I grilled some pork chops and salmon tonight but when I put them in a
tupperware contained I forgot to put it in the fridge. Just noticed
it after about 3-4 hours out. I know the regular time for the danger
zone is 2 hours but does having it covered in a sealed container help
at all?

Jesse

On 12 Jul 2004 23:26:37 -0700, (Jesse Skeens)
wrote:

>I grilled some pork chops and salmon tonight but when I put them in a
>tupperware contained I forgot to put it in the fridge. Just noticed
>it after about 3-4 hours out. I know the regular time for the danger
>zone is 2 hours but does having it covered in a sealed container help
>at all?

No. The problem is bacterial growth, not contamination from something
floating around your kitchen.

"Jesse Skeens" > wrote in message
om...
> I grilled some pork chops and salmon tonight but when I put them in a
> tupperware contained I forgot to put it in the fridge. Just noticed
> it after about 3-4 hours out. I know the regular time for the danger
> zone is 2 hours but does having it covered in a sealed container help
> at all?
>
> Jesse

personally i wouldn't worry about 3 or 4 hours. i know it doesn't fit into
the time limits that food can be in the danger zone. i'd eat it. i too
occasionally forget to put food in the fridge and it sits out for an extra
couple of hours. i don't think its that big of a deal. hell, i remember
plenty of times as a kid, i'd eat pizza that sat out all night in the card
board box and i never once got sick from it. not that its a great idea to
eat pizza thats been out for 12 to 16 hours but hey, it was there and i was
hungry :P

"Jesse Skeens" > wrote in message
om...
> I grilled some pork chops and salmon tonight but when I put them in a
> tupperware contained I forgot to put it in the fridge. Just noticed
> it after about 3-4 hours out. I know the regular time for the danger
> zone is 2 hours but does having it covered in a sealed container help
> at all?
>
> Jesse

personally i wouldn't worry about 3 or 4 hours. i know it doesn't fit into
the time limits that food can be in the danger zone. i'd eat it. i too
occasionally forget to put food in the fridge and it sits out for an extra
couple of hours. i don't think its that big of a deal. hell, i remember
plenty of times as a kid, i'd eat pizza that sat out all night in the card
board box and i never once got sick from it. not that its a great idea to
eat pizza thats been out for 12 to 16 hours but hey, it was there and i was
hungry :P

"> personally i wouldn't worry about 3 or 4 hours. i know it doesn't
fit into
> the time limits that food can be in the danger zone. i'd eat it. i too
> occasionally forget to put food in the fridge and it sits out for an extra
>

Well I ate it and suffered no ill effects. I had a friend at work eat
half of it to make me feel better.

Jesse

(Jesse Skeens) wrote in
m:

> "> personally i wouldn't worry about 3 or 4 hours. i know it doesn't
> fit into
>> the time limits that food can be in the danger zone. i'd eat it. i
>> too occasionally forget to put food in the fridge and it sits out for
>> an extra
>>
>
> Well I ate it and suffered no ill effects. I had a friend at work eat
> half of it to make me feel better.
>
> Jesse
>

Why? So in case you died, you wouldn't die alone?

lgo wrote:
>
> (Jesse Skeens) wrote in

> > Well I ate it and suffered no ill effects. I had a friend at work eat
> > half of it to make me feel better.

> Why? So in case you died, you wouldn't die alone?

(laugh!) Reminded me of people who say, oh, this meat is bad, give
it to the dog.

nancy