Unsure what to do!?

[Em.ma]

I've made a chicken casserole.
Got two containers and out a portion on each.
I'm taking one to work tomorrow and the other Thursday.
Will they both be safe in th fridge to eat and be reheated until boiling hot or do I need to freeze Thursdays one? And would taking it out at 6am allow t to thaw by 12:30pm?
I have a fridge at work.

[skippy66]

Are you being serious?

[Em.ma]

Yes.

[Magic]

Emma,
If it was me Emma I would keep both in fridge. If you feel you ought to freeze Thursdays then that will be ok:hugs:

[Em.ma]

Thanks.
I'm going to start making a dish each week for work.
So will need to freeze wed and Thursdays. Would I have to take out the night before and pop in fridge to defrost? Or leave on counter over night and pop in fridge when I get to work ?:S

[nomorepanic]

Emma - why don't you just ask your mum these questions. Mum's know everything.

[nomorepanic]

Why not just google sites that give good advice like this one:

http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/homehygiene/Pages/how-to-store-food-safely.aspx

[Magic]

I don't know whether this is the correct thing to do.
If anyone thinks this is wrong please let me know.

I make my own chicken soup and put in freezer bags and into the freezer.
When I need the soup I take it out of the freezer and put it in a sause pan to
heat. I do not defrost it first

[Hypo]

It will be more than fine until Thursday in the fridge :)

[Edie]

I would take it out of the freezer and put it in the fridge overnight then keep in tge fridge at work. It will just need cooking a little longer if it's still frozen by lunchtime. As long as you stir it part-way through cooking and heat it until piping hot, it will be just fine.

[Fishmanpa]

I definitely chuckled at Skippy's response as it was mine too! ~lol~

That being said, fresh cooked soups are fine for upwards of 3-4 days in the fridge, 2-3 months in the freezer.

[AuntieMoosie]

I'm sorry, but can we all just hang on one moment here please :)

Maybe it's me, maybe I'm feeling a little raw because of recent events, but I'm finding it a little unpleasant that someone posts about something that they are concerned about and a couple of people seem to find it amusing? You know who you are, so I've no need to spell it out.

This is a forum for people who suffer from anxiety and panic attacks, each and everyone of us has different fears and worries and just because you may not be worried about that sort of thing, doesn't mean that someone else isn't.

How would you feel if you posted up a worry you had and people then came on making sarcastic comments and finding it amusing??

Please, remember that even though this is the internet, somebody, a human with feeling that can be hurt, is sitting right behind that monitor that you're looking at.

So please be respectful and patient with others who just happen to have different worries and fears to you :)

[Lilac58]

Emma,

maybe the best thing to do is the thing you feel most comfortable with and is convenient too.

I would be happy with something like that in the fridge but people do vary a lot about food storage ideas with or without anxiety.

Taking food in to work is a great idea though, especially as the weather gets colder. Sounds delicious.

[gypcyg]

After cooking food you must let it cool down before placing in the fridge or freezer. The fridge should be at a temperature between 2 and 4 degrees, a freezer should be at least minus 18 degrees. If they are at this temp then refrigerated chicken casserole will last 3 days and frozen casserole should last 3 months but probably longer.

Finally I agree with AuntMoosie's last post - sarcastic comments are not welcome!

[Hypo]

I'm sorry, but can we all just hang on one moment here please :)

Maybe it's me, maybe I'm feeling a little raw because of recent events, but I'm finding it a little unpleasant that someone posts about something that they are concerned about and a couple of people seem to find it amusing? You know who you are, so I've no need to spell it out.

This is a forum for people who suffer from anxiety and panic attacks, each and everyone of us has different fears and worries and just because you may not be worried about that sort of thing, doesn't mean that someone else isn't.

How would you feel if you posted up a worry you had and people then came on making sarcastic comments and finding it amusing??

Please, remember that even though this is the internet, somebody, a human with feeling that can be hurt, is sitting right behind that monitor that you're looking at.

So please be respectful and patient with others who just happen to have different worries and fears to you :)


Great post :)

Her post is no more silly or amusing then someone coming on worrying they have skin cancer because they found a red spot on their arm.

[flossie]

Thanks.
I'm going to start making a dish each week for work.
So will need to freeze wed and Thursdays. Would I have to take out the night before and pop in fridge to defrost? Or leave on counter over night and pop in fridge when I get to work ?:S

Don't leave the food out on the counter over night. Pop it in the fridge over night and back into the fridge at work.

Well said Moosie.

[katesa]

I understand where people are coming from, but I've got to say - when I'm in my own state of extreme anxiety, it often really helps me to have somebody laugh - as long as the intention isn't mean spirited (which I don't think it is here, given that the people in question come here only to help people) - because it helps me see how absurd I am being. If everyone took my fears seriously all the time, I'd probably take them more seriously.

When I mentioned my current lung cancer concerns the other night, my husband said "Yeah, the doctors are all wrong. You know better and are that 1 in a million who not only has lung cancer but also madness disease" and laughed. I was offended for about a second and then laughed too.

[Fishmanpa]

I understand where people are coming from, but I've got to say - when I'm in my own state of extreme anxiety, it often really helps me to have somebody laugh - as long as the intention isn't mean spirited (which I don't think it is here, given that the people in question come here only to help people) - because it helps me see how absurd I am being. If everyone took my fears seriously all the time, I'd probably take them more seriously.

When I mentioned my current lung cancer concerns the other night, my husband said "Yeah, the doctors are all wrong. You know better and are that 1 in a million who not only has lung cancer but also madness disease" and laughed. I was offended for about a second and then laughed too.

Exactly! And when you look at the context/content of the OP, it truly was suited for a Martha Stewart forum as opposed to a panic forum as I didn't get the impression at all that the OP was in a panic about the subject. :)

Positive thoughts and prayers

[cpe1978]

Absolutely agree!

[Kells81]

Exactly! And when you look at the context/content of the OP, it truly was suited for a Martha Stewart forum as opposed to a panic forum as I didn't get the impression at all that the OP was in a panic about the subject. :)

Positive thoughts and prayers

I felt exactly the same when I first read it yesterday. I don't think anyone was trying to make fun or laugh at any anxiety-the op was just phrased in a way that implied a cooking query rather than an anxiety one.

[AuntieMoosie]

Sorry, but I'm going to have to disagree here :)

It doesn't matter 2 jots what the subject content was about, the fact is, it was worrying, and concerning Emma.

I've seen loads of threads on here that would appear not to be related to anxiety, but how I look at it is this, if that person is worried/concerned or anxious about anything, they have the right to post their concerns and be treated seriously and respectfully :)

katesa I do partly agree with what you're saying about it sometimes being more helpful if we look at it all in a lighthearted way, I often do the same, but I still think it's inappropriate to openly make jokes and laugh at someone else's worry.

As I've said before, we can't see the person that we're talking too, we also don't know how that person may be feeling either, these things all need to be taken into consideration before we reply :)

Well that's my take on it, and I'm not going to be changing my mind, but neither am I going to be arguing about it, we've had our say, so lets just leave it there :)