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Left Chicken in Car--Am I going to die
Posted on 5/6/13 at 2:31 pm
Posted on 5/6/13 at 2:31 pm
I bought 20 bucks worth of chicken at Costco and left it in the car in the garage for about 3 hours. It's been 48-57 outside today. I pulled the chicken in and am currently cooking all of it. Don't want to put it in the fridge.
Should I toss it or should it be ok?
Should I toss it or should it be ok?
Posted on 5/6/13 at 2:36 pm to Boss
OK for that time.
Freeze it after cooking if you like.
Freeze it after cooking if you like.
Posted on 5/6/13 at 2:36 pm to Boss
quote:My professional opinion...... Yep.
Am I going to die
Posted on 5/6/13 at 2:37 pm to Boss
likely contract super aids unfortunately, prayers sent
Posted on 5/6/13 at 2:55 pm to Boss
if it didn't smell bad it should be fine.
Posted on 5/6/13 at 2:58 pm to Boss
quote:
Am I going to die?
Eventually.
Whether or not the chicken has anything to do with it remains to be seen.
Posted on 5/6/13 at 3:10 pm to Boss
Simple smell test before you cook it works on chicken.
Posted on 5/6/13 at 3:11 pm to Boss
You should probably stay close to a toilet, but you won't die.
Posted on 5/6/13 at 3:16 pm to dpd901
I'm sorry, I may be in the minority, but I'd toss it. I had the misfortune of chicken-related food poisoning once and I never ever want to repeat the experience. Though I did lose 5 lbs in a couple of days. It was horrible....
Posted on 5/6/13 at 4:45 pm to Boss
With chicken and other proteins, there's a recommended safe zone between 40 and 140 degrees. The food can only hang around in between those temps for a limited time because the longer the food sits in that unsafe environment (danger zone), the faster the bacteria begin to spread. Two hours is sort of a minimum standard, four is pushing it, also depending on how cold your chicken was when you purchased it. The bacteria are what you're most concerned about, which is why we can cook different meats to different temps. It also depends on whether you purchased thin strips or whole chickens. Obviously, whole chickens will remain colder longer.
It's actually recommended that you NOT cook protein immediately after coming out of the fridge anyway. The fibers will tighten up and you'll have tough meat. If they're whole birds, I actually will intentionally leave them out for a couple of hours.
As was said however, a hospital bill is far more expensive than your $20 from Costco.
It's actually recommended that you NOT cook protein immediately after coming out of the fridge anyway. The fibers will tighten up and you'll have tough meat. If they're whole birds, I actually will intentionally leave them out for a couple of hours.
As was said however, a hospital bill is far more expensive than your $20 from Costco.
This post was edited on 5/6/13 at 5:00 pm
Posted on 5/6/13 at 5:03 pm to Boss
With the cool temps, I wouldn't worry about it-as long as when you looked at it or smelled it you didn't find anything to worry yourself.
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