Chicken left out over night? eat or no?

almonds1
almonds1 Posts: 642 Member
edited November 11 in Food and Nutrition
I cooked some chicken and left it out all night (12hours) in a sealed container.... Eat or no?
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  • deniserenee_02
    deniserenee_02 Posts: 158 Member
    Did you cook it with onions? If so no. I would :)
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    Does it look and smell OK? Probably safe enough.
  • snookumss
    snookumss Posts: 1,451 Member
    I usually have food in a bag that I carry around with me all the time! I'd just try a few bites and if nothing happens within an hour or so... eat the rest up! I'd probably eat it ;D
  • Qatsi
    Qatsi Posts: 2,191 Member
    I wouldn't chance it.
  • xXmimiXx
    xXmimiXx Posts: 564 Member
    It'll be fiiiiiiiiiine!
  • kryptonitekelly
    kryptonitekelly Posts: 335 Member
    Cooked chicken should be fine...
  • seattlerain
    seattlerain Posts: 189 Member
    Sniff test!
  • kryptonitekelly
    kryptonitekelly Posts: 335 Member
    Cooked chicken should be fine...honestly! It's cooked. Sealed in a container!

    My friend left rice (Disgusting I know cos of the bacteria, especially the ones that live on rice, that even heating won't kill them!) for 3 days and ate it whilst drunk, and she was completely fine!
  • kryptonitekelly
    kryptonitekelly Posts: 335 Member
    I quoted? -.- clearly too early in the morning for me.
  • nnylee
    nnylee Posts: 811 Member
    If it's cooked, it should be A-OK.
  • sagetracey
    sagetracey Posts: 607 Member
    Definitely not! It will have been I. The danger zone (5 and 60 degrees Celsius) for more than 20 minutes. You will make yourself sick
  • ryansgram
    ryansgram Posts: 693 Member
    I wouldn't eat it. Why take the chance of getting sick. 12 hours is a long time to keep it sitting out.
  • _persephone_
    _persephone_ Posts: 138 Member
    How warm was your house overnight? I ask because I've just woken up and I'm sure my house is the exact same temperature as my refrigerator...if you didn't have much in the way of heating on, it'll be fine at this time of year.
  • sarahcs424
    sarahcs424 Posts: 46 Member
    I've done it a billion times ok maybe not that many but it's cooked and sealed I'd eat it unless it's been 80 degrees or above in your kitchen lol.
  • katya73
    katya73 Posts: 464
    If it's cooked it should be ok ... Depending on your climate .. If it's warm where you live, I wouldn't chance it .. Not worth getting sick ... If it's cooler .. Should be alright !
  • Thena81
    Thena81 Posts: 1,265 Member
    no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Le_Joy
    Le_Joy Posts: 549 Member
    Definitely not! It will have been I. The danger zone (5 and 60 degrees Celsius) for more than 20 minutes. You will make yourself sick

    I would not eat chicken left out for 12 hours. But at least in the US for food handling it's more like 4 hours than 20 min before it's dangerous....
  • Kirabelly
    Kirabelly Posts: 60
    When in doubt, throw it out.
  • almonds1
    almonds1 Posts: 642 Member
    Its around 70 in my house but I think a little cooler... I like it cool!!!

    Its cooked with mushrooms...

    I am putting it back in the fridge for later... smell is ok!!!

    thanks :)
  • HeidiRene
    HeidiRene Posts: 335 Member
    I am sure it's fine. People tend to freak out these days about food safety when it's not needed. It would be a shame to waste your chicken.
  • TurnLeftNow
    TurnLeftNow Posts: 171
    Ick, I would say no. Even cooked chicken shouldn't reach the "danger zone" for more than a couple hours. That's kind of dangerous. I mean I am sure you won't die or anything, but that's not really safe to eat.
  • BevP123
    BevP123 Posts: 58 Member
    I do it all the time, especially when we've had a roast and there's no room in the fridge. Obviously there's a risk but isn't that the same with everything? If you eat and it makes you sick there's no guarantee it was the chicken anyway, so many bugs going around you can get just as sick from thin air....just my opinion. Why waste food?
  • yuckidah
    yuckidah Posts: 290 Member
    Ah well - at least any food poisoning will probably lead to weight loss :wink:
  • almonds1
    almonds1 Posts: 642 Member
    Ah well - at least any food poisoning will probably lead to weight loss :wink:
    lol, and a day off work...
  • chunk1691
    chunk1691 Posts: 90 Member
    hi.. i work as a cook in a childrens play centre, the guidelines are it should be kept in a fridge and i would never serve it to the children but i have eaten it myself and it was fine. suppose it depends how warm your room is.
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    umm, yeah 12 hours is nothing. You will be more than fine. I have left food on the stove for 24 hours after cooking it (I'm a bachelor, dont judge me)

    Once cooked, you have about 24 hours to put the stuff back into the fridge. Ofcourse it depend son the dish, the more...liquidy the higher the chances it'll go bad faster. Also depends on the temperature. The colder your kitchen is, the longer it'll last.

    The best thing to do (and the reason humans have this amazing technology) is to just snif it. I ALWAYS snif food before putting it in fridge and snif it before eating
  • annie7hudds
    annie7hudds Posts: 199 Member
    Ach - If it were me I would eat it. I don't tend to adhere to the rules too much. I wouldn't serve it to a child/old person/guest :)

    I used to work in the food industry and am fully aware of the rules - temps and 20 minute rule etc, but I don't always apply it to myself at home.

    Report back :)
  • tinkermommc
    tinkermommc Posts: 558 Member
    I had too many microbiology classes. I say no. But I have issues because I know what bacteria could be growing.

    http://www.fsis.usda.gov/help/faqs_hotline_preparation/index.asp#6 <---they agree with me ;-)
  • chub_b_gone
    chub_b_gone Posts: 18 Member
    With out a doubt do not eat it. If its left out for that long most likely its growing bacteria regardless of being in a container or not. It may work for pizza but meat, not so much.
  • Urwin123
    Urwin123 Posts: 10
    I wouldnt eat it if your gona have it cold but just reheat it adequately, you'll be fine !
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