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amother
Scarlet
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 Tue, Apr 04 2017, 7:07 am
By mistake I left a pack of raw chicken bottoms and capons on the counter for 12 hrs 
It still smells fresh and my house isn't too warm. Can I still cook it?
Anyone ever cooked chicken that was left out for that long? How was it?
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ra_mom
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Tue, Apr 04 2017, 7:08 am
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Touch the chicken. What's the temperature?
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MitzadSheini
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Tue, Apr 04 2017, 7:12 am
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Unless your house is less than 4 degrees Celsius inside, I'd say THROW THEM AWAY.
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esther11
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Tue, Apr 04 2017, 7:21 am
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If it started out frozen I probably would use it. If it started out refrigerated no way.
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Laiya
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Tue, Apr 04 2017, 7:24 am
| ra_mom wrote: | | Touch the chicken. What's the temperature? |
This. If still cold to the touch (and no smell), most probably still fine.
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mc
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Tue, Apr 04 2017, 9:38 am
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Sorry, throw out! Not safe.
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amother
Scarlet
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Tue, Apr 04 2017, 10:22 am
| ra_mom wrote: | | Touch the chicken. What's the temperature? |
It wasn't cold but wasn't warm either. Nice room temp feel.
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ra_mom
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Tue, Apr 04 2017, 10:30 am
| amother wrote: | | It wasn't cold but wasn't warm either. Nice room temp feel. |
If it was cool room temperature then go for it.
If it was lukewarm then discard it.
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amother
Seagreen
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Tue, Apr 04 2017, 10:53 am
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Throw it out! Please don't take chances with things like this, and if you do, let whoever you're serving know about it. It's not worth it
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seeker
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Tue, Apr 04 2017, 10:59 am
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I'm not the most paranoid about these things and even I would toss without a second thought after 12 hours on the counter.
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elaela
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Tue, Apr 04 2017, 11:34 am
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smell the chicken. if it smells fine and you cook/fry/ roast it really well through (poultry should always be cooked very well through anyway) I would use it. especially if the house isnt very warm.
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seeker
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Tue, Apr 04 2017, 11:50 am
| ariela wrote: | | smell the chicken. if it smells fine and you cook/fry/ roast it really well through (poultry should always be cooked very well through anyway) I would use it. especially if the house isnt very warm. |
Bad advice. Some very nasty bacteria have no smell and are not killed off by cooking.
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amother
Mint
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Tue, Apr 04 2017, 12:42 pm
| seeker wrote: | | Bad advice. Some very nasty bacteria have no smell and are not killed off by cooking. |
interesting never heard that
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amother
Mint
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Tue, Apr 04 2017, 12:42 pm
| ra_mom wrote: | If it was cool room temperature then go for it.
If it was lukewarm then discard it. |
this
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ariellabella
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Tue, Apr 04 2017, 12:59 pm
Two things happen when food is left at room temp.
1. Bacteria grow
2. The bacteria produce toxins
Both can make you very very sick, in different ways. And as mentioned earlier, not all of them have a detectable odor, so sniffing them won't necessarily tell you anything.
When you subsequently cook it, you may kill most of the bacteria but you do not destroy most toxins.
Therefore...
"When in doubt, throw it out."
(And never thaw meat on the countertop!)
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cnc
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Tue, Apr 04 2017, 1:01 pm
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Throw it out. The bacteria that don't smell are the most harmful!
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amother
Sienna
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Tue, Apr 04 2017, 1:12 pm
| ariellabella wrote: | Two things happen when food is left at room temp.
1. Bacteria grow
2. The bacteria produce toxins
Both can make you very very sick, in different ways. And as mentioned earlier, not all of them have a detectable odor, so sniffing them won't necessarily tell you anything.
When you subsequently cook it, you may kill most of the bacteria but you do not destroy most toxins.
Therefore...
"When in doubt, throw it out."
(And never thaw meat on the countertop!) |
THIS!!!
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MagentaYenta
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Tue, Apr 04 2017, 1:35 pm
| ariellabella wrote: | Two things happen when food is left at room temp.
1. Bacteria grow
2. The bacteria produce toxins
Both can make you very very sick, in different ways. And as mentioned earlier, not all of them have a detectable odor, so sniffing them won't necessarily tell you anything.
When you subsequently cook it, you may kill most of the bacteria but you do not destroy most toxins.
Therefore...
"When in doubt, throw it out."
(And never thaw meat on the countertop!) |
As someone who has suffered from food poisoning (brought on by my own foolish choices) I cannot help but agree with you.
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