Lunch time - just made chicken casserole to be eaten at 5:30pm - how do I store it between now and then??

[Thankyouandgoodnight]

It's obviously too hot to put in the fridge and is in the ideal pot to reheat it so ideally want to keep it in it. The pots I use however are made of clay and stay hot for ages. Will it be ok just sitting on the hob is I heat it to within an inch of its life later??

gawd, do people really faff about with food made that day?

hygiene obv

There is always a cut-off, SMS.

And everything has a trade-off. What if the OP moved her heavy casserole off the cooker via the cold sink and into the fridge, and accidentally spills some scalding liquid onto her arm? Not good. There is a much higher chance of this happening (indeed, a realistic chance) than being exposed to a critical level of airborne pathogens.

watch out. scientists doing some scientific jousting..