When you buy a roasted chicken

[Anonymous]

Say you buy a roasted chicken at Costco or Whole Foods, during an afternoon shopping trip. Do you leave it on the counter until dinnertime? DH insists this is okay. I think the germs will gather and it should go in the fridge.

[Anonymous]

I put it in the fridge.

[Anonymous]

Fridge. That is too long to leave it out.

[Anonymous]

Put it away. I copied the following portion:

The general rule of thumb is that the time the food spends between 140°F (60°C) and 40°F (4°C) should be no longer than two hours, total. Within this temperature range, which is often called the danger zone, bacteria can multiply at a very fast rate, doubling in number about every 20 minutes.

Because the turkey, roast, chicken or whatever, comes out of a significantly hotter environment, there is a bit of time at the start where the food is still warmer than the danger zone. On the other hand, the two hours is not the amount of time before you put the food into the refrigerator or freezer, but rather the total time it spends in the danger zone, since the food may still be warmer than 40°F (4°C) when you put it away.



Read more at KitchenSavvy: KitchenSavvy: How Long Can Cooked Food Be Left Out http://www.kitchensavvy.com/journal/2006/10/how_long_can_co.html#ixzz2h1kFTPCf

[Anonymous]

Ughh men are so annoying. My DH does unsanitary shit like this with the food too. For example instead of leaving the roasted chicken out on the counter he would put it in the microwave and let it sit there until dinner and insist that it's okay because it's in the microwave!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ughh men are so annoying. My DH does unsanitary shit like this with the food too. For example instead of leaving the roasted chicken out on the counter he would put it in the microwave and let it sit there until dinner and insist that it's okay because it's in the microwave!

Haha! My DH well leave food out for hours and insists it's okay because the air conditioner is on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ughh men are so annoying. My DH does unsanitary shit like this with the food too. For example instead of leaving the roasted chicken out on the counter he would put it in the microwave and let it sit there until dinner and insist that it's okay because it's in the microwave!

My husband has another wife??? Mine does the same thing. Closed space = safe.

[Anonymous]

This is a non-gender-specific habit. My wife loves leaving chickens out and about.

[Anonymous]

Ha, do you live in my house? We had this argument over the weekend. He leaves it out. I think that's gross. I'm a vegetarian so I suppose it's his problem, not mine.

[Anonymous]

I've read it's a good idea to leave a little time for the chicken to cool down so it doesn't warm up your fridge.

We usually let it cool for maybe half an hour then take all the meat off, put it in Tupperware, and stick in fridge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ughh men are so annoying. My DH does unsanitary shit like this with the food too. For example instead of leaving the roasted chicken out on the counter he would put it in the microwave and let it sit there until dinner and insist that it's okay because it's in the microwave!

That wasn't unnecessary. The correct thing to say is, "ugh, your husband is so annoying."

The broadside generalization would be like me saying "ugh, women are so stupid" when my wife sends dd out without tights on a cold day.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, totally not food safe, though I know I have done it before and it has been fine. I wouldnt take the risk with little kids or people with compromised immune systems, though.

[Anonymous]

yeah my husband has a gut of steel, so it may be "safe" for him to eat but not for the rest of us. he has learned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ughh men are so annoying. My DH does unsanitary shit like this with the food too. For example instead of leaving the roasted chicken out on the counter he would put it in the microwave and let it sit there until dinner and insist that it's okay because it's in the microwave!

That wasn't unnecessary. The correct thing to say is, "ugh, your husband is so annoying."

The broadside generalization would be like me saying "ugh, women are so stupid" when my wife sends dd out without tights on a cold day.

I bet there's more men leaving chickens out on counters than women sending dd's out without tights on a cold day though.

[Anonymous]

I put it away within the hour.