re: I cooked some brats last night and forgot to put them in the fridge

I've eaten so much shite in my life that others would say "Oh that's gonna get you dire sick". All bullshite.

A while ago I made hamburger helper. I left my meal/cooked beef on counter for 3 days. Came back and finished the rest. Completely fine. My dung smelt fantastic after too.

Think about all the near rotten carcasses that animals eat and they survive.