lorenza
08-07-15, 19:39
I'm trying to be a bit more savvy with my budget and get into the habit of storing leftovers and reheating, but I'm having issues with my fear of food poisoning.
On Monday night I cooked a beef mince and immediately decanted half into a tupperware pot, left to cool down slightly on the side (with lid on) and put in the fridge on its own shelf within 1 hour.
It is now Wednesday (48 hours) and I just reheated the mince but now I can't stop myself googling food poisoning - I've had it before and it was awful but there was also a big story in the UK a while back of someone who died of food poisoning from reheated turkey and I'm a bit more paranoid now. (My health anxiety only ever revolves around illnesses I could die from)
I heated the mince in a small pan with some oil and water to loosen up the sauce. I reckon it was probably heating for around 15 minutes as it was on for a little while before I even started cooking my pasta and then both were served at the same time. The mince was bubbling and steaming and when I put a fork in the middle it was hot to touch, but now my stomach is gurgling and I'm convinced i did it wrong!
My ocd is quite bad at the moment (Im finding it difficult to leave my house in the morning and have to check at least five times that my front door is locked) so I'm trying to be logical about this, but since I HAVE given myself food poisoning before I can't help but think I have again....
On Monday night I cooked a beef mince and immediately decanted half into a tupperware pot, left to cool down slightly on the side (with lid on) and put in the fridge on its own shelf within 1 hour.
It is now Wednesday (48 hours) and I just reheated the mince but now I can't stop myself googling food poisoning - I've had it before and it was awful but there was also a big story in the UK a while back of someone who died of food poisoning from reheated turkey and I'm a bit more paranoid now. (My health anxiety only ever revolves around illnesses I could die from)
I heated the mince in a small pan with some oil and water to loosen up the sauce. I reckon it was probably heating for around 15 minutes as it was on for a little while before I even started cooking my pasta and then both were served at the same time. The mince was bubbling and steaming and when I put a fork in the middle it was hot to touch, but now my stomach is gurgling and I'm convinced i did it wrong!
My ocd is quite bad at the moment (Im finding it difficult to leave my house in the morning and have to check at least five times that my front door is locked) so I'm trying to be logical about this, but since I HAVE given myself food poisoning before I can't help but think I have again....