pasta in the fridge?

pornrex · 2005-10-15, 04:29 PM

hi pornhitzman!

The best thing to do is to let the pasta or whatever 'cool off' to room temperature and then refrigerate it.

Its NEVER a good idea to refrigerate anything HOT or WARM because this escalates the probability of promoting e coli and other nasty little food critters from doing you more harm than good!

Having been in the restaurant business for a good portion of my youth, I was told this by a food inspector, and this especially applies to foods with animal or dairy products in it.

2005-10-15, 04:29 PM	#1
pornrex feeling a bit better Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,779	hi pornhitzman! The best thing to do is to let the pasta or whatever 'cool off' to room temperature and then refrigerate it. Its NEVER a good idea to refrigerate anything HOT or WARM because this escalates the probability of promoting e coli and other nasty little food critters from doing you more harm than good! Having been in the restaurant business for a good portion of my youth, I was told this by a food inspector, and this especially applies to foods with animal or dairy products in it. __________________ colo-cation - the only host you'll need Last edited by pornrex; 2005-10-15 at 04:30 PM.. Reason: damn punctuation!