Rice

socks_uk

My friend (who's parents own a Chinese takeaway) said that as soon as I have cooked my rice in the electric steamer, rinse it under the cold water tap to cool it down straight away and then put it in the fridge. I then use it the next day for making chicken fried rice. Never had a problem.

System

Stompa wrote: »

Be careful:

http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/Can-reheating-rice-cause-food-poisoning.aspx?CategoryID=51&SubCategoryID=215

From the above link

Yes. You can get food poisoning from eating reheated rice.

You notice the word 'can'? It's a possibility, just as there is the possibility of getting Salmonella from takeaways, restaurants and even your own kitchen. I would suggest that if you are that worried about food poisoning of any type then you stop eating - it is the safest way.

TBH the effects of Bacillus cereus bacteria is less than normal food poisoning. It would be interesting to see some figures showing how many cases of cereus poisoning there have been compared to other types of food poisoning. It would probably show that the risk is minimal.

We are becoming a totally risk averse culture where any risk, even if it is once in a blue moon is unacceptable. Sorry folks but life does not and can not exist with zero risk. You can go to ridiculous extremes to minimise risk but never remove it. That is why risk assessment was devised. Are you willing to accept the minuscule risk of poisoning or are you going to be like the H&S zealots and insist that all risk no matter how small MUST be removed regardless of cost/inconvenience?

cybervic

It is keeping the rice at room temperature that mainly causes the problem, a friend who works as food safety inspector told me so.

Meadows

With rice you have to cook, get it cold and chill asap otherwise it is open to bacteria, so not sure a cook, chill take to work to reheat is a good option, you might be better off here with microwave rice.

London_Girl

Wester wrote: »

I am looking to buy a few bags , packets of rice to first cook at home and then reheat them in a microwave at work for my lunch which rice would you recommend and where to buy it instore

Lidls are doing cooked rice for 49p,normal price 99p. Basmati or Plain. Snip the sachet and heat in microwave till piping hot. Just follow the easy instructions.

System

Meadows wrote: »

With rice you have to cook, get it cold and chill asap otherwise it is open to bacteria, so not sure a cook, chill take to work to reheat is a good option, you might be better off here with microwave rice.

How do you chill rice quickly at home? You can't put it in the fridge hot as that just warms up other foods and creates an even bigger and well documented risk.

I have never had a problem leaving rice to cool for a few hours on the kitchen workbench and then putting it in the fridge/freezer for later. At work it then spends about 3 hours at room temperature in my bag before being reheated

No doubt somebody is going to say that I am lucky, however as I have been doing this for years it is more likely that this proves that the risk is negligible or, to all intents and purposes, non-existent.

You will probably find that there will be more people injured in minor accidents in their home today in your town, no matter how small, than will get food poisoning from rice in the next month or so in the UK.


PERSPECTIVE folks

PLRFD

!!!!!! wrote: »

How do you chill rice quickly at home ?

Spread it out on a clean lightly oiled baking tray.

HPoirot

I have been eating rice fairly regularly all my life and this is the first I have ever heard of food poisoning through rice. The common rules of food safety apply to rice as to any cooked food, ie leave to cool and never store more than a day out of the fridge, extra precautions in hot weather etc. The amount of "official" scaremongering over anything and everything is just laughable.

OP you can buy packs of Tilda in any supermarket. If, for instance you want to cook a cupful of rice, you need to add a cup and a half of water to it. Some people prefer to rinse the rice under cold water before cooking, but I think this is not necessary for basmati such as Tilda. Apparently it depends on the variety of the rice. And yes, you can re-heat it in a microwave.

As I said above, the normal rules of precautions for cooked foods apply to rice. I do not know what some asian restaurants get up to to have made it dodgy for some to eat.

want_to_save

i always let my rice cool then freeze leftovers and am 38 and never had food poisoning...

sKiTz-0

!!!!!! wrote: »

How do you chill rice quickly at home?

Run it under the cold tap when it has finished cooking and straight into the fridge