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A facebook group I am on was talking about storing cooked rice in the freezer. Someone commented that the danger of re-heated rice is real and they teach this in restaurants to not use rice that is not fresh-cooked.
I read the following and was rather shocked. I eat rice several times a week and do not even follow the basic guidelines of storing rice to re-heat to avoid the toxins.
Being gluten free and eating rice more often. Definitely going to be more careful. My body has enough to handle.
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lpkayak
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I freeze it all the time. I dint know why my dog and i are not dead. Now i feel really guilty. Shes ten lbs andcwould take a much bigger hit than me
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The article just says to cool it right away if you are not eating it all and then it safe to refrigerate or freeze.
I wouldn't worry to much about it. We have enough worries.
Sheesh, I could be run over by a truck tomorrow, but I am not going to spend time worrying about it.
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Hiker - yes, true, cooling rapidly is definitely the point to better safety. Just an awareness bulletin for the uninformed such as myself.
However, I don't cool it immediately after eating. I have left rice on the counter for 2-3 hours, eaten it several times during the day for meals or snack having not been refrigerated after cooking, thinking there would be no real threat.
Cool unused portions quickly with a bath and then put it in the fridge in sealed container or freeze.
lpkayak - both you and your dog survived. Yay! So now we are among the informed about rice!
The way I have cooled homemade beef stock to avoid bacterial infestation at a lower temp is to fill the sink with ice and water, rest the soup pot in it and stir the ice water (empty water, add ice as needed) and the broth continuously until tepid. Then refrigerate or freeze immediately.
The above method probably would work for rice - instead of giving the rice an actually dunk in cold water.
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quote:Originally posted by hiker53: The article just says to cool it right away if you are not eating it all and then it safe to refrigerate or freeze.
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Never leave ANYTHING out for more than 2 hours. Big danger there.
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- Also important to not put any foods in anything plastic but, especially for hot foods as the petroleum chemicals can leech out of plastics even with cold foods but more so with hot.
Glass is excellent. Glass jars with wide mouth tops are great to repurpose.
For some good glass containers, a strong sturdy plastic top may be fine if not put on when food is still warm. Cover with paper towel or plate if it's still warm.
As for storing fresh veggies in fridge, sturdy plastic bins with their nice airtight seals are less a concern for me as the food is still whole and is not bathing the entire surface of the container. For things like 5 pounds of carrots, few glass bins are large enough that would have airtight lids, anyway. -
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