yet another "would you eat it" thread...

[nageov3t]

so, I brought some leftover Chinese food to work today. chicken fried rice... I ordered it last night, so it's not that old or anything, but when I got to work today, I discovered that our office fridge is broken and so, it's been sitting on my desk all day (office is currently reading 71F).

I can't decide if I should just eat it and hope for the best or err on the side of caution and toss it (and go pick up a slice of pizza or something)

 

[surfsatwerk]

Eat it.

 

[rivan]

Sitting for 4 hours = perfectly fine.

 

[Macamus Prime]

If chinese food isn't gone with in 2 hours of when it was 1st cooked - I do not eat it.

But, that's just crazy old me not wanting to get explosive diahrea.

 

[TwiceOver]

I wouldn't. But that's just me (has had food poisoning twice and cautious ever since).

 

[ichy]

Eat it, you'll be fine.

 

[Krazy4Real]

Eat it, that amount of time is not a big deal. You will be fine.

 

[Mr. Pedantic]

You'll be fine. I'd worry if the chicken weren't cooked properly to begin with, but if you think it's cooked through there's no problem.

 

[ponyo]

It's fine.

 

[her209]

I've eaten rice that's been sitting in the rice cooker (turned off) for 24 hours.

 

[CRXican]

the MSG will protect you

 

[MagickMan]

Eat it, lots of preservatives in there to keep it from hurting you.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Nearly every day, I remove a tupperware of leftovers or whatever from the refrigerator in the morning and stick it in my backpack. I do not use a refrigerator or work, since I bounce between sites.

I eat lunch 4-5 hours later, and it's usually still cold. (Heck, if I store it at the bottom of the fridge, it'll sometimes still have ice in it 4-5 hours later.)

I'm not dead yet. Microwaving presumably kills any harmful bacteria, though.

 

[CrazyAznDriver]

No, food poisoning isn't cool. I don't like to pee out of my ass.

 

[DnetMHZ]

No problem.

 

[Saint Nick]

Sounds delicious...and now it will be even spicier!

 

[yhelothar]

4hrs? Yeah eat it. That stuff is loaded with salt and spices.

 

[Azraele]

I'd toss it. Food poisoning is not fun.

 

[SandEagle]

aren't you fat? if so, who cares? eat it.

 

[Zeze]

4 hours? It can be good up to 12-18 hours easily at cooler room temperature.

 

[Zeze]

so, I brought some leftover Chinese food to work today. chicken fried rice... I ordered it last night, so it's not that old or anything, but when I got to work today, I discovered that our office fridge is broken and so, it's been sitting on my desk all day (office is currently reading 71F).

I can't decide if I should just eat it and hope for the best or err on the side of caution and toss it (and go pick up a slice of pizza or something)

I bet you can feed it to a child with a compromised immune system and he'd be fine.

 

[Wyndru]

4 hours at room temp should be fine, since it was already at a cooler temp when you brought it in, so it's not like it was at room temp for the full 4 hours.

That said, I wouldn't eat it, but that is because I can't stand leftover chinese food. It is one food tastes so much different than when you first buy it which scares me.

 

[HomerJS]

If chinese food isn't gone with in 2 hours of when it was 1st cooked - I do not eat it.

But, that's just crazy old me not wanting to get explosive diahrea.

You and Chan Ho Park

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GIEHPGj9sI

 

[Papagayo]

Eat it..

explosive diarrhea? It means you lose weight..

 

[legcramp]

Toss it... been having exploding diarrhea all day from all you can eat sushi two nights ago... not fun peeing out your ass as already mentioned


On a good note I've lost 5 pounds hahaha