I boiled eggs late last night & fell asleep waiting on them to cool so I could peel them & refrigerate. When i woke up this morning the water was cool. Are they ok to eat?
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The FDA does not consider this safe. Here are their relevant recommendations for serving and storing cooked eggs:
Serve cooked eggs (such as hard-boiled eggs and fried eggs) and egg-containing foods (such as such as quiches and soufflés) immediately after cooking. Cooked eggs and egg dishes may be refrigerated for serving later but should be thoroughly reheated to 165° F before serving.
Never leave cooked eggs or egg dishes out of the refrigerator for more than 2 hours or for more than 1 hour when temperatures are above 90° F. Bacteria that can cause illness grow quickly at warm temperatures (between 40° F and 140° F).
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3so we've been poisoning ourselves every easter then, when eating cold easter eggs for days?– thsJun 23, 2022 at 8:10
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5@ths You’ve been violating the FDA’s recommendations, yes. Those recommendations are intended to be simple and conservative; they don’t indicate situations which the FDA expects will definitely harm you.– SneftelJun 23, 2022 at 11:28
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3I often bring hard boiled eggs with some other food when I go hiking, often I postpone lunch until 6PM or later, therefore I keep them out of the fridge for almost an entire day and I never saw any sign of spoiling. Jun 23, 2022 at 15:17
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3@ths and FluidCode, you might consider reading this page about what "food safety" means, here on Seasoned Advice: cooking.stackexchange.com/tags/food-safety/info– JuhaszJun 23, 2022 at 16:12
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