129
Certain dishes like Curries and fried rice keep getting better with age, until they don't. (lemmy.ca)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
37 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

I made fried rice a few days ago. It was good. I had leftovers the next day and it was better. I had leftover again a day after and it was even better (spices and flavours developed and it became more savoury). Presumably this will continue until it spoils, hence the title.

Confession. I thought of this while in the bath, not the shower.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child)

If your fridge is warmer than 40°F, it's not working properly.

My fridge literally has a setting for 6°C (42.8°F). I usually keep it at 4°C, which is still warmer than 40°F. I don't know anyone who keeps their fridge colder than that.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •
  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    4°C is 39.2°F, which, at least in the imperial system, is less than 40. And yeah, different governments have different regulatory standards, this is very very very common. Certainly the difference between 40° & 43° is less crucial than the difference between 40° & 100° and of course all foods (and the bacteria involved in their spoilage) are different (some things are considered safe up to 45°F for instance), but you have to plan for the worst-case scenario to be safest. And as I've said elsewhere, this is the industry standard, which is naturally (in America at least) driven by fear of liability litigation more than science, so it's bound to be stricter than is perhaps normally necessary.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent