Category "food-safety"

How do I know if food left at room temperature is still safe to eat?

If I left food out of the refrigerator for some period of time, is it still safe? If I left it out too long, can I salvage it by cooking it mo

Selling food online nationally (US based) [closed]

I’m wanting to sell a dry-mix product online. I am aware of the required local/state licenses as well as the need for food handler certi

Is there a mold test kit for packaged food?

Many packaged foods taste moldy to me but not to others. I return some products but the stores are acting like I am trying to rip them off. There are several mo

What is this leafy green with a sharp taste, and how do I safely use/cook it?

I recently purchased this vegetable at a farmers' market without getting its name. It was marketed as organic/fresh/local in the Northeastern United States in l

Does meat/poultry keep in the fridge for just a couple of days after purchase, or a couple of days after the sell-by/use-by date?

I usually freeze all of my meat unless I plan to use it within one day, but I was just wondering whether I could keep some raw chicken in the fridge until Thurs

Do leech eggs on crabs harm humans?

If you're eating snow crab, do Kanibiru hazard humans' health? What if you accidentally taste or swallow them? Along Sea of Japan, it’s snow crab time K

Safe to leave 'new' chicken stock in rice cooker for three hours? [duplicate]

I'm on a Japanese food kick after starting Midnight Diner on Netflix, and recently purchased a rice cooker. I'm experimenting with the delayed

Should one - moreover can one - defrost a frozen lasagna before cooking?

So I purchased one of these "frozen lasagna" products at the supermarket to see what it's all about. It was in the supermarket freezer and indeed I am keeping

Is it safe to keep reusing a portion of old dough?

My grandma told my mum a weird process of making flatbread dough recently that she started to use. But I am not sure about it's safety at all. Initially, normal

How do I know if food left at room temperature is still safe to eat?

If I left food out of the refrigerator for some period of time, is it still safe? If I left it out too long, can I salvage it by cooking it mo

How long can I store a food in the pantry, refrigerator, or freezer?

How do I know if a given food or ingredient I have is still good, or if I should discard it? How can I best preserve a food or ingredient?

What causes scrambled egg patties to turn greyish green on the inside?

I ordered an egg and cheese bagel from a restaurant. The egg patty was unusually thick, uniformly bright yellow on the outside, and grey on the inside (although

What's happens at temperatures in both the 'pasteurisation' and 'danger' zone?

I am new to cooking and even newer to sous vide cooking. I have been trying to find as much information as I can with regards to cooking steak in the sous vide.

Avoiding poisonous quince juice

I'm cooking jelly from quinces, with core housing and seeds. I try to remove sliced seeds. From the leftover mass I prepare delicious quince bread by passing it

Is it safe to eat ice cream that was left in a refrigerator overnight? [duplicate]

A pint of dairy ice cream was accidentally left in the refrigerator overnight. It was then placed back in the freezer. Is there any risk in ea

Can containers that held spoiled food be cleaned and be safe again?

Came home from trip to a broken fridge and spoiled food in both glass and plastic containers. All was a lukewarm mess. Can I clean the containers and reuse th

How is rare steak made safe to eat?

The USDA recommends cooking many meats to an internal temperature of at least 145 °F (63 °C) to kill off pathogens. That usually works for me,

Is it safe to assume that potential pathogens are only present on the surface of animal meats?

In this Seasoned Advice answer regarding meats, the writer states: Additionally, we generally assume that any potential pathogens are only present on the surfa

pickled cucumbers seemingly lasting "forever"

My girlfriend's grandma has made pickled cucumbers for decades and distributed them to her whole family. They are delicious, despite the jars looking like swamp

Is it okay to wash a plate at a later point?

After reading: Do the dishes: Why you should keep up with the washing up - ABC News And especially: "You will end up with a lovely bacteria soup, then you will