How Long Can Cooked Rice Stay Out

Rice should be served or refrigerated for the first few hours after cooking

Rice should be served or refrigerated for the first few hours after cooking

Refrigerating rice within an hour of cooking it allows you to store it for four or six days.

Refrigerating rice within an hour of cooking it allows you to store it for four or six days.

If rice is left outside for two plus hours, bacteria begins to grow on the rice surface

If rice is left outside for two plus hours, bacteria begins to grow on the rice surface

The longer the rice is kept at room temperature, the more the bacteria will multiply

The longer the rice is kept at room temperature, the more the bacteria will multiply

Cooked rice left at room temperature for long durations will contain spores causing food poisoning.

Cooked rice left at room temperature for long durations will contain spores causing food poisoning.

Any cooked rice that has been stored at the wrong temperature is not safe to eat.

Any cooked rice that has been stored at the wrong temperature is not safe to eat.