Is cheese okay if unrefridgerated overnight?

[mercanucaribe]

I was enjoying some cheese and crackers and forgot to put the damn cheese back in the fridge. Is it okay to eat?

 

[GigaCluster]

If there are no signs of mold on it, then I vote Yes.

 

[mobobuff]

If it's not rock-hard...

 

[dxkj]

Originally posted by: GigaCluster
If there are no signs of mold on it, then I vote Yes.

Mold doesnt matter either, eat it anyway.

 

[Jzero]

Depends what kind of cheese....

 

[mercanucaribe]

It was in a zip loc bag so it didn't dry out or anything. It just has the oil/moisture beads on it.

 

[GigaCluster]

Yes, while mold does not do anything to you unless you're allergic to the spores, it's still rather disgusting, in a purely illogical sort of way.

 

[OutHouse]

its fine.

 

[Malladine]

ya it's fine

 

[FoBoT]

of course, what do you think cheese is? do you know how they make cheese?

STORAGE
Cheese needs to breathe, therefore, wrapping it in plastic wrap is a "no, no." Storing cheese in plastic wrap creates moisture, which creates mold. If cheese from your grocer is in plastic wrap, rewrap it in wax paper before refrigerating. If you really want to be an extreme about your cheese, go right ahead and store your hard cheese at room temperature under an overturned flower pot.

http://www.beyondgourmet.com/food/cfromage.html

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
of course, what do you think cheese is? do you know how they make cheese?

STORAGE
Cheese needs to breathe, therefore, wrapping it in plastic wrap is a "no, no." Storing cheese in plastic wrap creates moisture, which creates mold. If cheese from your grocer is in plastic wrap, rewrap it in wax paper before refrigerating. If you really want to be an extreme about your cheese, go right ahead and store your hard cheese at room temperature under an overturned flower pot.

http://www.beyondgourmet.com/food/cfromage.html

Yeah I do but I figured it could be contaminated by other microorganisms now that it's been opened.

 

[Toasthead]

Originally posted by: GigaCluster
If there are no signs of mold on it, then I vote Yes.

Yuo could even just cut the mold off too.

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
of course, what do you think cheese is? do you know how they make cheese?

STORAGE
Cheese needs to breathe, therefore, wrapping it in plastic wrap is a "no, no." Storing cheese in plastic wrap creates moisture, which creates mold. If cheese from your grocer is in plastic wrap, rewrap it in wax paper before refrigerating. If you really want to be an extreme about your cheese, go right ahead and store your hard cheese at room temperature under an overturned flower pot.

http://www.beyondgourmet.com/food/cfromage.html

Keyword - hard cheese.