mean I've been eating some odd bug or is pudding rice different.You've got me worried now, I don't seem to have had any ill-effects though. I hate tinned rice as it's just not as good as a warming home-made rice pud with a wrinckly brown skin on the top. I also make semolina pud as well that lasts two-days.

Hi JackieO,

I know all the theory and spout it out freely, but still eat reheated rice - this is a case of 'do as I say, don't do as I do'... sorry to have worried you, but the truth is that we do run a risk when reheating rice, but then, hey, life is dangerous!

Love

Caterina