Oh no, I left the stew out all night!

Agutka

I made a stew last night and left it out delibrately as it was too warm to freeze last night.

And don't tell him, but yesterday I fed hubby a stir-fry that was left over from the night before and just sat in the frying pan all night AND day.
He's still alive, and I promise I have never done it before :rolleyes: ...

Babylonian_2

Erm - often do this - our kitchen has no heating - I just cover the pan and then bag up in the morning - when I use again I just make sure it is cooked through and boiling for a few minutes just in case....

skintchick

I do this all the time. But as a side note, apparently it's OK to put warm things in the fridge/freezer, so you CAN do it straight away.

newlywed

skintchick wrote:

But as a side note, apparently it's OK to put warm things in the fridge/freezer, so you CAN do it straight away.

I do this all the time. Apparently makes the fridge/freezer work harder and OH seems paranoid about me doing that but I just keep quiet and stick it in the freezer when it's cooled down to "warm". Otherwise I'd forget often!!

I thought you were meant to put warm rice straight into the fridge/freezer to stop the bacteria anyway?

giddykipper

This might be a daft question but why is it that you can't put warm stuff in the fridge/freezer??

I know you shouldn't - just don't know why!

MATH

skintchick wrote:

I do this all the time. But as a side note, apparently it's OK to put warm things in the fridge/freezer, so you CAN do it straight away.

Yup, they have changed the guidelines on this. It is now OK to put things straight in the fridge/freezer, I never stopped doing it anyway. LOL

minimacka

I think its because it ups the temperature of your fridge. I dont think it has anything to do with the food just the temperature of the fridge.

Bogof_Babe

I assume the OP's stew was red meat, not chicken? I'd be a bit more wary about chicken that's been left overnight, but beef or lamb should be fine if it has now been frozen.

Lizbetty

Thank god someone lese does this. My husband THROWS THINGS AWAY that he's left out overnight by accident, won't even let me eat em! I think he's crackers. I'm going to show him this thread and it'll save us a fortune! Thanks op!!!

Lucy