Is It Like Rice?

[spathiphyllum]

As a kid i'd eat anything not thinking of the potential bacteria on it. Now i cook for myself often i usually have left overs but i worry they'll be gone off.

For example like rice, if i make a big risotto, i feel sketchy saving a bit because i know rice can be funny and can't be re-heated more than once kind of thing..

I was wondering if this is the same for anything else?

I made a big tartiflette, but would i be able to eat it cold? Does it need heating up? (cheese n potato)

What about pasta, is that like rice when left at room temp?

Am i being paranoid?

[ummmm]

Paranoid.

[spathiphyllum]

Thank you umm.

I think the reason for my paranoia is because i've often had a sensitive stomach to foods. If i even think it may be off then it'll send my stomach upside down just from the thought.

[ummmm]

Don't do it then. I'm fussy about food but I will reheat rice.

My thoughts are if you can buy it in a ready meal then it's OK to reheat.

[rowanwitch]

I wouldn't reheat anything that has been left at room temperature.

[spathiphyllum]

I usually leave things to cool to room temp then i put it in the fridge, i don't like putting warm items in the fridge.. I assume that's OK?

[dannyk13]

Yes.

[dannyk13]

^that to you being paranoid^

[spathiphyllum]

So i discovered the thing with rice is something called Bacillus cereus and you should only worry about it with potato if you're having a product made from potato flakes (what are dey den?). That's OK with me i only have actual potatoes, the simplest thing to do can't imagine getting a flaked version for mash or what not how peculiar

[ummmm]

Yes...don't put warm food in the fridge.

[dannyk13]

Spath, the danger with rice is that it contains natural arsenic and it should not be left at room temperature for too long'
https://foodrevolution.org/blog/arsenic-in-rice/

[rowanwitch]

Most of the fears are around reheating Chinese fried rice. B.cereus contamination killed a number of people and put others into itu. If you cooked it yourself and kept it refrigerated should be ok.

[spathiphyllum]

Yes, if i'm correct it's called "Bacillus cereus" and is always alive in the rice, but once cooked and left at room temp, can start to form a bacteria that will cause food poising, vomiting and diarrhoea. Which is why it mustn't be left at room temp

[spathiphyllum]

Oh my i didn't know it was deadly

[gingejbee]

Arsenic in rice....I'd take anything on the "Food Revolution Network" with a large pinch of salt....the same salt I add to my cooking rice!

[anneasquith]

Don’t stress, bin everything that is left over, no stress, no food poisoning.

[woofgang]

if leftovers worry you then cook less at a time. Current advice is to put hot food straight into the fridge.
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/how-to-store-food-and-leftovers/

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/12/21/hot-food-fridge_n_8854680.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer_us=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_cs=snYwSQ3eMnIFFS2hYrRFKQ

[hereIam]

I re-heat everything and I also put warm food in the fridge and I'm still here to tell the tale !

[spathiphyllum]

It may be mind over matter

[Cloverjo]

Pasta is much better reheated the next day.
I reheat rice as well. I know it can be a bit dodgy, but I’ve never had a problem with it. I hate wasting food, so things often linger in my fridge for some time.

[diddlydo]

It's ridiculous to put hot food in the fridge straightaway as it raises the temperature inside the fridge for all the other items in it. Cool asap and then refrigerate.