Weekly Flylady Thread 25th October 2010

Craftyscholar

pigpen wrote: »

I'll do rice later so it will still be safe to eat.. I am still slightly wary of rice after I made me incredibly ill!

How did rice make you ill??
I thought it was OK to cook rice in advance - cold rice for salads and such.

Shysarah

Craftyscholar wrote: »

How did rice make you ill??
I thought it was OK to cook rice in advance - cold rice for salads and such.

Yay,,, my food science skills are coming in,..

Rice has a spore forming bacteria called Bacillus cereus on its outer surface. As it is spore forming it is able to survive hot and cold temperatures.
However, do not panic... If rice is cooled correctly to less than 4 celcius once cooked it is safe to store. It is not safe if you cook it, pop it in a bowl or some such and then leave out in a warm kitchen until it is eaten later.
I work in the food industry and whenever we process rice, which we do a lot. Once cooked we plunge into into cool water.. about 20C and then chill in ice cold water. If this is done quickly and then the rice is well rinsed and drained it should not affect the texture.

Storing the rice when cooked below 4C prevents the spores of Bacillus cerues from forming the bacteria. Therefore.. no poorlies!

Hope this helps
Sarah x

Triker

Morning all, well we ended up going to the pub, had quite a good laugh and it was a good way to mark the end of another busy week.

We're off to a friends engagement later, DD2 is off to a friends and DD1 is here so I may ask her to do some cleaning for me and I'll pay her...I know big cheat but I haven't anytime really and she could do with the money.

I have made breakfast and fed chickens some scraps which they are very grateful for.

Special mention to some regulars who having been on for a while, so big waves to Soappie, Lady L, Diva, GnB, carlberggal and many many others who haven't popped their head round the door for a while, hope your all ok ladies. x

poohbear59

Today's plan
Plant up pots with bulbs and pansies
Sort paperwork
Add more books on amazon
Relist on ebay plus all my clothes that are now too big for me!
Rag rug-another 20cm square. Only 25 days left to finish it.

Craftyscholar

Shysarah wrote: »

Yay,,, my food science skills are coming in,..

Rice has a spore forming bacteria called Bacillus cereus on its outer surface. As it is spore forming it is able to survive hot and cold temperatures.
However, do not panic... If rice is cooled correctly to less than 4 celcius once cooked it is safe to store. It is not safe if you cook it, pop it in a bowl or some such and then leave out in a warm kitchen until it is eaten later.
I work in the food industry and whenever we process rice, which we do a lot. Once cooked we plunge into into cool water.. about 20C and then chill in ice cold water. If this is done quickly and then the rice is well rinsed and drained it should not affect the texture.

Storing the rice when cooked below 4C prevents the spores of Bacillus cerues from forming the bacteria. Therefore.. no poorlies!

Hope this helps
Sarah x

Many thanks Sarah.
I am away tomorrow with an early start. :eek:
I need to take lunch with me and was thinking that rice with some tuna would be nicer (and healthier) than a sarnie, but wanted to prepare it today.

Valli

see - a flylady for every occasion...

thanks Shysarah...I did know it wasn't safe to store cooked rice - now I know exactly why - or, at least, WHO to ask next time I forget!

Shysarah

Hello All,

Slow start here this morning. Woke up to find my postman on the door step.. made him laugh with my just got out of bed/stick fingers in a light socket styleeee hair. My hair is quite long and thick so I have to tie it up at night or I cannot get a brush through it.

Well, I have got my GodD's MP3 player in the post today, she wanted one like mine and as she is only 9 and I am not as well off as I was I managed to find her one just the same but refurbished so a lot cheaper. Its really good just charging it up and need to load it with music before her birthday next weekend.

Today I am going to my Cousins to have a little Halloween party. I have splashed out on a witches hat and some sticky skull sweet things so should be fun.

Have to go round to the pet shop as last time I went they charged me wrong so I have to go sort that out. Also got some Christmas bits to buy and my cousin and I are pooling an order to save on postage. When I get back I must also sort out my deliveries and my eBay bits as they end tomorrow.

Have a good day all and remember its the weekend so take some time out for yourselves

Love, Hugs and Spoons
Sarah x

Shysarah

Ohh.. no probs about the food science thing. I work (when I am well) in the technical side of the food industry so I need to know about all this sort of thing.

Crafty it should be fine as long as you chill it, keep it chilled over night and pop it in a fridge at work.. there is no need to be mega worried.

xx

kazwookie

Break time again

All listy done
Wm finished
Drying still on going
Car cleaning inside and outside

Garden in a bit,

Dustykitten

Afternoon all

Lovely day here so I've been to town on my bike.

Just need to have lunch and then I'm planning on spending the next few hours in the back garden with DS1 helping :T