Food left out overnight (Safe to eat)

[xaeniac]

Left meatloaf, potatoes, and sweetpeas overnight. Is it safe to eat? Should I eat it?

 

[Crono]

Uncovered or covered? Meatloaf might be okay if enough salt was added, I'd eat if it smelled alright. Potatoes and sweetpeas should be fine.

 

[minendo]

Why risk it? Just throw it away.

 

[sdifox]

depends on what temperature your furnace is set at. Should be ok.

 

[Modular]

Microwave it you pansy.

 

[Tiamat]

covered, its fine. Uncovered, it depends...

 

[Crono]

Microwave it you pansy.

Or oven reheat. Would taste better that way, too.

 

[Ksyder]

Temperature danger zone 40 f to 140 f. Needs to be kept in fridge or else kept above 140 f in order to be safe to eat per public safety standards.

Depending on how good your immune system is you might be fine if you eat it. The safest thing would be to heat the meatloaf up to 165 f for 15 seconds, which should kill any foodborne pathogens that grew while sittin out all night. However, I've heard of some heat-resistant strains of micro organisms that could survive being heated that hot. So, YMMV.

<-- used to be serv safe certified, but certs expired in '07.

 

[FoBoT]

potatoes and peas are fine
i wouldn't do meatloaf, if it is made from hamburger, it could have e coli

 

[El Guaraguao]

do what rats do. take a small bite and if you dont get sick from it, finish the meal.

 

[brtspears2]

Should be fine. Every year I consume turkey the morning after thanksgiving that is just sitting on the counter overnight without any issues.

 

[Cyco]

That which doesn't kill you might just give you the runs for a week. Go for it!

 

[wwswimming]

Left meatloaf, potatoes, and sweetpeas overnight. Is it safe to eat? Should I eat it?

first time i had food poisoning was from chicken left in my truck from 8 AM to 5 PM, then i ate it after work. BIG mistake.

definitely it's better to chuck it, at least the meatloaf. food poisoning is always memorable.

 

[Gothgar]

4 hours is the rule of thumb at normal room temp right?

Fuck it, sounds legit, go for it your pussy....



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[PingSpike]

I'd probably eat it, but its cold up here and I keep my house pretty cold as well. If I were in Florida or something and didn't have A/C....eeeehh.

 

[Cobalt]

Why risk it? Just throw it away.

Because that's wasteful, why throw away perfectly good food? I eat leftovers left out overnight everyday, usually covered sometimes not.

 

[surfsatwerk]

The food is fine, don't be suck a freaking sissy pants little girl about it.

 

[Colt45]

4 hours is the rule of thumb at normal room temp right?

Fuck it, sounds legit, go for it your pussy....



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my rule is 12h. lol.

 

[Matthiasa]

If you normally do that you will probably be fine.
However, if you don't i wouldn't risk it.

I would have just put it away in the frig to begin with though since it saves all the trouble of guessing if it's going to try to kill you or not.

 

[squirrel dog]

MMMMmmmmmmm morning pizza !!!!!!

 

[RaistlinZ]

A better question would be why would you want to eat potatoes, peas and meatloaf that have been sitting out overnight? They're not going to taste nearly as good no matter how you reheat them. What are you, poor? Go make a sandwich or something, geez.

 

[MrMatt]

i eat food that's been left out all the time. I've left raw pork chops open on the counter and thrown them in the fridge then eaten them 3 days later. They'll be fine.

 

[SunSamurai]

If youre worried about the loaf, slap it in the oven on high and sap it. Nice and hot and crispy again.

 

[Matthiasa]

If youre worried about the loaf, slap it in the oven on high and sap it. Nice and hot and crispy again.

Meatloaf shouldn't be crispy...