Sausage grease in fridge
I forgot a pan with a little sausage grease in the fridge (1 1/2 to 2 weeks). The pork sausages had peppers, herbs and maybe onions in them, the grease is orange from the chilis and peppers. If I cooked them properly (350 degrees for 40-45 minutes) can the leftover grease have any risk of harbouring botulism? (I'm not going to eat it but would like to know how to I clean it safely). Would recooking the pan kill off any toxins, etc.?
It was a metal baking pan and a knife and fork. I am only worried about botulism and I don't know if normal washing is enough if by chance it was in the fat and whether it would contaminate the sink, etc. I read about bacon fat but wondered if sausages might be different with peppers and maybe onions in them.
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Discard the contents of the pan in the trash.
Wash the pan with hot water and soap.
All will be well once you've done this. There is no reason to be concerned about which particular pathogens you tossed in the trash and washed down the drain. You can safely assume it was a few of all of them.
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Instead, store the grease in the refrigerator (up to 3 months) or freezer (indefinitely). The refrigerator is best because the fat will stay soft enough to scoop, so you can have delicious solid drippings at the ready.Do you need to refrigerate sausage grease?
Storing it in the pantry or the kitchen is perfectly fine \u2013 you don't have to refrigerate it. Make sure the container is closed tightly when not in use and doesn't seat near any sources of heat, e.g., the stove. At above 80\xb0F (or 26\xb0C) bacon grease starts to liquefy.Can sausage grease be saved?
Store your container in the fridge where it will last for three months, or in the freezer where it will last indefinitely. Storing the grease in the fridge is the best for easy access to soft fat whenever you want it.Can you put grease in the refrigerator?
Officially, considering food safety guidelines, I should really say that you could keep it in a sealed container in the fridge for about a week. But unofficially, providing it has been stored in a cold part of the fridge, in a clean sealed jar, we would keep it for a month for cooking.Sausage grease uses. No food waste, lots of flavor.
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Answer 2
A pan in the fridge for ten days?!
Bin the contents, wash the pan in hot soapy water, twice, and everythings dandy, believe me.
If you're truly paranoid, fill the pan with water, and a splash of vinegar,boil for 10 mins, then rinse with hot soapy water,again.
Vow to yourself never to do that again.
Answer 3
There is very little chance of bacteria with it being in the fridge. Yes, reheating the pan to a temperature over 175 will kill any bacteria that may exist.
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