What is the 2 4 hour cooling rule?
Chef's answer
The 2 Hour/ 4 Hour Rule tells you how long freshly potentially hazardous foods*, foods like cooked meat and foods containing meat, dairy products, prepared fruits and vegetables, cooked rice and pasta, and cooked or processed foods containing eggs, can be safely held at temperatures in the danger zone.
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The pronunciation of the word "chorizo" in Mexican Spanish is choh-REE-soh, with the "z" pronounced like an "s." In Castillian Spanish, chorizo is pronounced more like choh-REE-thoh, with the "z" having a "th" sound. (The Portuguese term for this sausage, pronounced in a similar way, is chourico.
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End colds! Just wrap your feet in 5-7 sheets of aluminum foil and leave it like that for about 1 hour. The paper has anti-inflammatory properties and can help you alleviate some of the symptoms of a cold. Let your feet breathe for 2 hours and repeat the process. You will notice improvement in a couple of days.
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Preparation for mutton gravy Marinate it with yogurt, ginger garlic paste, salt, turmeric and chili powder. Refrigerate and keep for at least 2 hours to overnight. Overnight is best. This is the key to tenderize the meat.
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Vomiting that occurs 3-4 hours after a meal, particularly associated with partially digested food, suggests blockage to the outlet of the stomach. Anorexia, fullness in the upper abdomen and nausea usually has no underlying cause. Rarely it may be a symptom of serious disease such as gastric ulcer or gastric carcinoma..
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Types of Potentially Hazardous Foods
- Milk and dairy products.
- Eggs (except those treated to eliminate microorganisms)
- Meat (beef, pork and lamb)
- Poultry.
- Fish and shellfish.
- Baked Potatoes.
- Heat-treated plant foods (rice, beans, and vegetables)
- Tofu and other soy proteins.
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Keep it in a sealed bag/jar in the fridge after dehydrating to slow the fat degradation process down. As for marinating, 24-72 hours is considered normal. It'll be fine waiting while you dehydrate the rest.
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