Can I eat this?

[Anonymous]

I made vegan chili three weeks ago. I just found some in the back of my fridge and it sounds good for my throat (I have covid and a bad sore throat). Can I boil it for ten minutes or so and then eat it? I’ve done long boils with soups and other liquids when traveling in dodgy places, and I know that boiling kills most everything. But I’ve never tried with something that had beans. Is it safe to eat after boiling?

[Anonymous]

I would absolutely NOT do this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would absolutely NOT do this.

Same. If you're literally starving to death, OP, and there are no other options, then maybe. Otherwise, that stuff needs to go down the disposal.

[Anonymous]

I also don’t think that boiling kills everything. I can’t remember details but there’s something like toxins that get released by the bacteria that don’t die from heating. There was a story recently about a guy who died from eating rice that was a few days old.

Anyways, hope you feel better but you gotta look for other options.

[Anonymous]

Ok, point taken. Thank you for you kind yet clear answers. I’ll see what else I can find.

[Anonymous]

Canned soup.

[Anonymous]

And sorbet. Hope your throat feels better soon.

[Anonymous]

I would boil it and then let it simmer for quite a while. If it smelled fine I’d eat it. But I guess I’m a rebel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And sorbet. Hope your throat feels better soon.

Oh I wish I had some of this in the house!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would boil it and then let it simmer for quite a while. If it smelled fine I’d eat it. But I guess I’m a rebel.

I probably would too - if there’s no meat in it I don’t see the danger - but I also can’t imagine chili feeling good on a sore throat?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would boil it and then let it simmer for quite a while. If it smelled fine I’d eat it. But I guess I’m a rebel.

I probably would too - if there’s no meat in it I don’t see the danger - but I also can’t imagine chili feeling good on a sore throat?

It’s not very spicy. It’s more flavorful than spicy. And takes hours to make. Sigh. Anyway, I’m having hot chocolate now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would boil it and then let it simmer for quite a while. If it smelled fine I’d eat it. But I guess I’m a rebel.

Hearing doesn’t kill the toxins. Here’s a quote from this article:https://www.sciencealert.com/5-day-old-pasta-or-rice-can-be-deadly-here-s-how/amp


For example, one of the toxins which causes vomiting in humans (called an emetic toxin), can withstand 121°C (250°F) for 90 minutes.

[Anonymous]

can't you doordash or instacart whatever you need to feel better?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would boil it and then let it simmer for quite a while. If it smelled fine I’d eat it. But I guess I’m a rebel.

Hearing doesn’t kill the toxins. Here’s a quote from this article:https://www.sciencealert.com/5-day-old-pasta-or-rice-can-be-deadly-here-s-how/amp


For example, one of the toxins which causes vomiting in humans (called an emetic toxin), can withstand 121°C (250°F) for 90 minutes.

Thank you! This is helpful (and disturbing). I threw out the chili and had hot cocoa for dinner. The fever has really killed my appetite.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would boil it and then let it simmer for quite a while. If it smelled fine I’d eat it. But I guess I’m a rebel.

I probably would too - if there’s no meat in it I don’t see the danger - but I also can’t imagine chili feeling good on a sore throat?

You don't see any risk to eating chili that's THREE WEEKS ago and has been sitting in the fridge? So you would eat boiled vegetables that had been refrigerated for 3 weeks, or would you acknowledge they had gone bad?