sorry if it's stupid but

CHEAP_AS_CHIPS_4

soory if i am being really stupid, if a make a curry tonight and eat mine when is cooked, can i re heat it safely when my hubby comes in about 2 hours later. (chicken curry)

just a bit worried i will give him food poisoning!!!!

Gingernutmeg

That'll be fine. If you're worried, put it in the fridge as soon as it's cool enough, and then reheat it. However, leaving it out for a couple of hours in a cool kitchen really isn't going to do it any harm - it'd be more 'dangerous' to put it in the fridge warm.

squeaky

CHEAP_AS_CHIPS wrote: »

soory if i am being really stupid, if a make a curry tonight and eat mine when is cooked, can i re heat it safely when my hubby comes in about 2 hours later. (chicken curry)

just a bit worried i will give him food poisoning!!!!

Yep.

The official advice on re-heating food is that it should be piping hot throughout - which means that it should be a minimum of 72°C everywhere.

Edit: I'll add this to the quick questions thread

Angelraesunshine

Gingernutmeg wrote: »

That'll be fine. If you're worried, put it in the fridge as soon as it's cool enough, and then reheat it. However, leaving it out for a couple of hours in a cool kitchen really isn't going to do it any harm - it'd be more 'dangerous' to put it in the fridge warm.

totally agree with gingernutmeg

CHEAP_AS_CHIPS_4

thank you all so much,

you really are all a font of wisdom, how do you do it?

affordmylife

now thats interesting cos i didnt think you could reheat chicken and i have worked in a school kitchen.

Gingernutmeg

When I took my food hygiene certificates, we were told that you can reheat cooked chicken once, as long as it's been stored correctly. However, sometimes institutions, especially those feeding the very young or the elderly, have their own rules which prohibit the reheating of food. Also, food that has been kept on a hot plate for more than a certain length of time should not be reheated at all - I believe the rule for hot buffets/lunches etc is three hours and then the food should be disposed of.