[Sca-cooks] Trying again

[Phlip]

Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...

> >UH UH!!! _Bacillus cereus_ LOVES room temperature rice, and can make you
> >VERY ill. Cooked rice is subject to the same time/temp rules as other
cooked
> >foods; in fact, I'd venture to say the rules should be observed MORE
> >stringently.
>
> As I mentioned, there are probably conditions whereby it is safer
> than at other times; I'm familiar with the warnings about bacillus
> cereus, but also know that it's an industrial standard practice to
> use room-temperature rice when making fried rice, and I've never
> heard of anyone becoming ill from it, at least not for that reason.
> On the other hand, that is not, and was not intended as, a blanket
> endorsement for not refrigerating rice.

Well, maybe I've just been lucky, or maybe some people are just hyper
sensitive to the appropriate bugs, but I have never refrigerated cooked rice
since I was taught how to make it the right way by an Asian lady. I usually
make myself a pot, use half for my meal, and frequently leave it out until
the next morning, when I have it for brealfast, usually with butter and
pepper or other interesting spices, and I've never had a problem. And, I eat
a lot of rice, and have been doing this for years, just as my teacher taught
me.

I'm really beginning to think that much of this food poisoning stuff is
emphasized, along with allergies, because people are so used to eating
over-processed foods. Now that I know this can be a problem, I'll make sure
that any rice I serve others is kept properly, just as I'm now more aware of
various allergens, to which I am also not subject...

But, next pot I make, will likely receive my usual treatment, unless I know
it's not going to be used for longer thana day.

Phlip

 If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
cat.

Never a horse that cain't be rode,
And never a rider who cain't be throwed....

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Troy/ G. Tacitus Adamantius" <adamantius.magister at verizon.net>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 8:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Trying again


> Also sprach Avraham haRofeh of Northpass:
> >  > Cooked rice is probably safe for a while; I know most
> >>  of the sleazy Chinese takeout places store it in a colander at room
> >>  temperature, at least a day's supply, more or less all day, and it
> >>  appears to be safe that way, under those conditions, anyway. Your
> >>  local health authorities will probably have a different view.
> >
>
> Adamantius
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