left over indian takeaway in fridge...?

[looobylooo]

i went out for a booootiful scrummy indian meal on thursday evening,
as always, i couldnt eat all of it, so i bought a doggy bag home.
the chicken jalfreizi and onion fried rice, both in sep foil containers with lids,
have been kept in the fridge since then.
i had a little picking of the curry (cold) last night and that still tasted fine,
i didnt try the rice,
do you think both will still be ok to eat today?
its a shame if i need to throw it away because theres loads there, and it was soo nice too.

[looobylooo]

ah well, im still here to tell the tale! lol,
ive not keeled over as yet, but will keep the andrex handy just incase ....ooooh eurrr... lol.

ive just had some for me din, and it tasted fine, more than fine,
and theres still lots left even now!
but i wont keep it any longer than tonight,
i will have another little taste later maybe for supper, and then, itll be gone!

[boxtops]

I don't mind what's in it as long as it's not furry, it's still cooked rice, I'll eat it up to a week afterwards

[WhiteBears]

no wonder ppl calls me mental :)

anyway if you dont cook ur food perperly u bound to get ill. end of convo

[NoMercy]

Preservatives also slow down post mortem decomposition, but that's not central to this topic now, is it?

[boxtops]

Looby, if I am quite honest, I hate to throw anything away - I freeze part-meals so I can eat them later. Freeze the remains while it's still in a good state and then you can even eat it next week if you feel like it. I've done this for the past thirty years and I'm still breathing.

[Vagrant]

Cooked rice you buy has also been handled correctly - cooked, then immediately rapidly cooled, and then kept cool.
Rice from a restaurant is a completely different matter - you don't know if it was cooked fresh, it could've been cooked earlier then reheated, it probably sat at room temperature for an hour or two during the meal and journey home.

There's nothing wrong with reheating rice as long as you're sensible - I do it all the time with rice I've cooked - but I cool it immediately and freeze it so the bacteria can't develop.

[TTG]

Make sure you heat it up thoroughly...stir half way through.

[jomifl]

NoMercy your experience is that you haven't been ill from old cooked rice, mine is that I have. The rapidity with which the toxins are produced in the rice depends on the temperature at which it is kept and the amount of contamination with bacterial spores. These spores fall onto the rice from the atmosphere. The amount of spores in the atmosphere varies considerably. In a domestic kitchen there probably isn't a lot. In a takeaway where sacks of rice are being opened and large quantities of rice( a major source of spores) are being handled with poor ventilation there can be a very high concentration. You can control you own kitchen hygiene but you have no control over a takeaway kitchen. Most of the time it will be OK but just occasionally it won't, for the cost of a cupful of rice I know what I would do. At least with russian roulette you know what the odds are.

[NoMercy]

With respect, Jom, I never cook my own rice. All rice I've consumed after a two day refridgeration period originated from my local Indian Takeaway. They tend to cook to order, thus there is very little in the way of leftovers.

[boxtops]

Ditto NoM. I don't have uncooked rice in the house.

[looobylooo]

i dont really like home cooked rice, and yeah, i know it only costs pence,
but im not struck and would rather go without,
same goes for those awful uncle bens instant rice pouch things,
blummin horrible they are, in my opinion.
i dont think anything compares to the fabulously tasty delicious indian restaurant style curry and rice you get when you dine out,
especially at the place where i go to, and have been going for umpteen years ;o)

[WhiteBears]

best advise is look at it....... n give it a sniff first if it smells dodgy then throw it away, if u cant tell then cook it first.. taste a little if its not so great dont risk it. if it taste good then enjoy :)

[NoMercy]

Are you a Daily Mail reader perchance?

[looobylooo]

hi whitebears,
yep, ive sniffed it and eaten it lol.
the jalfreizi still looked and smelt fresh and good,
and it tasted just as good too.
just had a couple of mouthfuls of the rice and that also tasted more than fine.
so, i think, so far anyway, all was ok! :o)

[237SJ]

There`s no substitute for curry house rice but Swartz do a pilau rice seasoning. You can boil the rice, fry the seasoning in oil then add the rice and stir. Chuck in a couple of cardamom pods, a clove or two and it`s not bad. If I make too much I freeze a portion then defrost and reheat. I`m not dead yet either!

[jomifl]

Whitebear, you cannot tell from sniffing rice whether it has toxins in it or not.

[mrs.chappie]

Nose Hair, are you related to Mr.Nose? I've not noticed him on here in ages.

[NoMercy]

Jom... all smoked foods contain toxic substances. That wouldn't deter the average smoked salmon lover.

Household cleaners contain toxins.

We live in a toxic society. However, let's keep a sense of proportion: the chance of getting ill from nuking two-day old rice from the indian is slim to none.