Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 16:08     Subject: Why do you have to use the office fridge for food you’ll eat today?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Many foods should only be out of refrigeration for 2hours or less.

That is why. (Otherwise, it can start growing bacteria that can make you sick)


Do you eat raw chicken for lunch? In which case, you have bigger food safety issues.

The vast majority of lunch foods are going to be totally fine in an air conditioned office building.

Wrong again. https://www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/safe-food-handling-and-preparation/food-safety-basics/leftovers-and-food-safety


true, everyone who packed a brown bag lunch for school is now dead.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 16:08     Subject: Why do you have to use the office fridge for food you’ll eat today?
Anonymous wrote:I keep a small dorm-room type fridge in my office. To avoid the office grumps that question my fridge habits.


Me too, I thought I was the only crazy one!
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 16:08     Subject: Why do you have to use the office fridge for food you’ll eat today?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I only use the office fridge for food I’ll eat in 3 days. I bring all my lunches in 3 days early. That way they’re cold and semi-fresh and I sneak under the radar of the work fridge police who tsk tsk the storage of foods to be eaten that same day.

On a more serious note, I have never read such an inane take. Some foods can go bad in a few hours and need to be kept cold. Not everyone wants to lug ice packs during their commute. Fridge is perfect cool place to store until lunch. Why would anyone care that people put lunches in the fridge?


No food is going to actually go bad in a climate controlled office over 4-5 hours. I assume nobody is bringing raw chicken for lunch. if you are that is a whole different conversation.

OTOH some people may just prefer as a taste matter to have their stuff chilled. that’s understandable.

Girl, no
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/safe-food-handling-and-preparation/food-safety-basics/leftovers-and-food-safety


I don’t know what to tell you. Your PB&J can survive out of the refrigerator. otherwise all school children would be dead.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 16:07     Subject: Why do you have to use the office fridge for food you’ll eat today?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Many foods should only be out of refrigeration for 2hours or less.

That is why. (Otherwise, it can start growing bacteria that can make you sick)


Do you eat raw chicken for lunch? In which case, you have bigger food safety issues.

The vast majority of lunch foods are going to be totally fine in an air conditioned office building.

Wrong again. https://www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/safe-food-handling-and-preparation/food-safety-basics/leftovers-and-food-safety
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 16:07     Subject: Why do you have to use the office fridge for food you’ll eat today?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You’re supposed to throw out all perishable food that’s been at room temperature for more than two hours.


No you are not.

Yes, you are. https://www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/safe-food-handling-and-preparation/food-safety-basics/leftovers-and-food-safety
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 16:06     Subject: Why do you have to use the office fridge for food you’ll eat today?
Anonymous wrote:You’re supposed to throw out all perishable food that’s been at room temperature for more than two hours.


No you are not.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 16:06     Subject: Why do you have to use the office fridge for food you’ll eat today?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I don’t use the office fridge. Yuck. If it really needs to stay cold, I have plenty of freezer packs.


Why? Do you think it's unhygenic?


Many office fridges are not part of janitorial cleaning schedules, it’s up to the users to keep it clean. Partly that’s because some people throw a fit when their goods are throw out.

What ends up happening is a ton of abandoned and expired food rotting in the fridge. I don’t even open it. My cooler pack will do just fine, I’m not making hollandaise sauce. Commercial Mayo is actually pretty shelf stable, about the same as ketchup.

Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 16:06     Subject: Why do you have to use the office fridge for food you’ll eat today?
Anonymous wrote:Many foods should only be out of refrigeration for 2hours or less.

That is why. (Otherwise, it can start growing bacteria that can make you sick)


Do you eat raw chicken for lunch? In which case, you have bigger food safety issues.

The vast majority of lunch foods are going to be totally fine in an air conditioned office building.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 15:57     Subject: Why do you have to use the office fridge for food you’ll eat today?
Anonymous wrote:WTF I do you think should go in there if not food?


The body of OP's co-worker, murdered in a fit of misplaced rage.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 15:53     Subject: Why do you have to use the office fridge for food you’ll eat today?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I only use the office fridge for food I’ll eat in 3 days. I bring all my lunches in 3 days early. That way they’re cold and semi-fresh and I sneak under the radar of the work fridge police who tsk tsk the storage of foods to be eaten that same day.

On a more serious note, I have never read such an inane take. Some foods can go bad in a few hours and need to be kept cold. Not everyone wants to lug ice packs during their commute. Fridge is perfect cool place to store until lunch. Why would anyone care that people put lunches in the fridge?


No food is going to actually go bad in a climate controlled office over 4-5 hours. I assume nobody is bringing raw chicken for lunch. if you are that is a whole different conversation.

OTOH some people may just prefer as a taste matter to have their stuff chilled. that’s understandable.

Girl, no
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/safe-food-handling-and-preparation/food-safety-basics/leftovers-and-food-safety
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 15:52     Subject: Why do you have to use the office fridge for food you’ll eat today?
WTF I do you think should go in there if not food?
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 15:52     Subject: Why do you have to use the office fridge for food you’ll eat today?
You’re supposed to throw out all perishable food that’s been at room temperature for more than two hours.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 15:43     Subject: Why do you have to use the office fridge for food you’ll eat today?
Many foods should only be out of refrigeration for 2hours or less.

That is why. (Otherwise, it can start growing bacteria that can make you sick)
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 15:34     Subject: Re:Why do you have to use the office fridge for food you’ll eat today?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Some food won't keep if left out for hours. If you want to eat a sandwich with mayo that's been left out for 3+ hours, have at it. I'll put mine in the fridge.

Or better yet don't put mayo on that sandwich in the first place.


What are you? The mayo police? If you're OP, then I'm guessing you are bored and making sh*t up to entertain yourself.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 14:47     Subject: Why do you have to use the office fridge for food you’ll eat today?
Anonymous wrote:I don’t use the office fridge. Yuck. If it really needs to stay cold, I have plenty of freezer packs.


Why? Do you think it's unhygenic?