Reheating earlier-made rice isn't as simple as you may think, here's why
| Mar 23, 2018, 10:30 IST
Rice is one of those foods that we cannot live without. For many, a meal without it is an incomplete one and with our busy schedules, it's not always possible to cook it fresh and so leftovers are the way to go many times, right? But, most people don’t know that leftover rice is extremely susceptible to food poisoning. It has nothing to do with the way the rice is reheated, but rather the way to rice is stored after you first cook it. Uncooked rice has cells that are able to reproduce quickly called Bacillus cereus. Bacillus cereus can cause food poisoning, and it is able to survive on the rice even when it’s cooked.
The trouble comes when you leave your rice sitting out a room temperature right after you cook it. When left out the spores can grow into bacteria and multiply causing you to get food poisoning when you eat your leftovers the next day. Hence, we suggest that you avoid doing so when you can. As you probably guessed, the longer the rice is left out after you cook it, the more likely it is that it will get food poisoning.
So, the next time you cook it, take the time to put it into a box and cover it and also put your leftover rice in the fridge before you dig into your dinner. You can thank us later...
The trouble comes when you leave your rice sitting out a room temperature right after you cook it. When left out the spores can grow into bacteria and multiply causing you to get food poisoning when you eat your leftovers the next day. Hence, we suggest that you avoid doing so when you can. As you probably guessed, the longer the rice is left out after you cook it, the more likely it is that it will get food poisoning.
So, the next time you cook it, take the time to put it into a box and cover it and also put your leftover rice in the fridge before you dig into your dinner. You can thank us later...