Homemade spaghetti sauce left out over night by accident

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't be rude, some people don't have enough money to just throw away $20-$35 and a huge meal that would have lasted a family multiple days had it not been left out. Not everyone is as privileged as you might be, think before you judge and keep your rude comments to yourself.

If you can’t afford food then you might have problems paying the ER bills! Throw it out!!

[Anonymous]

If you want diarrhea leaving the sauce out will definitely get you cleaned out.

[Anonymous]

toss. Gross.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't be rude, some people don't have enough money to just throw away $20-$35 and a huge meal that would have lasted a family multiple days had it not been left out. Not everyone is as privileged as you might be, think before you judge and keep your rude comments to yourself.

If you can’t afford food then you might have problems paying the ER bills! Throw it out!!

Agree. How is that poster even affording internet?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I lived in Africa, too. Where they never refrigerate eggs and the delivery guys leave dairy products in the sun for hours on end. Never got sick once.

I've left meat sauce out overnight dozens of times. When you reheat, just make sure it boils and let it simmer/bubble for at least 10 minutes.

It'll be fine.

People in Africa gave worms and other parasites

[Anonymous]

Let this thread die.

[Anonymous]

Pro tip for hot food: set bowl of food onto ice bath in another bowl for 15 minutes then you can place the container in the fridge on a hot pad (I never trust the tempered glass) away from any really delicate items.

[Anonymous]

Of course. Very little risk.

[Anonymous]

If it was piping hot in the Tupperware, I am sure that it is not spoilt. You can boil it again and simmer for 10 minutes (with some water if need be). If it is spoilt, it will smell bad at this point.

My gut feel is that because it was piping hot and shut in the Tupperware, it did not have the chance for any airborne bacteria to get into it in this short period.

Frankly, I am more concerned about hot food being put in Tupperware and the risk of plastics leeching into the food.

[Anonymous]

This sauce has now been left out on the counter for 13 years......toss