I made fried rice a few days ago. It was good. I had leftovers the next day and it was better. I had leftover again a day after and it was even better (spices and flavours developed and it became more savoury). Presumably this will continue until it spoils, hence the title.
Confession. I thought of this while in the bath, not the shower.
Don’t eat lasagna that’s been between 40° and 140° F for more than 4 hours!
= 4.4 °C - 60 °C
I have been doing it for 10 years and never got sick
Shit I leave food out for a day sometimes, it’s cool. The art of iron guts.
Are we supposed to immediately freeze leftovers? I thought a night in the fridge was totally fine.
If your fridge is warmer than 40°F, it’s not working properly. Commercially, prepared food is acceptable to use/sell for a week in the fridge before it has to be thrown out. Practically, this time is often longer, but a week is the safest bet.
Why?
It allows harmful bacteria to reach infectious levels, it’s true of most foods and isn’t exclusive to lasagna
Ah that was my guess
Starchy foods. Rice is particularly prone to this
And most meat dishes, egg dishes, pretty much anything containing dairy, most raw/cooked produce and produce-containing dishes, opened canned goods, etc, etc. Way more than just “starchy foods”
You’re absolutely right. It just doesn’t apply so much to foods that are naturally antimicrobial, i.e. foods super salty and/or acidic (or super basic in theory, but I can’t think of any examples).