Left bean soup out overnight...toss it?

[Anonymous]

I made a pot of white bean soup in the slow cooker yesterday. Set it on the stovetop to cool off before bed, and forgot to put it in the fridge. It sat out for about 10 hours. Would you still eat it, or throw it away? The ingredients are: navy beans, carrots, onion, celery, garlic, water and spices.

[Anonymous]

I'd heat to boiling and eat. But I'm not very risk-averse when it comes to food.

[Anonymous]

I'd probably eat it.

[Anonymous]

I'd toss it, but I've had severe food poisoning twice so I'm paranoid.

[Anonymous]

I'd eat it.

[Anonymous]

How does it smell?

[Anonymous]

I'd do the heat to boil and eat it.

[Anonymous]

Was it covered while it sat out? If it had just been cooked thoroughly, then sat out covered, I'd definitely re-heat to a boil, maybe keep a simmer for an additional 10-20 minutes, and then consider it safe to eat.

[Anonymous]

I've done this. Never gotten sick, but it always tastes really off.

I'd toss, based on taste - try it and seee. But you probably won't get ill.

[Anonymous]

Thanks all. It was covered all night. I'll boil for a while and then do a sniff/taste test to decide!

[Anonymous]

Boil it and then do a taste test. I am sure it will be alright.

In a similar situation, toss food if it had meat, poultry, fish or dairy in it. Tomatoes hasten food spoilage too, but your soup does not have that.

[Anonymous]

Is there absolutely no common sense in these repeated "I left it out for.... is it still OK to eat" posters brains?

[Anonymous]

Freeze it. Then defrost, boil and eat.

[Anonymous]

Toss it.

[Anonymous]

Who eats soup in this weather?