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In article <zwhFc.15353$7t3.2343@attbi_s51>,
says...
> I purchased a pack of ground beef at the grocery store, packed in the
> standard styrofoam/shrink wrap package. Circumstances prevented me from
> getting the beef into my refrigerator for 12 hours - it spent a fairly cool
> Seattle evening in my car last night. This morning, it passed the smell
> test. I'd appreciate some opinions on if the meat is good/bad.
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>
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The food safety gods say no more than two hours in the danger zone -
between 40 - 120F. I've left cooked meat out (inadvertently) for that
length of time with no resulting problems, but I'm not sure I'd risk it
with raw pre-ground beef.
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Donna
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