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Watch out for Bacillus cereus

• bxparks 6y ago
  Thanks for that tidbit, I had to look it up. This wiki page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacillus_cereus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacillus_cereus) says, "Germination and growth generally occur between 10 °C and 50 °C, though some strains can grow at low temperatures". I just measured the rice in my Zojirushi cooker, and it read 70 °C.
  • dnhz 6y ago
    But presumably the GP isn't keeping the rice cooker on keep warm for days. All the moisture would be lost. Safer to refrigerate cooked rice.
    • Groxx 6y ago
      Whether they are or not: it is absolutely something that is fairly commonly done. Sealed cookers can do it pretty well, the rice is essentially fine for that long (safety aside).
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    • jdxcode 6y ago
      I think that's exactly what GP is doing
• rwmj 6y ago
  Keep warm settings on rice cookers keep the rice above 60C to avoid bacterial or fungal growth. I use the keep warm setting on a rice cooker for another reason: To make black garlic. Take 20 bulbs of good quality garlic, put it in the rice cooker, set it on "keep warm" (NOT cook!) for two weeks without opening the lid. Note the rice cooker will be useless for anything else after this because you'll never get rid of the ingrained garlic smell.