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Nope, I would toss it, food poisoning is awful.
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I think overnight is too long.
@Radish: I don't think chili, especially when it may have gone bad, is a great thing to feed dogs
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Having had food poisoning in the past- never again, I would toss it.
* Also dogs are NOT immune to food poisoning, having treated some very sick dogs in the past, I would not offer it to mine.
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Thanks all! I have had food poisoning several times and no food is worth it
I so want to eat it, but in the trash it goes! Hopefully I won't make that mistake again!
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since it was cooked it should be fine for all to enjoy once it was reheated to boiling.
But I guess if you don't feel comfortable it's not worth it.
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@Mrs. Deer: Would totally eat it.
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I guess I'm really lax. If it smells OK and you're reheating it I wouldn't think twice. Obviously if something was "off" I would skip.
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No way. Overnight is too long and reheating it isn't going to kill any toxins that bacteria may have made. You won't die and you may not even get seriously sick, but the runs aren't fun either.
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If it was hot when you put it in the container, then yes definitely throw it away. Especially something like chili, the middle of it will still be hot while the rest is cooling, and if there is meat in it - no matter how good you cooked the meat, there will still be bacteria. Food poisoning is not worth the risk for me!
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Toss
I did the same thing recently with some chicken stew, and was sad to toss the contents of the pot the next morning...
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@ShootingStar: I don't make chili, I was just saying in general that is what we do if something is just past what we are comfortable eating but not truly bad. If I knew it wasn't good for the dogs I would toss it for sure.
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i probably would toss it. but my mom used to leave soups and stuff out overnight when it was cold out and the thermostat was turned to the 60's for the night, and we all ate it and were okay.
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I would let DH eat it but not LO.
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@Raindrop: ha. totally!
depends on what it is, but probably not chili!
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I'm surprised at how many ppl would throw it away! I've totally left stuff out on the counter overnight and eaten it the next day with no problems. Now I'm wondering if I'm too lax about it ... :T
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Yeah, this kind of situation is not really related to whether you have a laid-back attitude about germs or not. I'm the opposite of a germaphobe and generally very adventurous about what I'll eat and where I'll get it from (I eat expired food and street food etc.), but anybody with basic food safety training knows that there are clear rules on when it's no longer safe to eat food that's been sitting out.
The crucial part:
Bacteria grow most rapidly in the range of temperatures between 40 °F and 140 °F, doubling in number in as little as 20 minutes. This range of temperatures is often called the "Danger Zone." Never leave food out of refrigeration over 2 hours. If the temperature is above 90 °F, food should not be left out more than 1 hour.
Keep hot food hot — at or above 140 °F. Place cooked food in chafing dishes, preheated steam tables, warming trays, and/or slow cookers.
Keep cold food cold — at or below 40 °F. Place food in containers on ice.There you go - clear guidelines to refer to that will tell you when you can eat it and when you have to toss it. And as previous posters mentioned above, dogs can get food poisoning too! Oh boy did I find that out the hard way. My poor little dogs.
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It would depend. If it had meat or dairy products in it, I would throw it away.
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As a dietitian, my rule of thumb is "when in doubt, throw it out". The cost of the food & time spent cooking is nothing when compared to the potential cost & time spent waiting at the doctor's for food poisoning.
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I did the same thing recently with some chicken stew, and was sad to toss the contents of the pot the next morning...
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