About Slimming World curry loaf?

[Elephantina]

I know I'm being finicky but it's phobia related, so I have an excuse for being irrational.

DH has just had a go at cooking SW curry loaf, and it looks and smells fab...but I'm feeling anxious about the rice element, and how to cool and store it safely!

It came out of the oven and has been sitting in it's tin for about 20 minutes. What do I do with it next - slice it, wrap it foil and put it in the fridge right now? We don't necessarily want to eat it instantly and it looks like most people eat it cold, but I know you need to cool rice v quickly...

For clarification, yes I do know that food poisoning does kill some people, but the vast majority are just sick for a few days, and then recover, whereas almost everyone who is hit by a lorry is killed.

It was an [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analogy analogy]

You could substitute 'portion of reheated rice' for 'massive speeding lorry' if you like, and 'kitchen' for 'junction', and 'eating' for 'driving without looking'... Oh, hang on though...

Bollocks, link fail analogy

DH distracted me with some custard.

Crap analogy.

Some risks are worth it, others not.

Custard!! Have you checked for elephants in it? Bloody dangerous stuff that custard!

This thread has taken an unexpected turn, however. In the context of the analogy, I would legit rather be struck by a speeding lorry than blow chunks.

Last try before I give up and go to bed! It was an analogy for the flawed logic, not the level of risk.

Reheating rice is fine. You do need to cool it quickly though. Those of you who leave it hanging round at room temperature and then reheat... you are lucky. Very lucky.

I'm assuming that isn't aimed at me, I understood the analogy. It is indeed flawed logic. But as my fear of certain foods is due to a ridiculous phobia, it is, by definition, an illogical thought process.

Rice for myself: anything goes, leave out, eat without reheating. Rice for my toddler: cool rapidly, and fridge or freeze within an hour and then reheat until piping hot throughout. I’m bemused by you trying to cool it by keeping it in a hot tin and wrapping it up nice and warm is this is the irrational fear messing with your mind? As a healthy adult I’d say it is totally fine but as you’re phobic about vomiting then i think just follow the 1 hour rule then you’re being as strict as can be per NHS guidance. Why would you make daal and rice (and eggs?) into a loaf rather than just enjoy daal and rice though?!

www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/food-and-diet/can-reheating-rice-cause-food-poisoning/

Hahaha! I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M DOING

Seriously, it was just a slimming world recipe that looked interesting. That's the format!

I think in "wrapping" I was mentally protecting...I dunno, I'm losing my mind

Elephant sorry, can confirm it was definitely not aimed at you!

Never considered emetophobia ridiculous btw, in my view it's one of the more sensible phobias.

I would put it straight in the fridge, that is the current advice, as long as it does not warm other things up. So put it on a shelf on its own. I am usually very lax, but rice is a funny one and should be cooled immediately.

Well thanks Jesus (not something I ever thought I'd type), I obviously think it's a sensible phobia because my rituals are preventing the event which scares me most!

Naturally, my non-phobic brain knows that is horseshit, but it's been a lifetime in the making and it's what I know.

In the meantime, I am having odd stomach pain and discomfort 2 hrs after a separate rice based dinner, which I suspect is psychosomatic as it was freshly cooked and red hot. The brain has a lot to answer for you know.

I am not a scientist but I teach food safety to catering types.
I would eat the loaf. I cannot guarantee it won't make you sick, but you be very unlucky if it did. Like I said before, it's unlikely to be contaminated with Bacillus Cerus (the spore former) and even if it was the hour and a bit it was in the danger zone isn't really long enough to raise it to dangerous levels. The general rule in catering is to get any cooling food into the fridge within 2 hours, by which time it should be below 8 degrees