Saving left over curry

Saldawop

Will be less than 24 hours in the fridge. Rice will be cooked fresh when needed .
Should I reheat it in a pan? Or microwave OK ?

mpn

If your gonna have it tomorrow just leave it in the pan mate, as long as the lid has a good seal it will be fine. Whenever i have a curry i always cook it the day before eating and leave it in the pan overnight. Let all those flavours marinate and fuse together overnight and the curry will be sooooo much better.

Pan reheat nice and slowly, increasing temp as you go.

Iccz

Leaving it in the pan no matter how air-tight it is, will have it at the ideal temperature for bacteria to multiply, it's much better in the fridge in a container.

mickevh

Buy?  Blimey - used margerine tubs are free...

JIC you don't know - the reason for letting things cool before putting them in the fridge is so that you don't heat up everything else that's already in the the fridge.

bazonix

i live on my own, so empty margerine tubs come by every 6 months, if im lucky

Iccz

If it's not hot enough to have an impact on your hands it's not likely to have an impact on your fridge, if it's warm then make sure it's not in contact with any dairy products.

If you leave it out to reach room temperature then there is more chance of an increase in bacteria, so the dilemma only falls down to making your fridge work a tiny bit harder if you have the room to store it in without it being in contact with anything dairy or if you want bacteria to multiply for longer.

enshei

What about takeaway Chinese containers? Do they come by more often?

Ian J

Leaving cooked chicken in the saucepan for 24 hours in temperatures that we are currently experiencing is a recipe for severe food poisoning.

Either put it in the fridge once it's cooled or chuck it away as there is no middle ground in this weather

bazonix

lol

no! i try to only eat out for chinese..... fresh dim sum is the best!! but i wouldnt dare freeze any of that!! and papa johns pizza boxes are quite awkward to fit in the freezer

theres no problem leaving cooked food out until it reaches room temp and then freezing it, or like some of the earlier posters, it will make the food taste nicer but please heed the advice from Ian_J....

in fact i was throwing a half eaten loaf of bread out every couple of days until i read this recession busting article in the times on freezing food stuffs... u can freeze most things.... they had loads of recipes for eg. home made soup that could be frozen, made from roast chicken carcass, stored into these seperate little containers.... i really opened my eyes, as my freezer is, or was, very empty..... until recently

adilm2k

You can keep it coverd in the fridge for up to 3-4 days before it will go bad. Some people put clingfilm over the top and then stick the lid on but its not nessessary.