Rice cooker which switches to OFF - Page 3

 


The general rule for any food is to keep it between 40 and 140 for no
more than an hour or two.

In the refrigerator, bacterial growth is slowed but not stopped.
Other
factors can inhibit bacterial growth (like acidity).  Rice, however,
is a nearly perfect culture medium for bacteria.

I got the following from http://www.ochef.com/971.htm , but I think
it's too lenient about the time you can keep rice in the fridge.

There is a form of bacteria (bacillus cereus) that occurs naturally in
many samples of uncooked rice. It can survive the cooking process and
multiply to harmful levels if the rice is allowed to cool for an
extended period without refrigeration. Leftover cooked rice should be
placed in a shallow container to allow it to cool quickly, and stored
in the refrigerator for up to a week or in the freezer for half a year
or more.

Most other sites recommend 3 days for any leftovers. I violate
that often, but not with rice.

Cindy Hamilton

 

Jeff Thies wrote:

Its likely that is radically overstated. The Jap army didnt bother
with crap like that during WW2 and it didnt cause any problems.


Yep, works fine.


all make more rice than I would eat at a

Fridge is fine. It actually produces a better result with fried rice etc.


disconnect the warming. There ain't much

 


Were you in the Japanese army during WW2?  Do you know what
the rates of food-borne illness were?  Do you have any evidence
that the health and well-being of the soldiers were important to
the Japanese command structure?

Well, let's see.  The choice seems to be to take simple, prudent
action to prevent food-borne illness, or to take risks that may
result in painful and possibly lethal results.

Seems a simple decision to me.

Cindy Hamilton

 

Cindy Hamilton wrote:

Don't need to have been to realise that the Japanese never bothered with
that crap much and didn't get any bad result from that when they didn't.


Yes. Insignificant.


Doesn't matter whether it was or not, they did fine anyway.

They still do with their use of rice that has been prepared well before its
eaten cold etc.


Or realise that the japanese army did fine without bothering
about crap like that and that that proves its radically overstated.


Seems like mindless superficiality to me.

 

Derald wrote:

Yes. Amazing how some can't manage to comprehend simple stuff like that.


Its always had a few like that.