Would cooked quinoa stay overnight? [duplicate]

I cooked quinoa like rice and ate half of it. I am planning to have the other half for breakfast. Is it safe to leave it in room temperature overnight (I don't have a refrigerator)?

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Best Answer

There's some good advice here:

http://www.savvyvegetarian.com/blog/advice/food-safety-tips-food-spoilage

In summary, everything goes bad, quinoa is no exception. To be safe, refrigerate when possible. Leaving food at room temp is asking for trouble.

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Can you cook quinoa in advance?

Just measure out the quinoa and put it in a bowl with about twice as much room temperature water and a splash of apple cider vinegar. Cover and let sit. You can do this in the morning before you go about your day, and it will be ready for you to cook in the evening. Then just drain it, wash it and cook it.

Can you reheat cooked quinoa twice?

Once cooked, can you reheat quinoa? Yes, quinoa is one of the easiest grains you can refrigerate or freeze and reheat at will. The quickest way to reheat quinoa is by using your microwave, but the oven and the stovetop are equally useful in their own ways.

Can cooked quinoa be kept overnight?

Cooked quinoa should be refrigerated in an airtight container to keep out moisture and contamination. It can last for six to seven days in the refrigerator and eight to twelve months in the freezer.

Can quinoa be eaten the next day?

After it has been cooked, if it has a strange aroma, or a coarse, hard texture, it is no longer safe to eat. After storing it in the fridge, if you take it out to reheat, look it over for any mold growth, and give it a smell. If it's been over 7 days toss it out.

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Answer 2

In its homecountries of Bolivia and Peru, few people have fridges to keep their cooked quinoa, and having leftovers stay overnight (or longer) is a fact of life. Also facts of life there are foodborne infections, as many tourists visiting there will tell you in graphic detail...

As a cooking instructor I would always advise to use refrigeration, or other aseptic procedures (for example, taking part of the content of a pot while it's still vigorously boiling, closing it with a lid and leaving it sealed constitutes a sort of a pasteurised container that has more chances of being safe overnight in a coldish kitchen than using a contaminated, dirty cup to take a portion of a cold broth and then leaving said broth in a warm kitchen - this later scenario almost assures an infection)

Answer 3

I left cooked quinoa seasoned with veggies overnight. The temperature in my basement home was 7 degrees last night. I found the quinoa not smelling strange and the texture not changed. So I reheated it and had it for lunch.

Well, maybe when temperatures are higher in summer it would be wise to refrigerate cooked quinoa. If animal products have been added to it I would strongly suggest storing leftovers in the fridge.

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