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| Thread ID: 100970 | 2009-06-27 07:04:00 | Why isn't one supposed to put half empty tins of food in the fridge? | ssssss (2100) | PC World Chat |
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| 786331 | 2009-06-28 22:45:00 | It's when you start to notice that the remaining content has affected the can lining that everything becomes very dicey. The colour turns from a shiny bright to a dull lead colour. I always use empty jam jars or the like to store leftovers. Much better than plastic but of course depends on the amount of the leftovers. |
Bryan (147) | ||
| 786332 | 2009-06-28 22:53:00 | I always leave leftovers on the bench over night, if the cat or dog hasent helped themselves over night I fry it up for breakfast. | Rob99 (151) | ||
| 786333 | 2009-06-29 00:19:00 | I have warned SWMBO about putting half-full food containers in the fridge. She is well aware that any space in the fridge is to be filled with beer. Pronto. I always like my occasional beer at room temperature, so no problem there. |
ssssss (2100) | ||
| 786334 | 2009-06-29 09:14:00 | Beer should be at stomach temperature to do it's finest work. However, while awaiting that goal it can indeed be at room temperature, provide the room is a very cold one. I find the fridge meets those specifications with uncanny accuracy. Any half-full food tins obviously failed the acceptance test on their first outing, and should be tossed away. No food items should ever be placed in or near the fridge, lest the beer be disturbed or contaminated. (These opinions are not necessarily those of the management, and may be subject to review.) |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 786335 | 2009-06-29 20:12:00 | ... No food items should ever be placed in or near the fridge, lest the beer be disturbed or contaminated. (These opinions are not necessarily those of the management, and may be subject to review.)So I assume management forced you into buying a separate fridge for the beer? :p :lol: |
Myth (110) | ||
| 786336 | 2009-06-29 22:33:00 | So I assume management forced you into buying a separate fridge for the beer? :p :lol: Nope. The problem resolved itself. She got tired of the food going stale, cluttering up benches etc., so she bought a fridge to put it in. It is in the garage, because the No.2 beer fridge is in the kitchen. No. 1 is in the lounge. I wish.:o |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 786337 | 2009-06-30 03:17:00 | Bacteria multiply geometrically like 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 etc. Ecoli double every 20 minutes or so for example. Does not take long to get to the stage where you get the runs. There is also cross contamination to worry about. To be on the safe side I use tupperware like containers for left over food This is the main reason - microbiological growth. Even at very low temperatures you will get some microorganisms that grow very nicely in that environment. The act of opening a can opens it up for micro contamination (from the air). The tin and contaminants from there will not be a factor - it would have been a factor in any tin, opened or not. Cover open tins with cling film or use tupperware, like Wratterus says. The exponential growth of bugs means that the longer the tin is left open the more growth colonies will appear. Look into any open tin in the fridge say after a week or so - and you will see the greyish colonies. The only reason you may be lucky and don't get sick is due to low colony counts, or non-invasive bugs growing. In most cases low temperature bugs cause stomach problems (e.g. diarrhoea) sarel |
sarel (2490) | ||
| 786338 | 2009-06-30 04:45:00 | But there is still air underneath that cling-wrap yes? Still air inside a plastic / tupperware container? I'm still unsure of the difference. Does a can do something to increase the reproduction of said harmful bacteria once its been exposed to the air? |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 786339 | 2009-06-30 04:51:00 | far out, we keep apples on the bench...IN THE AIR. Its a load of crap, The "fear" is the tin will contaminate the food, It doesn't happen. Old food will make you crook no matter how you store it. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 786340 | 2009-06-30 07:34:00 | I know Metla missed the boat a bit, but who cares. Cling wrap will prevent further infection. No, the can is usually treated/coated with anti-bacterial agents so it actually helps. sarel |
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