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Eating and Drinking => Cooking, Storing and Preserving => Topic started by: Sharon on October 09, 2008, 18:54

Title: rice salad
Post by: Sharon on October 09, 2008, 18:54

How long is it safe to keep rice salad in the fridge for?
I love rice salad but I am the only one that eats it in my house.

Title: rice salad
Post by: agapanthus on October 09, 2008, 21:05

Cooked rice is one of the worse things for getting botulism apparently!!!!

Title: rice salad
Post by: Poolfield2 on October 09, 2008, 22:12

If you make your rice salad with all cooked ingredients, you can freeze it small portions so it doesn't hang around at room temperature

Title: rice salad
Post by: Ice on October 10, 2008, 08:58

If your fridge doesn't have a thermometer I would recommend getting one.  It should be between 0C - 5C to 6C.

Don't keep it for more than 24 hours.  Depending on what's in it I would be tempted to stir fry leftovers at a very high heat and throw in an egg and some soy.

Title: rice salad
Post by: Vember on October 10, 2008, 16:05

Quote from: "agapanthus"

Cooked rice is one of the worse things for getting botulism apparently!!!!

I was told that on my food hygiene course years ago, when ever I tell anyone they never belive me  :shock:  I was starting to think I'd dreamt it  :lol:

Sarah

Title: rice salad
Post by: Sharon on October 10, 2008, 17:50

Thanks for the answers.  I had a vague recollection about food poisoning, so didn't want to risk it.