Ground chicken unrefrigerated :(

[Anonymous]

Would you eat this: the absent-minded errand episode

I forgot I bought ground chicken at Safeway so I ran an errand before going home. Traveled by metro and on foot. All told, chicken was out about 1 hr. It’s the Tysons kind that is factory sealed (not store wrapped) if that matters.

Can I eat it, or did I just waste $8?

[Anonymous]

Huh? I wouldn’t even think twice about eating it…you plan on cooking it, right?

[Anonymous]

Up to two hours at room temperature is fine, so you should be in the clear.

[Anonymous]

great, thank you both! I appreciate the advice!

[Anonymous]

I would post this in the health and medicine forum, cause that's where you're ending up...

[Anonymous]

When I read the title, I thought this was going to be another “I left this out on the counter overnight. I can still eat it, right?” thread and I was prepared to scream at you.

But an hour in December? As long as you’re not pregnant, you’re good.

[Anonymous]

Was it in car or inside house?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was it in car or inside house?

OP was outside. It’s fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would you eat this: the absent-minded errand episode

I forgot I bought ground chicken at Safeway so I ran an errand before going home. Traveled by metro and on foot. All told, chicken was out about 1 hr. It’s the Tysons kind that is factory sealed (not store wrapped) if that matters.

Can I eat it, or did I just waste $8?

Is this a joke?

[Anonymous]

Hahaha, I left chicken out overnight in the sink, cooked it the next day and ate it. I was absolutely fine.

[Anonymous]

It was like 40 degrees out today. This isn’t the same having raw chicken unrefrigerated for a hour of errands on a 95 degree sunny day in August.