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Left Lasagna out all night - Safe to eat

Posted on 1/23/17 at 8:24 am
Posted by BugAC
St. George
Member since Oct 2007
52920 posts
Posted on 1/23/17 at 8:24 am
Accidentally left the lasagna out all night last night. Is it safe to eat if reheated properly?
Posted by LNCHBOX
70448
Member since Jun 2009
84319 posts
Posted on 1/23/17 at 8:26 am to
Yes.
Posted by bdevill
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Mar 2008
11809 posts
Posted on 1/23/17 at 8:28 am to
Put it in the fridge this morning, heat whenever you're ready to eat. It's fine.
Posted by t00f
Not where you think I am
Member since Jul 2016
90581 posts
Posted on 1/23/17 at 8:36 am to
LINK

When in Doubt, Throw it Out!

You cannot always see or smell bacterial contamination. Mold that appears to be growing only on the surface may grow invisible roots into softer foods. Do not rely on a visual inspection or "smell test" to tell you whether or not a food is safe. It's not worth the risk - food poisoning can be much, much worse than an upset stomach.

The Danger Zone

Potentially hazardous food that stays in the temperature "danger zone", 40-140 °F (4-60 °C), for more than 2 hours should be discarded.*
Potentially hazardous foods are those foods that spoil most easily, such as unshelled eggs, raw meats, fish, shell fish, dairy products, almost all cooked foods.
This time is cumulative, so it includes time bringing the food home from the grocery store, time before cooking, time after cooking, and so on. The reason is that while cooking may destroy bacteria or other pathogens, it doesn't always destroy the toxins that they have produced.
So in general, regarding perishable foods like meat, most dairy, unshelled eggs and shell eggs (in the US), cooked casseroles, and so on: if the food (or its perishable components) have been at room temperature for more than two hours, you should discard that food.
To avoid the danger zone, keep cooked food hot until ready to eat, then refrigerate immediately. Separate large items into smaller containers to help them to cool more quickly. If you’re defrosting something, do it in the fridge or under cold running water.
If you can be certain that the food was not in the danger zone, then yes, it is safe. For example, if you left a large chunk of frozen meat out and it is still frozen solid when you come back to it, it was not in the danger zone.
Why does cooking not completely "reset the clock"?

Some bacteria leave behind harmful protein toxins that cannot be "killed" (denatured) by cooking. Cooking food is only effective against live organisms, not their toxic waste products. Spoiled food cannot be cooked back to safety and must be discarded.
Cooking is pasteurization, not sterilization. Pasteurization means killing most microbes, so as to render the food safe for human consumption. Sterilization methods (e.g. pressure-canning and irradiation) are the only safe methods for longer-term room-temperature storage. Otherwise, the danger zone rules always apply.
Even sterilized food can only remain sterile under an airtight seal, e.g. when properly canned or vacuum-sealed. Once it is opened, it is no longer sterile. Air contains countless bacteria and molds, and their spores, which will readily re-colonize any suitable environment they encounter. Cooked food tends to be an ideal medium for growth.
Posted by thegreatboudini
Member since Oct 2008
6461 posts
Posted on 1/23/17 at 8:42 am to
I'd eat it, but I pee out of my butt nearly every day anyway. Good luck.
Posted by Muriel
third ward
Member since Dec 2016
444 posts
Posted on 1/23/17 at 9:03 am to
I would 100% eat it. It's fine.
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
27167 posts
Posted on 1/23/17 at 9:06 am to
You're probably good, but there is a higher chance of mudbutt than if you had refrigerated it.
Posted by Parrish
New Orleans
Member since Sep 2014
2131 posts
Posted on 1/23/17 at 9:06 am to
t00f's only saying that it cannot be affirmatively claimed safe to eat. Each person has a different acceptable risk. I've eaten food that's been at room temp for three hours (say, party leftovers) but never overnight. But I'm more risk averse with expiration dates, etc, so YMMV.
Posted by MeridianDog
Home on the range
Member since Nov 2010
14263 posts
Posted on 1/23/17 at 9:30 am to
Toss it. Not safe.
Posted by bctiger6
NOLA
Member since Jul 2007
1355 posts
Posted on 1/23/17 at 9:50 am to
Made that mistake before and put it in the fridge and ate it throughout the week.
I'm still alive
Posted by TigerstuckinMS
Member since Nov 2005
33687 posts
Posted on 1/23/17 at 12:04 pm to
I wouldn't risk it, but you're the one that would have to deal with spewing from both ends.

It's always safe until it isn't.
Posted by Jimmy2shoes
The South
Member since Mar 2014
11004 posts
Posted on 1/23/17 at 12:11 pm to
I see arse water in your future
Posted by atxfan
Member since Jul 2004
3551 posts
Posted on 1/23/17 at 1:18 pm to
Officially it is unsafe to eat. IMO it's worth the risk and you'll probably be o.k. That's coming from someone who's had food poisoning more than once though so consider the source. I'm assuming this is a homemade lasagna and not Stouffer's, correct?
Posted by KillTheGophers
Member since Jan 2016
6231 posts
Posted on 1/23/17 at 9:03 pm to
we had a great homemade lasagna at the duck camp years ago....there were several other items as well....gumbo, steak, salad, potatoes, bread, shrimp, etc....so not all the lasagna was not eaten.


Well...the wine and bourbon kicked in and we did not clean up....the lasagna sat out all night.

I wake up get geared up and go through the kitchen....warm up a small plate of the lasagna that was out all night....it was delicious and a great start to the morning.

On the ride to the blind my stomach rumbels but I think it is a combo of the wine and bourbon.

Once in the blind the sun starts to rise....and I know I have a major problem....I shoot out of the blind like an NFL linebacker on a blitz...


.....I am running like a deer that was just arrowed at 30 yards...it is a death run....and I am shucking waders, thermals, everything while running...


...somehow I did not shite myself or the waders....I had hunkered down on the levee and pissed shite for 5 minutes....bare arse and all in front of 5 other guys back in the pit blind.

I cleaned up with my thermals....walked to my 4 wheeler, and went back to the camp - showered up and went to bed.

I ate a normal breakfast once everyone was back from the hunt.


DO NOT EAT IT
Posted by Box Geauxrilla
Member since Jun 2013
19118 posts
Posted on 1/23/17 at 11:11 pm to
im always of the "eat it" camp. But then again I'm disgusting with no regard to my health.
Posted by ConfusedHawgInMO
Member since Apr 2014
3512 posts
Posted on 1/25/17 at 9:09 am to
Reverse sear it and it will be fine.
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