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Cooked plain rice freezes well too. I cook a big batch and use a small bowl to split it into individual portions. I wrap those in a little plastic wrap, and freeze it. ~2 mins in the microwave (reusing the wrap as a cover for the bowl) and I’ve got almost-as-good-as-fresh rice.

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metoosalem@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Careful with reheating rice. If you immediately freeze it or throw it in the fridge right after cooking you’ll be (probably) be fine but cooked rice that has been sitting at room temperature for a couple hours can become a breeding ground for bacteria.

…uwmedicine.org/…/leftover-rice-bacillus-cereus-f…

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- AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Yes, and to be clear, a huge part of the risk is that even after heated, the bacteria will die but leave behind toxins that will make you very sick. This Chubbyemu video (a doctor that makes videos covering odd, scary, or “interesting” medical cases) is about the same bacteria and the resulting death from it. While death seems to be pretty rare, it will still make you very sick.
  
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- e0qdk@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Yeah, it’s not a great idea to leave it out for hours and hours; I usually portion and freeze a half hour or so after cooking – it’s usually cooled off enough that I can handle it by then.
  
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