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It's a food safety issue. The maximum amount of time you should leave food out of the fridge is 2 hours. They say after 2 hours, the "bugs/bacteria" start contaminating the food. If you put warm food into the fridge, it takes longer for it to cool down to proper safe temperature as opposed to putting room temperature food into the fridge. Plus, putting warm food into the fridge warms up the interior of fridge (and the other foods in there) (like @Anna N said) which can also lead to food contamination. The high end of the safe temperature zone for refrigerating food is 40°F. Anything higher than that allows possible bacteria in your food to multiply.

I drink Canada Dry Ginger Ale because it's one of the few sodas that doesn't have caramel color added (Google it). I drink the Diet version but I mix it with Pom pomegranate juice and it's freakin' delicious. It's also good with Dole's Strawberry Lemonade. I do about a 3-to-1 (diet soda to mixer) ratio so I'm not really drinking diet soda...kinda. The issue I have with most of the studies de-crying diet soda is they can't show causality. It's all statistics like they do with insurance studies (eg, "most red headed woman live 10 years longer than women with other hair color") but lack the cause/proof.

More chicken, different brand... "Serenade Foods Recalls Frozen Raw Breaded Stuffed Chicken Products due to Possible Salmonella Enteritidis Contamination" Edited to add: Just saw on CNN's web site that these chicken products were sold at Aldi's.

Found this afternoon: Slightly more expensive... From by Marc Vetri, Claire Kopp McWilliams, and David Joachim "Mastering Bread: The Art and Practice of Handmade Sourdough, Yeast Bread, and Pastry [A Baking Book]" Kindle Edition $3.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Well reviewed. Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll up to see the list of recipes. I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

"Blount Fine Foods Corp. Recalls Chicken Soup Products Due To Possible Foreign Matter Contamination" Specific product(s) impacted are listed in the article.

The pineapples we get in my local grocery stores are a sort of cross in colors that your pineapples are showing. Here they're greenish with a gold blush. The more golden they are, the more ripe they are. Your golden pineapple, if found in my grocery store, wouldn't be touched by shoppers because it'd be considered overripe. I was happy to hear it tasted good!

This month's Amazon offerings has a lot of previously posted cookbooks...kind of disappointing. Two bargains found, one old (previously posted) and a new one: "Sara Moulton's Everyday Family Dinners" Kindle Edition $1.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll down to see the recipe listing for the first chapter and some recipes. Not a cookbook...a commentary on the Food World and those populating it... Anthony Bourdain's "Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook (P.S.)" Kindle Edition $2.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

"Whole Foods Is Starting To Charge Prime Members With Grocery Delivery Fees"

Two notices this morning... "Greater Omaha Packing Recalls Raw Beef Products Due to Possible E. Coli O157:H7 Contamination" Regarding this next recall, the government hasn't been able to trace the specific source, yet: "E. coli Outbreak Linked to Cake Mix"

From this morning's BookBub email... An introduction to cooking: Chef Hugh Acheson's "How to Cook: Building Blocks and 100 Simple Recipes for a Lifetime of Meals: A Cookbook" Kindle Edition $2.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll all the way down to see the listing of the first 25 recipes. I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

Another found this morning... From James Beard winner Cheryl Alters Jamison and her husband Bill, it's: "Chicken on the Grill: 100 Surefire Ways to Grill Perfect Chicken Every Time" Kindle Edition $1.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

A couple of finds, one old, one new... This was posted quite some time ago... Alice Medrich's "Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts: Quicker, Smarter Recipes" Kindle Edition $1.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll down to see recipes. Measurements are Imperial with weights included. Food Network's Jeff Mauro's "Come On Over: 111 Fantastic Recipes for the Family That Cooks, Eats, and Laughs Together" Kindle Edition $1.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll down to see the list of recipes. Then scroll further down to see some recipes. I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

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I'm with Paul...I also don't see the image unless I open the link. The loaves look beautiful!

Carrots! "Grimmway Farms Voluntarily Recalls Certain Retail-Packaged Carrots Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination" There's a short list at the bottom of the recall article of products being recalled.

"Muffins sold nationwide recalled for listeria concerns" There is a link in the article that shows specific brands/products being recalled.

This article originally appeared in the Los Angeles Times but there's a paywall, I believe, so I am posting this reprint from MSN: "Mar Vista's cookbook queen wants her living room back, so she's selling treasured titles"

Currently snacking on Kettle Corn by Popcorn Indiana. Oddly, I have had this before and with the previous bag it tasted like freshly popped Kettle Popcorn. This bag...no "just popped" taste. Will have to do further investigation. Twist my arm...

I would also be interested in how it is regarding food or detergent odors. Tupperware tends to hold onto detergent fragrances.

The design/pattern/colors harken back to an older, more genteel era of tableware. You lucked out... A lot of the Pioneer Woman's products are stylistically...uhm...wanting.

Past eGullet discussions... The good: "Showstopper Jello Desserts" Going straight to the bad: "gelatinous holiday horrors"

I have a similar "Bacon Pig" somewhere in my kitchen. Always came in handy when frying bacon...

"One of the Most Popular Taco Bell Items In History Is Returning to the Menu" I suppose if McD's has their once-in-awhile McRibs, then Taco Bell can have its sporadic Nacho Fries.

"Popeyes Is Adding Sandwich-Inspired Chicken Nuggets to the Menu" If the nuggets taste anything like their chicken sandwich, they will be quite successful. (They will offer a 48 nuggets order only on their online menu).

From this afternoon's perusing: IACP Cookbook Award for Food Photography & Styling, IACP Cookbook Award for Design "The Cook's Atelier: Recipes, Techniques, and Stories from Our French Cooking School" Kindle Edition $2.51US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature and you may have to scroll up to see the list of recipes. Amazon has an e-book credit promotion currently going on through Sept. 22, 2021. Collect enough credits/accrue enough points to buy an e-book. Just above the gold/yellow "Buy Now with 1-Click" tab of the above e-cookbook are the words "You Earn: 13 pts Details". Click on the word Details for information on this promotion. I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.