I've made a chili and I'm going to find a suitable container, put it in the fridge, clean the pan, heat it up again tomorrow, clean the pan again as well as the fridge container...
I can't help but think if I left it on the stove with the lid on and heated it through tomorrow it would be fine.
I've looked into it, I don't need telling that this is bad practise but just wondering who *would* leave it out or who does leave stuff like this out and what your experiences are either way.
Wait 'til it's cool enough and put the pan, with lid, in the fridge. Assuming that it's been at 100C for a decent time it should be OK for 24h out of the fridge - I'd be OK with that even atm with the kitchen at about
Put it in a microwave-safe container with a lid. Use this to reheat it. Less washing up.
If you do it in winter, in an unheated kitchen...
My Gran had a pantry with a sticky-out bit in the pantry, it was a screened-in shelf. She draped a damp tea towel over the item she was keeping for the next day. Once she acquired a refrigerator, though, she stopped doing that.
Pantries used to have a stone slab you put things on which was supposed to keep things cool. I don't see it myself. And a "meat safe" with perforated ventilation to keep the flies off.
I’d not leave it out once cooled down. It would probably be ok but I tend to be very careful with food hygiene.
I regularly cook ahead - soups, stews, etc and freeze them in portions- usually for one or two people. It was something we started doing when we both worked, we don’t like junk / convenience food. Even though we are retired, we find it convenient for some meals and, over the years, I developed several recipes we enjoy.
Typically, I cook something like beef in Guinness for a meal but, rather that cooking two servings, I do 8 or 10 ( I have a large Le Creuset Casserole bought for the purpose). The ‘spare’ servings are placed in the kind of plastic containers used by some Chinese Take a ways - you can buy them in bulk off EBay- and freeze them once cool.
While I’ve never cooked one day and dated the meal the next, I would follow the above but pop it in the fridge rather than the freezer.
I have been considering vacuum sealing portions in bags and freezing - it would save some space- but I’ve not tried it yet. While I have several freezers at home, freezer space in the motorhome is limited and we like to carry a few of my meals for the days we are travelling.
When I make a curry (500g low-fat mince, plus a jar of Patak's curry sauce), I cook the mince first in a pan with a little olive oil and stirring until all the pinkness has gone, then add the curry sauce and simmer it all on the cooker for about thirty minutes with occasional stirring. Let it cool overnight with the lid on the pan before dividing it next day into portions and freezing them.
Never had a problem. Being well cooked sterilises it enough to allow it to remain out of the fridge for 24 hours, possibly longer but never tried it. I find that leaving it overnight allows the flavours to develop better.
Provided the lid is on and the room is not too hot it'll be fine for a day or two. Most stuff that's cooked has been sterilised by the heat. If the grub is then left uncovered, bacteria drifting onto it from the air will get it turning.
Same with your loo, really. If all you've done is widdle in it then put the lid down to help stop it starting to smell. Fresh widdle is sterile (unless you have a bladder infection).
The thick marble or slate shelf was only part of the overall design. The floor and walls should also be of stone and there should be good ventilation. The idea was to create a dry artificial cave that would maintain a stable temperature the whole year round.
That is true. But assuming the food is fresh before cooking, the numbers of bacteria won't have developed very far before they get killed by the cooking.
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