Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not only would I throw it out now, I would have thrown it out at 9 pm. Food needs to go in the fridge immediately. When it's just sitting on the counter being warm, it's happily growing bacteria.

Here are the government guidelines on food safety, with respect to leftovers: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/factsheets/Leftovers_and_Food_Safety/index.asp.

This is 100% wrong. Putting hot food into the refrigerator is a bad food safety practice.

It is? How so? This doesn't mention that.

"Within 2 hours of cooking food or after it is removed from an appliance keeping it warm, leftovers must be refrigerated."
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/food-safety-education/get-answers/food-safety-fact-sheets/safe-food-handling/leftovers-and-food-safety/ct_index

Anonymous wrote:This is interesting. It would never occur to me NOT to throw it out, but I have become much more liberal with food than I used to be. Still not sure I’d try it, but interesting to see that other people would.

It would not occur to me TO throw it out. It’s fine

Thread from 2013. If OP is around she can tell us if she consumed the sauce and what the end result was

This is interesting. It would never occur to me NOT to throw it out, but I have become much more liberal with food than I used to be. Still not sure I’d try it, but interesting to see that other people would.

Anonymous wrote:DO NOT NEED TO THROW OUT. Totally unnecessary. This has happened plenty of times and we simply reheat and eat. Only thing I would not do this for is fish. If you ares till nervous before feeding family, have a bite of it yourself first and serve family at another meal.

+1
Not in the summer, the house temp is low now
Unless you have weak stomach, and easy to get sick from food
Taste it first, don’t give it to kids if you are worried

Homeless people eat out of the trash, usually whatever they can find and I'm sure most of it has been in there for days with flies and magets. So with that being said, I think you'll be ok....

Anonymous wrote:Not only would I throw it out now, I would have thrown it out at 9 pm. Food needs to go in the fridge immediately. When it's just sitting on the counter being warm, it's happily growing bacteria.

Here are the government guidelines on food safety, with respect to leftovers: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/factsheets/Leftovers_and_Food_Safety/index.asp.

This is 100% wrong. Putting hot food into the refrigerator is a bad food safety practice.

Anonymous wrote:There are these "I left my food out all night what can I do?" Threads constantly now. Everyone says the responsible thing is to toss it. If it has meat especially, toss it. Same for each post

That's ridiculous. It's totally fine.

Homeless people eat out of the trash, usually whatever they can find and I'm sure most of it has been in there for days with flies and magets. So with that being said, I think you'll be ok....

Anonymous wrote:think before you judge and keep your rude comments to yourself.

Or think before you post and revive threads that are 3 months old and already beaten to death

Anonymous wrote:Why wouldn't you also worry about putting piping hot food in the fridge, where it will almost certainly bring the temp down for hours?

I meant bring the temp up.

Why wouldn't you also worry about putting piping hot food in the fridge, where it will almost certainly bring the temp down for hours?

Yes, I would throw it out and I'm pretty liberal about this sort of thing.

DO NOT NEED TO THROW OUT. Totally unnecessary. This has happened plenty of times and we simply reheat and eat. Only thing I would not do this for is fish. If you ares till nervous before feeding family, have a bite of it yourself first and serve family at another meal.

I also think it will be fine...I know I know the guidelines. The guidelines have had me discard my entire freezer and fridge after more than several power outages but I never have. Yes there is some chance it would be a problem but there is a chance with everything you eat. Uncooked meat would go but I would keep this..