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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Rice grows bacteria quickly (and just reheating will not remedy) when left out not sure if potatoes have same issue.[/quote]
I’ve left rice out overnight my entire life and we’re all still kicking.[/quote]

The bacteria in question grows the fastest at hot but not boiling temps. The usual scenario is that there are existing spores of b cereus in rice, you cook it and put it in a big bowl or a deep container. You then leave it on the counter or even put it in the fridge where it doesn’t cool quickly, and the center stays in that happy Goldilocks zone of 80 degrees F where the bacteria multiplies and produces their toxin. If that happens, you either get the vomiting illness from the toxin, or diarrhea from the bacteria when it takes up digs in your small intestine and produces the toxin there. You then assume that it was a 24h stomach bug or food poisoning and forget about it.

I use a rice cooker and I leave it in there, heated, and then store in shallow 2 qt cambro containers in the fridge. I have definitely had food poisoning from b cereus a bunch of times, mostly fried rice from takeout etc. It’s one of the most common causes of food poisoning. Most of the commercial rice sold in the us, especially brown rice, have tested positive for b cereus spores. [/quote]

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