Britons throw away third of food

lipidicman

All that egg would have been the cause. I think rice, on the other hand, is fine to reheat in the microwave

Js_Other_Half

http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/asksam/keepingfoodsafe/asksamcooking/ gives guidelines on reheating rice.

However, I was told recently on a food hygiene course never to reheat it - I suppose cos we work with a vulnerable client group (and it isn't our own home!)

Eliza252

Well I heared that rice grows one of the most dangerous food bacteria (bacterium? - hmm...) there is. Or does it literally have to be green and mouly for that to happen?!
I think the BBC need to be a bit more specific about the waste food - are we talking waste food from weeks ago, or chucking away the remains of last nights spag bol instead of (shock, horror!) eating the other half the next night.
If catering establishments are being included then I think we can halve the amount that people waste in their own homes - I've seen entire cheese boards being thrown into the bin at the end of the night (not allowed to take it home, health and safety regulations (except when no one is looking!)).

Big_Nige

lipidicman wrote:

All that egg would have been the cause. I think rice, on the other hand, is fine to reheat in the microwave

NOT a reccommended practice ...... a very high chance of food poisoning. Although last night's chinese does become appealing after a few beers.

lipidicman

Yeah I just read the link above - I have to say I dont usually reheat rice as it only takes 8 minutes to cook (after a 30 minute soak) and it is easy to measure out the right amount using a mug. I think you have set me straight

juno

Queenie wrote:

:rotfl: :rotfl: Bless him!

Maybe it's time you taught him a thing or two juno



:rotfl: :rotfl: (He's not juno's dad is he??? )

I've taught my dad about buying stuff that's reduced, but he just buys it and doesn't think what to do with it. And then it just goes off. He also likes buying those already cooked chickens (why? we have about 60 in the freezer!), and will buy lots of one thing when he decides to buy it. And we have a slow cooker but it's been banished up the loft as he prefers to turn everything to mush in the pressure cooker.

And he claims I don't eat healthily, but has at least one cream cake (the big cake sized ones, not the tiny ones for one person) a day!

robnye

Britons throw away third of food

not in my house they dont..........................

Lillibet_2

Eliza252 wrote:

Well I heared that rice grows one of the most dangerous food bacteria (bacterium? - hmm...) there is. Or does it literally have to be green and mouly for that to happen?!
I think the BBC need to be a bit more specific about the waste food - are we talking waste food from weeks ago, or chucking away the remains of last nights spag bol instead of (shock, horror!) eating the other half the next night.
If catering establishments are being included then I think we can halve the amount that people waste in their own homes - I've seen entire cheese boards being thrown into the bin at the end of the night (not allowed to take it home, health and safety regulations (except when no one is looking!)).

More in depth subsquent articles reveald this included not only catering establishments but supermarket past sell-by date food which can't be sold for legal (and helath) implications & farmers food which doesn't meet EU guidlines or is surpless to requirements on the day/week of harvest/slaughter. The acutal amount of food thrown away from peoples homes was something like only 10% of the total wastage.

squeaky

I didn't think home waste could be anything like as much as 30%. I was never anywhere near there before I got my composter and tight budgeting. Mine's waist height 220L and the garden is quite small so the cuttings an things are not too much - but on top of that is my household waste. Outside leaves of cabbages etc.

I never did like wasting meals and my own rule for myself is don't cook a meal bigger than you can eat. Waste bits of meat that aren't really good for stock go over the back fence for the local cat patrol, anything else goes for compost. The bin's three years old now and not full yet.

Even my neighbours who are proud not to compost or recycle don't waste all that much.

HOLsale

frizz_head wrote:

Put wallpaper up with it?

fill any cracks in the plaster? mould into a doorstop? pour it into moulds and when dry you can use them as stepping stones in the garden (hey, it sets like concrete if you let it dry out in the bowl :eek: )

actually, i've mixed it up with a bit of butter and some nice jam or something else fruity then served it cold as a desert, it's actually rather nice