Rice eaters: After you cook rice, how long does it take for it to go bad?!
I cook a pot of rice and usually end up having leftovers!.!.!. It dries up after a day or two when I leave it on the stove!. How do I know if the rice is still okay to eat!? Is there such thing as getting food poisoning from rice sitting there for a couple days!? Refrigerate the rice!? Rice is more pricey now and I dont want to toss it!.!.!.lolWww@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
Rice should be refrigerated, it is a pretty good poisoning candidate!
It has everything a hungry bacteria needs-> food, moisture, pH, oxygen & if you don't chill it, temperature!.
I wouldn't eat a refrigerated rice more than 3 days old!.
Cold rice is perfect for making fried rice, especially if it is a little dry!.
You can freeze rice, put in airtight container that just fits all the rice in (you want no air space)!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
It has everything a hungry bacteria needs-> food, moisture, pH, oxygen & if you don't chill it, temperature!.
I wouldn't eat a refrigerated rice more than 3 days old!.
Cold rice is perfect for making fried rice, especially if it is a little dry!.
You can freeze rice, put in airtight container that just fits all the rice in (you want no air space)!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
If it's stovetop cooked rice be sure to leave a lid on the rice!.!.!. That way it won't dry out so fast!.!.!. if you're cooking it in a rice cooker it's fine to leave it in there with the lid closed!.!.!.You won't get food poisoning!.!.!. when the rice "goes bad" it'll start to get hard and brown!.!.!. It doesn't mean you can't eat it-you can if you like to eat hard rice but you won't get sick because of it!.!.!. Just leave the rice out-Covered!.!.!. Toss it once it gets to hard to eat---You can also eat the rice all around the parts that are getting hard and brown--- This is all only true if it's just plain white rice-no milk or "need to be refrigerated" ingredients in the riceWww@FoodAQ@Com
You can leave it out & covered overnight, especially in a rice cooker, and I do this often on the stove in a pot with a tight lid, but only when I forget to put it away & sometimes when I wake up hours later and realize that I left the rice out!. It's fine, but never advisable!. Put it in the fridge in a bowl covered and it should last a week, maybe longer!. You wet a paper towel or clean kitchen towel, ring it out well until it's damp & cover the rice in a bowl with it & nuke it for however long it takes on your microwave oven on high (1-2 minutes average)!. I learned this off the food network and after cooking rice for over 30, I learned this trick last year!. Otherwise, just pop the rice in a pot on the stove with a few tablespoons of water on low until it's nice & hot!. More water at 1st until you get the hang of it!. In general when cooking rice, It's 2 cups of water to 1 cup of rice!. Use a bit less water or broth for drier consistancy & a bit more for sticky rice!.
PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU CAN GET FOOD POISONING & NOT EVEN TASTE IT, SO BE CAREFUL & GOOD LUCK!!! &:-)
I'm an old rice hag from way back!. lolWww@FoodAQ@Com
PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU CAN GET FOOD POISONING & NOT EVEN TASTE IT, SO BE CAREFUL & GOOD LUCK!!! &:-)
I'm an old rice hag from way back!. lolWww@FoodAQ@Com
Put it in a container like tapperwear and refrigerate it!. It will be much better if u do that, then just pop it in the microwave!. It stays fresh longer, dries up a bit though, maybe after 3 days!. U cant get food poisening from rice unless it had a sauce on or something like that!. So cook white rice and refrigerate it, its the best way!.Hope i get best answer!Www@FoodAQ@Com
As soon as it cools (about half an hour), put it in a container and refrigerate!. Cooked rice and grains very quickly get a lovely thing called bacillus cereus!. Food poisoning is not fun!.Www@FoodAQ@Com