How long does cooked rice last in the fridge?
Cooked rice is a generally considered low risk food item. This is due to the low levels of protein contained in it. The type of bacteria that like protein rich environments are more likely to give you food poisoning than the type of bacteria that thrive on starch and sugars. It's a little more complicated than that but that's a good rule of thumb.There are some good guidelines here: Storage Times for the Refrigerator and FreezerHowever cooked rice or something similar isn't really covered here.For home purposes, as Garrick Saito has stated, you can store rice in the fridge for quite a long period. Though the longer you keep it in the fridge the more you risk giving yourself food poisoning of some form. Also the quality of it will decline due to dehydration and natural decomposition.The main risk you have with rice are Bacillus cereus (aka "Fried Rice Syndrome) and the Aspergillus genus of mold species that love starch rich environments and can cause you serious pain and damage.In a professional kitchen all cooked food is disposed of after 3 days in the fridge. That is 3 days in the fridge continuously. Anything taken out left on the bench or reheated is disposed of at the end of the day/shift.Personally, I don't keep rice longer than 3 days in the fridge and when I do reheat it, I reheat only what is to be eaten, no more. Left over reheated rice is thrown out. Given that you can easily cook very small portions of rice and the relative low cost of it. I don't see the need to keep cooked rice for extended periods of time in the fridge. Anyway, there's nothing like freshly cooked rice, the aroma, texture and taste.
Food Safety: How long can you keep a soup in the fridge?
Leftover soups are good for 3 to 4 days at 40F or below.Refrigeration and Food Safety
Should opened canned dog food be refrigerated?
I feed my dog canned dog food mixed with dry food, but she doesn't eat all the feed from the can all at once. So must the uneaten food from the can be refrigerated, considering it's not refrigerated when sold off the store shelves?
How long will an opened can of cat food last without refrigeration? My cat is aging and doesn't like cold wet food anymore with her kibble.
That’s probably a question for a food safety expert. But as a cat owner, I have a few thoughts. First of all, if your cat is changing her behavior, due to aging, you should probably take her to the vet just for an overall checkup. Specifically, because she’s no longer interested in eating CHILLED food, I would suggest that she might be suffering from a dental problem, and the cold is hurting her teeth. Maybe a cavity or a tender nerve? Or it could be that her sense of smell is no longer as good as it once was, and she can’t smell the chilled down food, so she has no interest in it (cats like stinky food). Again, a vet can do the full exam.But in the meantime, I have a suggestion: Just buy those small 3 ounce cans. That way, you never need to refrigerate leftovers. 3 ounces is about one serving for my cats. There’s NEVER leftover cans in my fridge. Also, since you asked, I can tell you that my cats nibble on their wet food at room temperature throughout the day, and it’s fine.One last thing… if your cat is turning down wet food, make sure you’re supplementing her hydration in some other way. Make sure to place fresh water around the house for her! Cats will drink more if the water is far away from the food, because they don’t like to smell “the kill” near their water supply. (Although, my cats LOVE a nice dish of stinky tuna water - no salt, of course!)
Trying to switch my dogs food but hes only eating the new kind?
I agree with BMTHESPIAN. The more you switch his dog food, the more he's gong to wait it out until you get him something new. And if the bag is open for too long, it can become stale and rotten. I always buy massive bags of food, don't get me wrong, but I have two large dogs and one small dog. I also have air-tight containers. I dump the food in, lock it and the food stays good until it's done. Try doing that. If you're going to start feeding him Nutra, get an air-tight container and keep the food in there. And don't switch it anymore. Even if he stops eating and starts begging for human food. A dog is always going to want what smells better to them. And to a dog, human food smells WAY better than dog food. If you wait it out like he does, he'll eventually get the idea that you aren't going to change his food or feed him human food just cuz he "asks" you to. He's going to learn that he has to eat what you give him cuz YOU are in charge. NOT him.
Why do cats leave some of their food, then expect more food at the next mealtime?
Dear PDE, Cats are notorious for being finicky. If the food sits to long it starts to dry out and they just won't eat it.(a starving stray will though) and since we are owned by our cats they know that biding their time there will appear a new and fresh tasty meal (aren't they clever?) What you can do is serve a smaller portion and have a bowl of fresh dry food available along with plenty of fresh water. Cat's will only eat small portions at a time and eat throughout the day and night. You will probably only on rare occasions see the dish licked clean and that only happens when you find a food that they really, really like and they will scarf it down. I hope this is of some help to you and good luck but they will most likely leave some on the dish the way the cats that I have had for over 61 years have. I in wonder how much cash I have thrown out in uneaten food in all these years, then again maybe I don't. Good luck.
There were maggots in my cats food from the heat...?
1. Dry food is healthy for your cat. She will be fine. I've had a cat for eight years, and I know he could survive just fine with a good amount of dry food. 2. Dry food could be infected by maggots, but it is highly unlikely. The maggots like to bury themselves in their food. 3. If your cat still has her claws, she will be able to catch her own food as well. If she gets really hungry and isn't near the house, she could just eat mice and birds. I'm sure you'll do fine. Cats come and go when they please. They only need attention when they ask for it. Personally, I think cats are much easier to handle than dogs. Good luck!
HELP. my cat won't eat dry food..?
PLEASE do NOT give your cat dry food. It really isn't healthy for them DESPITE what the TV ads say. It is a carbohydrate and cat's body wasn't designed to process carbohydrates. The increased rate of diabetes in cats can be linked to dry food.They are obligate carnivores and MUST have meat. Your cat, Lola, is wise not to eat the dry. What you can do is to cut back on the amount you are serving at one time. Cats like to pick on their food, take a few nibbles and leave and then come back, which is one reason dry food is so convenient for the owners. But it is like leaving a cookie jar open for children--you wouldn't do that, would you? Of course not, it isn't healthy. You can pick up the dish with the uneaten food and put it in the refrigerator and serve it again later. In the summertime, I know, leftover cat food can get nasty and buggy. Yuck. If you don't always have cans of wet food around, try boiling up some chicken in plain water, let it cool down and serve to the cats--they'll like it! You can also do this with beef and turkey. Hug the kitties for me, please. Love the name Lola for a cat, by the way. Such a great name! Bless the animals.
How long can a burrito last in a fridge?
This is tough because you have to ask what is in it, and how the individual parts were treated.If you put the burrito together warm, and then wrapped it in foil, and put it in the fridge, I really wouldn't eat it after a day and a half.If everything was cooked, cooled quickly, and then built, wrapped in foil, and put in the fridge, then I would identify which item was cooked first, and it should be good for the next 4 days after that. If the meat was cooked yesterday, then 3 days, etc.The problem with burritos is that it is full of high protein, and starch items. Those are prime ingredients for spoilage.The multi-layered nature of the burrito adds another level of contamination, and all these things cool differently.The fact that it is all wrapped, and wrapped in foil, means that the center stays warm for a long time after the outside gets cool. In other words, it stays in the temperature danger zone for a long time.So, I wouldn't keep burritos very long, and put them on the list of things to be very careful with keeping.
How do you preserve canned cat food?
One of my cats love canned food but the other hates it. So one eats dry food and the other canned. The problem is my cat only eats half the can and I don't want to waste it. How do I preserve canned food that has already been opened?