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Is it okay to leave uncooked chicken over night but refrigerate it in the morning and then cook it? [duplicate]
I bought some chicken and I accidentally forgot to put it away and I put it in the fridge in the morning and I want chicken can I like boil it and the bacteria will boil away or what?
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leaving steak out over night [duplicate]
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Why is it dangerous to eat meat which has been left out and then cooked?
Around 3pm I took out steak to thaw, the steak was wrap in foil and plastic wrap and i stuck it in the ...
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Hours for bacteria to form on raw steak [duplicate]
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Why is it dangerous to eat meat which has been left out and then cooked?
I left raw steak on the cement floor for 18 hrs. Should I not eat it because the meat has gone bad? ...
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Safe to leave meat out for a couple of hours? [duplicate]
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On Friday I am picking up some food items that I won't be able to get to a fridge and/or freezer for ...
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reheating improperly stored pasta sauce and meatballs [duplicate]
My meatballs and pasta sauce were left out in 55F temps for 18 hours. I'm guessing I should toss the homemade meatballs with commercial pasta sauce? They were thoroughly cooked, then covered to cool ...
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Why worry about "danger zone" when thawing meat if I'm going to be cooking the meat immediately after? [duplicate]
I'm cooking my meat above 55C, mostly around 65C.
I understand there are all kinds of safety measures surrounding defrosting. Using cold water and changing it every 30min or defrosting in the fridge. ...
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Thawing different meats [duplicate]
I was in a hurry, put a pork butt and beef brisket in the sink with water and ice to thaw. (overnight) they were still cold this morning. Is it completely unsafe to try and smoke/cook on the grill? Or,...
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Is there a problem with defrosting meat on the counter?
I generally defrost meat on the kitchen counter. A friend of mine suggested that this was dangerous and suggested that I defrost meat in the refrigerator. I am no biologist but it seems to me that as ...
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How dangerous is it to refreeze meat that has been thawed?
I've often been told by people that I shouldn't refreeze meat (particularly hamburger meat) once it has been thawed. However, this seems a little silly to me. I can't imagine how meat that hasn't ...
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How do I know if food left at room temperature is still safe to eat?
If I left food out of the refrigerator for some period of time, is it still safe? If I left it out too long, can I salvage it by cooking it more?
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How long can I store a food in the pantry, refrigerator, or freezer?
How do I know if a given food or ingredient I have is still good, or if I should discard it?
How can I best preserve a food or ingredient?
This broad question is intended as a "general reference" ...
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Can you reuse marinade used with raw chicken?
I marinated chicken a couple weeks ago, and stored the marinade afterwards in a jar. Can it be reused, or is that dangerous? I've been told conflicting stories here. The marinade is mostly teriyaki if ...
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Is it safe to eat a cooked steak that (briefly) touched the plate that was holding the raw meat?
So I just finished preparing a perfect-looking steak, and as per usual, my apartment's hypersensitive smoke detector decided to go off. Not wanting to put the steak back into the pan, in one ...
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Why do we need to reheat food?
Among family, I have found radically different approaches to reheating food that has already been fully cooked. Some will not eat last night's leftovers unless they have been microwaved to the point ...
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Can I continue to age store bought cheese?
I know that many cheeses are considered to be better when aged. After I've purchased a nice block of Parmesan or such, can I continue to age it at home?
Is it practical? Will I get the same result?...
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