Can I save cooked cold boiled rice in the fridge and eat it tomorrow?

[JamesAndTheGiantBanana]

will it be safe? heard rice can be dodgy. thanks.

[BecauseImWorthIt]

Cool it down very quickly and put it into the fridge asap. Then when you re-heat it make sure it's absolutely nuclear hot before you serve it.

[slng]

I do all the time - overnight for lunch/dinner the next day. But no longer.

[StressTeddy]

I wouldn't. Not sure why but have always thought that rice shouldn't be kept
Sorry to be so vague as to why!!

[fishie]

cool it quickly and fridge yes, but the bug which lives in rice cannot be killed by reheating. don't keep it for long.

[cutekids]

I remember a nutritionist on "This Morning" saying that rice was the worst thing EVER for food-poisoning.That it should be cooked "properly" and eaten hot straight away. Remember being totally shocked as i've always loved cold curry takeaways-rice n all- in the morning!Plus Mum always used to cook rice and tell me to re-heat it the following day for when the family got home.

[bramblebooks]

will never ever ever reheat rice ever again following the 'reheated curry when DH was away from home' incident, during which I was texting friends from the toilet so that my children could be taken to school.

[moondog]

God, i eat tonnes of rice nad happily reheat it after 4/5 days.
Bramble,were you reheating rice cooked by someone else?

[taliac]

from fsa website:

"I've heard that reheating rice can cause food poisoning. Is this true?
It's true that you could get food poisoning from eating reheated rice. But it's not actually the reheating that's the problem ? it's the way the rice has been stored before reheating.

Uncooked rice can contain spores of Bacillus cereus, bacteria that can cause food poisoning. When the rice is cooked, the spores can survive. Then, if the rice is left standing at room temperature, the spores will germinate into bacteria. These bacteria will multiply and may produce toxins (poisons) that cause vomiting or diarrhoea. Reheating the rice won't get rid of these toxins.

So, the longer cooked rice is left at room temperature, the more likely it is that bacteria, or the toxins they produce, could stop the rice being safe to eat.

It's best to serve rice when it has just been cooked. If that isn't possible, cool the rice as quickly as possible (ideally within one hour) and keep it in the fridge for no more than one day until reheating.

Remember that when you reheat any food, you should always check that it's piping hot all the way through, and avoid reheating more than once."

Thanks to whoever posted this on the earlier risotto thread where I first read it..

[chunkychips]

There was something about this on the radio a few months ago, it's true that even high temperatures will not kill the bacteria, but that in india when they reuse rice they use turmeric as it's antibacterial. Not sure about that, but I've had not problem, don't use it if it's more than a day old though.

[BarcodeZebra]

I used to cook a huge batch for my dog (not very MN this). Experience taught me that three days worth is the max.

It absolutely honks after that. You'll never do it again....

Overnight though, should be fine.

[hairycaterpillar]

No No and NO! Having had food poisoning after reheating rice as a student I would never re-heat it.

[TsarChasm]

I didn't know about rice bing so potentially dodgy until I read it on mn and have tried to be more careful since.

A question..What about rice cooled and made into a rice salad and eaten cold. Is that asking for trouble too?

[bramblebooks]

YEP Moondog, I was. ewww it was horrific!

[JamesAndTheGiantBanana]

It's ok I got hungry and ate it already, I can't seem to fill myself up tonight!

[uberalice]

Can I add that the same applies to pulses? I got really awful d&v from a lentil dahl that I'd left out for too long before reheating. Never again!

[FluffyMummy123]

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[mydhissocute]

Fried rice is made from cooled down cooked rice. Its better if the rice is a day old. Every chinese restaurant and takeaway in the world is reheating rice every day without poisoning people.

[JamesAndTheGiantBanana]

I already ate the rice, s'ok. No poisoning here, and I'm probably used to mildly poisoning myself with my regular cooking anyway, delia I ain't.

[Twiglett]

people always bang on about rice .. I always refrigerate it and reheat it .. never been ill yet

I either tip a kettle of boiling water through it in a seive which heats and seperates it or I use it in stir fries

[Oliveoil]

yes

the best egg fried rice MUST be made with cooked cold rice imo

half the world does it and I don't see China keeling over with poisoning

[MrsPuddleduck]

I do on the basis that I can buy it from the supermarket to heat up so surely it is safe with rice I have cooked and know has been kept properly.

I always cook too much rice and then freeze it in portion sized pots for the kids. Much quicker to defrost and heat up than boil a pan.

[JamesAndTheGiantBanana]

That's a great idea, willmouse! will try that, cheers.

[Jahan]

We always eat reheated rice.
Most people I know do and I've never heard of anyone getting ill from it.

[Minniethemoocher]

Reheat rice - Absolutely not!

mydhissocute - I once had terrible food poisoning from a Chinese restaurant and the most likely culprit was the special friend rice....