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quick question about food left overnight
Quick question - Last night I left some (cooked)beans & weiners out on
the stove overnight, my house cools down to about 15C during the night, and the bottom of the pot was quite cool to the touch when I got up this morning, so I put it in the fridge. Is it still ok, or should I turf it just to be safe? TIA |
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Steve Wertz > wrote: > On Thu, 02 Feb 2006 17:50:32 GMT, TG > wrote: > > >Quick question - Last night I left some (cooked)beans & weiners out on > >the stove overnight, my house cools down to about 15C during the night, > >and the bottom of the pot was quite cool to the touch when I got up this > >morning, so I put it in the fridge. > > > >Is it still ok, or should I turf it just to be safe? > > Beans and wieners are disposable. > > -sw Yep. Cheap too. If it had been pressure cooked (I always pressure beans anymore to save electricity), I'd feel safe about them. But just boiled on the stove top, especially if it was canned beans, I'd trash it rather than risk a trip to the ER. A medical bill will cost you FAR more than replacing the beans and weiners! -- Om. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson |
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On Thu, 02 Feb 2006 17:50:32 GMT, TG > wrote:
>Quick question - Last night I left some (cooked)beans & weiners out on >the stove overnight, my house cools down to about 15C during the night, >and the bottom of the pot was quite cool to the touch when I got up this >morning, so I put it in the fridge. > >Is it still ok, or should I turf it just to be safe? I'm a bit paranoid about germs in food so if I forget to put something in the fridge overnight, it goes in the trash next morning if it contains meat or dairy products... I'd say that beans and weiners is a disposable meal already and I wouldn't be trying to keep the leftovers any more than I'd try to keep half a hamburger... -- ~Karen aka Kajikit Crafts, cats, and chocolate - the three essentials of life http://www.kajikitscorner.com Online photo album - http://community.webshots.com/user/kajikit |
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Karen AKA Kajikit wrote:
> On Thu, 02 Feb 2006 17:50:32 GMT, TG > wrote: > > >>Quick question - Last night I left some (cooked)beans & weiners out on >>the stove overnight, my house cools down to about 15C during the night, >>and the bottom of the pot was quite cool to the touch when I got up this >>morning, so I put it in the fridge. >> >>Is it still ok, or should I turf it just to be safe? > > > I'm a bit paranoid about germs in food so if I forget to put something > in the fridge overnight, it goes in the trash next morning if it > contains meat or dairy products... I'd say that beans and weiners is a > disposable meal already and I wouldn't be trying to keep the leftovers > any more than I'd try to keep half a hamburger... > I agree on the weiners and beans! Toss them. Our favourite pub makes huge burgers. They are served cut in half with a side of spanish onions and dill pickles. Cheese and/or mushrooms on optional on the burger. Mustard and ketchup is on the table. We often eat only one half the burger and bring the other half home to reheat the next day. I wouldn't try saving a half burger if it was one someone had eating because of contamination issues. |
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"TG" > wrote in message news:IDrEf.242839$OU5.225131@clgrps13... > Quick question - Last night I left some (cooked)beans & weiners out on the > stove overnight, my house cools down to about 15C during the night, and > the bottom of the pot was quite cool to the touch when I got up this > morning, so I put it in the fridge. > > Is it still ok, or should I turf it just to be safe? I would toss it, as everyone said. I've done that with stuff it just breaks my heart, I kick myself for not putting it away ... but if I have to wonder if it's okay? I am not going to be happy eating it, so what's the point. Hot dogs and beans? No brainer. Toss it. nancy |
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Sixty degrees F isn't all that cold so I'd probably toss them, but one
thing that could make you feel better if you decide to keep them is that tomato sauce is acidic and therefore helps preserve foods. So if you had cooked the beans and especially the weiners very well (best in hunks rather than whole though), it *might* be that they'd be fine. If it were just the beans, I probably wouldn't worry. Could depend on the type and the degree of doneness of the weiners too though... I've heard that it's not really even safe to heat hot dogs in a microwave to be eaten by those with compromised immune systems or the elderly because little pockets can be left which weren't brough to the proper temp. to kill certain organisms... can't remember now why the fact that they were cooked when purchased wasn't enough protection, but perhaps they were talking about being left out or in a frig. not all the way down to 40 F or something. Diane B. |
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TG wrote: > Quick question - Last night I left some (cooked)beans & weiners out on > the stove overnight, my house cools down to about 15C during the night, > and the bottom of the pot was quite cool to the touch when I got up this > morning, so I put it in the fridge. There is absolutely no question that I'd heat them right back up and have 'em for breakfast. I wouldn't serve them to my 4 YO. > > Is it still ok, or should I turf it just to be safe? Of course, you said beans and weiners. I wouldn't eat those anyway. > > TIA --Bryan |
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>> Quick question - Last night I left some (cooked)beans & weiners out on
>> the stove overnight, my house cools down to about 15C during the night, >> and the bottom of the pot was quite cool to the touch when I got up this >> morning, so I put it in the fridge. I guess I am in the minority - most weiners in the US are fully cooked and then packaged. I would eat them, though I wouldn't put them back in the fridge for later. I ate far worse in college. I asked my wife about eating leftover weiners and beans and she said, "the fact that they are leftover is the least of your worries." Hers too. |
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TG wrote: > Quick question - Last night I left some (cooked) beans & weiners out on > the stove overnight, How much is "some"? Assuming you already ate and this is leftovers (I would never believe you left the entire amount) what are you talking, two weenies and three spoonsful beans... c'mon, we're talking like 38˘ worth... they're probably perfectly safe but do you really still need to refill your burper and farter that badly. Any junkyard dogs about? |
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"Toss them"??
That's rediculous... it would take days if not longer for enough bacteria to invade your beans an weinies to make you sick. kev |
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TG wrote: > Quick question - Last night I left some (cooked)beans & weiners out on > the stove overnight, my house cools down to about 15C during the night, > and the bottom of the pot was quite cool to the touch when I got up this > morning, so I put it in the fridge. > > Is it still ok, or should I turf it just to be safe? Beans are a high risk food, so I would toss them. Certain foods are worse as they tend to grow germs more. But just about anything left out overnight, I will toss. I remind myself that I cannot afford to get sick. |
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TG wrote: > Quick question - Last night I left some (cooked)beans & weiners out on > the stove overnight, my house cools down to about 15C during the night, > and the bottom of the pot was quite cool to the touch when I got up this > morning, so I put it in the fridge. > > Is it still ok, or should I turf it just to be safe? > > > TIA Was the burner on? If so junk it. If the burner was off and the pot was on a cold stove eat it. Most foods can take room temperature for a few hours with no problem at all. If you had uncooked eggs (mayonnaise perhaps?) or milk in the food junk it immediately. I am constantly amazed by the level of paranoia that I see and hear about leaving food out of a fridge for a few hours. Our ancestors often did not have refrigeration of any kind and we're still here. At a guess, they didn't even have much more food poisening than we have today. We just get it in different ways since tranport, processing and storage techniques are different. John Kane Kingston ON. Canada |
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> wrote > I am constantly amazed by the level of paranoia that I see and hear > about leaving food out of a fridge for a few hours. Our ancestors > often did not have refrigeration of any kind and we're still here. At a > guess, they didn't even have much more food poisening than we have > today. We just get it in different ways since tranport, processing and > storage techniques are different. Perhaps a little dose of food poisoning will make you think differently, I don't plan on going there again. Sure as hell not over some leftover hot dogs and beans. nancy |
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"Nancy Young" > wrote: > > wrote > > > I am constantly amazed by the level of paranoia that I see and hear > > about leaving food out of a fridge for a few hours. Our ancestors > > often did not have refrigeration of any kind and we're still here. At a > > guess, they didn't even have much more food poisening than we have > > today. We just get it in different ways since tranport, processing and > > storage techniques are different. > > Perhaps a little dose of food poisoning will make you think differently, > I don't plan on going there again. Sure as hell not over some leftover > hot dogs and beans. > > nancy > > My ER co-pay with health insurance is $100.00. I can buy a LOT of beans and wieners for that. And an evening spent dealing with food poisoning is not exactly what I'd call high entertainment, unless you enjoy having "American Standard" pressed into your forehead..... -- Om. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson |
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OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote: > > My ER co-pay with health insurance is $100.00. > I can buy a LOT of beans and wieners for that. > > And an evening spent dealing with food poisoning is not exactly what I'd > call high entertainment, unless you enjoy having "American Standard" > pressed into your forehead..... Most people here don't have large foreheads to fit American Standard, way too narrow and they slope back too sharply to be legible... about all they can accomodate is Eljer. |
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"Sheldon" > wrote: > > OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote: > > > > My ER co-pay with health insurance is $100.00. > > I can buy a LOT of beans and wieners for that. > > > > And an evening spent dealing with food poisoning is not exactly what I'd > > call high entertainment, unless you enjoy having "American Standard" > > pressed into your forehead..... > > Most people here don't have large foreheads to fit American Standard, > way too narrow and they slope back too sharply to be legible... about > all they can accomodate is Eljer. Toto... ;-) -- Om. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson |
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