Would you eat this?

[Witchofzog]

I made a lentil dhal with coconut milk etc on Saturday night and was hoping to have it for lunch tomorrow. It has been stored correctly. Will it be safe to eat or will I die?

Three days, so that’s still fine.

Yep. Most things are fine for 3 days.

Ah just missed the word ‘tomorrow’. Hm. Borderline.

Made sat night, eat Wednesday? Abit long for me. Monday would be my cut off

I would

I think I would give it an inspection and sniff test before deciding. Probably safe to eat, but may be too unappetising and stale.

@CottonSock so would I.

I don't think so, no Today at a push if it looked/tasted ok. I'd probably even reheat it go piping hot.

I'd definitely eat it unless it looked or smelt bad.

No way

Tonight would normally be my cut off . Do you think it would make me ill or just be not at its best?

I would eat it

Just lentils, no meat? I'd keep it for a lot longer than three days! Meat / fish three days is my limit. I'd keep a vat of veg soup on the hob for a week.

It’s totally fine.

Tinned coconut milk yes - good for 7-10 days if your fridge is at 4 degrees. Fresh coconut milk- no would bin.

Totally

It was tinned coconut milk. No meat

What?! My rule is 7 days in the fridge is fine (and I'll still feed it to DH if it's a bit more than that too). Just go for the sniff test.

Just heat it up until it’s bubbling for a few minutes that should kill off any bugs

Why not eat it tonight?

I'm normally pretty relaxed about these things. Give it a looking at and if it looks ok chances are it is ok.

Lentils and canned coconut milk should be fine! If rice was involved then I wouldn't (rice can grow Bacillus cereus which can give you food poisoning).

Fine! If you’re really worried pop it in the freezer now and heat when wanted from frozen

Freeze it?

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