My future mother in law loves to cook, so her fridge was full of leftovers (in pots). (She rarely uses tuberware or anything other then the pots she cooked the food in to store it.) Anyways, I saw a bowl that had beans that were for sure 3 weeks old so I tossed them. My fiance got a call this morning from his mom asking "Where are my beans?!" She got mad at him and said "THOSE BEANS WEREN'T OLD!! They can be refried and there just fine!" Well, my question is, are beans good after being stored for 1 week in a pot and then 2 weeks in a glass bowl? (I put them in the glass bowl, because I heard it is bad to store things in a pot, is this true)? I was just wondering if I am overly cautious...
2007-05-01 05:23:47 · 5 answers · asked by mlsherratt 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Oh.. the reason I threw them out was because I live there too. Our apartment in Newport burned down in Febraruy, so we moved in with her, until o9ur new place is ready. (She lives in a 4 bedroom house.) The house also is in my fiances name and I gave her my old fridge when me and her son moved in together. The reason I even threw them away is because I needed a the bowl they were in to cook dinner that night. (The fridge had at least 4 pans in it and 2 pots).
2007-05-01 05:34:50 · update #1
Girl, aside from it being her house, I think you did the right thing. I don;t think it's bad to store in metal, but it will change the flavor of the food and start to taste like the metal. As far as how long they were in there, that is repulsive. I worked in restaurants for 10 years and we were never to keep cooked food in the fridge for longer than 4 days. I realize that bacteria is slowed by being outside the Temperature Danger Zone (41-140F). but it is not stopped. most things by that time have started to mold. GROSS!!!!
2007-05-01 06:26:53 · answer #1 · answered by Kelli M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should really look into moving out of her house ASAP. You are going to wind up having bigger problems than rotten beans. By the way, those beans would not be good to eat, they would probably even make you sick if you ate them. A good rule of thumb for most leftovers is toss them after three days (or freeze them.) Also, you should not store food in the pot that it has been cooked in because, depending on the thickness of the pot, it could take too long to cool down- even in the refrigerator- and allow harmful bacteria to grow. Good luck!
2007-05-01 05:49:11 · answer #2 · answered by Ella 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there is any difference in storing in a pot versus in tupperware, as long as there is a lid on the food.
However, 3 week old beans is a bit much. We are talking about growing bacteria. On the other hand....is she is going to completely reheat and cook them...she will be killing said bacteria. I however tend to believe that the food itself would have started to turn flavor as well...and that's just not good!
3 weeks is too long..and I wouldnt have eaten it myself if I'd known she'd kept it that long and recooked it. I'm with you...it was time to toss the beans!
2007-05-01 05:48:54 · answer #3 · answered by ~*Kim*~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd definitely toss beans after 3 weeks. Phew! Did they stink? One of the worst stinks ever in our fridge was a bean salad that got too old.
2007-05-01 05:48:18 · answer #4 · answered by Lee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have a bigger issue here and it's not the food. Unless the woman is senile and a danger to herself you should just butt out of her business. You most likely wouldn't want her coming into your home and telling you how to do things.
2007-05-01 05:28:23 · answer #5 · answered by BlueSea 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋