Would You Eat Cooked Veggies That Were Left Out for 24 hours? (ingredients, cake)

[shadowmatrix0101]

Yes, but would throw them in a bowl to microwave on high for a minute or two just to kill off anything that might wanna kill me first.

[ohhwanderlust]

Of course. I don't even wash my (organic) produce. I certainly don't freak out about a cooked veggie being out for a few hours.

This is probably one reason I've never gotten food poisoning (hangovers don't count) even when norovirus hits people around me.

[ohhwanderlust]

Originally Posted by ChessieMom

Probably okay. I just found out my cousin never puts her leftovers in the fridge. They sit out all night...and the kids finish them off the next day. She's been doing that for as long as she can remember, and she is a grandma now, and no one has died. Crazy!

I do the same thing, and am aok.

[hunterseat]

I would eat them! yum! Roast them with a sprig of fresh rosemary next time!

[jazzcat22]

Thanks, everyone---will have them today and let you know if I survive.

Hunterseat---brilliant idea about the rosemary.

For those who don't like beets---have you ever had them roasted? Or pickled?

[irootoo]

Originally Posted by jazzcat22

Roasted some beets in the oven yesterday---let them cool down in the oven and this morning discovered they were still in there! Do you think it's okay to eat cooked veggies that weren't refrigerated for 24 hours? Would you eat them?

No. Three hours out of the fridge is my limit for this type of food.

[G0DDESS]

It's fine. Just heat them back up to make sure any possible bacteria is gone and bon appetit! If it were milk, eggs, cheese, meat.. then no. Veggies are fine.

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by jazzcat22

Thanks, everyone---will have them today and let you know if I survive.

Hunterseat---brilliant idea about the rosemary.

For those who don't like beets---have you ever had them roasted? Or pickled?

They'll be fine. They are vegetables.

I like them roasted or pickled or boiled.

[otterprods]

Originally Posted by jazzcat22

Roasted some beets in the oven yesterday---let them cool down in the oven and this morning discovered they were still in there! Do you think it's okay to eat cooked veggies that weren't refrigerated for 24 hours? Would you eat them?

Try it and see! Consider it a culinary adventure.
Yes they should be fine, but you may want to re-heat them anyways.

Originally Posted by irootoo

No. Three hours out of the fridge is my limit for this type of food.

What exactly do you think is happening to cooked vegetables inside a closed oven in three hours?

People are strange. If they cook something and then let it sit out for a few hours they think it might be bad. But they leave bread, grain, fruit, dry vegetables and who knows what else sit out for weeks with nothing but a little paper or plastic over them and think nothing of it.

[ChessieMom]

Originally Posted by AnnieA

Wow. What age are the kids ? I wouldn't leave them out too long though and I am sure it depends on what it is. I have left out cooked pork chops, bacon, sausages, even some leftover scrambled eggs, biscuits, cornbread, maybe a little slice of grilled steak. Like I said, it depends.......

I have done the same thing with beets in the oven. Forgot them but ate them later. It worked for me.

Kids are grown... In their 20's. All very healthy.
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