Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, if that chart is right, the rice cooker keeps the rice at a safe temp, so what is the big deal? On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 11:05 AM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> wrote: > > On Jan 14, 2010, at 8:28 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > >> Spencer, >> We have done it every day of our lives, nothing cooked in an electric >> cooker, steam-cooked as it has been done for time immemorial down >> here, and rice from the fields - no preservatives, no processing. >> Everyone I know eats leftover rice - in fact it is called "payedi" or >> "old", and is considered healthier than freshly cooked rice, and >> traditionally eaten mixed with natural yoghurt (again home-made daily, >> no processed stuff). I, too, am hearing about this things for the >> first time! I can only think it must be caused by processing of one >> sort or the other. > > > Bacillus cereus and then the toxins that it makes, is the cause... this > organism ?is found naturally in many crops/foods, but is not generally > introduced by processing. It's a spore former, high enough heat can kill > the organism and inactivate the toxins... > > please see the answer to Spencer... > > http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz/science/data-sheets/bacillus-cereus.pdf > > I'd love to hear more about how it is avoided, > > > Steve > > >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 9:47 PM, Spencer Cheng <spencer at aotera.org> >> wrote: >>> >>> On Jan 14, 2010, at 10:07, Steve Barbour wrote: >>>> as they say... B. cereus ? (Bacillus cereus)... rice is a major player, >>>> ways to get it, ways to avoid it....cook it hot enough, eat it, don't >>>> store it, don't reuse it.... >>> [...] >>>> http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz/consumers/food-safety-topics/foodborne-illnesses/safe-cooling-of-cooked-rice/index.htm >>> >>> Interesting. I have eaten a lot of rice. Pretty well all of it cooked in >>> an electric rice cooker (before the keep warm feature) and plenty of >>> leftover rice cooled to room temperature and kept in the fridge for >>> several days for making fried rice. Never experienced these symptoms. >>> Must have gotten lucky I guess. I never head of this kind of food >>> contamination amongst all my Chinese relatives and friends. >>> >>> To throw out left over rice is to waste food. It's just not done. >>> >>> George, I like Tiger brand. It's what we use at home. The same one for >>> the last 15 years. For 2 people, a 5 cup model is plenty big. Features? >>> Turns on manually and turns off automatically when done. Nothing else >>> really matter. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Spencer >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana (+31.754164,-093.099080) USA