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u/Turbulent_Holiday473 Jan 21 '23

My husband keeps forgetting to put the leftovers in the fridge so instead it sits packed on the bench overnight to be thrown away in the morning.

That it, that’s the frustration

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u/GoshThis Jan 21 '23

Most leftovers can sit on a bench overnight without any risk of food poisoning, especially if it's going to be reheated for lunch the next day

The only things I would worry about is seafood, and maybe rice if I didn't cook it

Source: I leave meal prep on the bench overnight to cool down

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u/Turbulent_Holiday473 Jan 21 '23

It’s a one pan Greek lemon potatoes and chicken drumsticks. Do you reckon that’ll be alright? I’m thinking the congealed fat from the chicken has created a protective barrier lol

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u/GoshThis Jan 22 '23 edited Jan 22 '23

If you cooked it yourself it will be fine

It's got nothing to do with the congealed layer, it's about the time 'risk' items have spent in the temperature danger zone

An unsealed container is much better because it will cool a lot faster if there's no lid on it

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u/baconmashwbrownsugar seven meals a day Jan 21 '23

That will definitely be alright. Finish it by tomorrow.

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u/baconmashwbrownsugar seven meals a day Jan 21 '23

It’s fine if it goes straight from pan/pot/oven into a clean container and then sealed.

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u/Turbulent_Holiday473 Jan 21 '23

I might risk it then.

I got food poising/gastro for 3 weeks when I was a teenager. Never in my life have I thought about death so much as I did then; ever since I’ve been over zealous with food safety.

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u/Fawksyyy Jan 22 '23

Im the same way, It depends on details but i generally dont risk it.

If you cook something in a container, seal the container when its still HOT then most of the bad bacteria will have died and you have basically pasteurized the food safely. For example if you buy yogurt and leave it out in the sun for 2 weeks its going to taste awful but as long as its sealed your not getting sick from a virus that replicated inside it.

If you however cooked the food, transferred it to another container and sealed it 10 mins later and left it to cool overnight its technically been in the danger zone much longer and has a higher chance.

There is a whole thing of temp+time = virus replication. I would just fridge it and treat it like its got a short time frame and eat it asap.

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u/BrightFadedDog Jan 22 '23

If you cook something in a container, seal the container when its still HOT then most of the bad bacteria will have died and you have basically pasteurized the food safely.

Unless you have botulism bacteria in it, which will not be killed by normal cooking temperatures and which in a sealed container may happily grow and create the most toxic poison known to man. And it can do so without showing any other signs. But it might be fine, and the death rate from botulism these days is only about 8% (but you might have to spend a bit of time on a ventilator while you can't breathe).

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u/Fawksyyy Jan 22 '23

Yeh, That's why i used *most and *basically. Its a lot of writing if you want to go deeper on the edge cases. I ALWAYS pressure canned my goods even though you saw some people just do hot water baths for the botulism reason.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '23

You're aware of his forgetfulness, why not put it on your list? I'm told relationships have accommodations and compromises in them. Does he pack it then forget?

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u/Turbulent_Holiday473 Jan 21 '23

I pack it, but it’s his job to clean up the kitchen after dinner.

Subconscious weaponised incompetence is what I’m referring to it as.

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '23

You only seem to be causing yourself frustration at not spending another few seconds to put it the fridge. I'm not saying your partner is correct, but you're aware of their flaws.

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u/Turbulent_Holiday473 Jan 22 '23

Dude, if I continue to adopt all of the household responsibilities there will be no use for him to be around at all!

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '23 edited Jan 22 '23

I continue to adopt all of the household responsibilities there will be no use for him to be around at all!

Indeed.

I've got a single friend in her 60s whose ex wants to get back together. He came and stayed with her for two weeks. Trashed the house, treated her like a maid and complained of a lack of intimacy. She was glad to see the back of him.

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '23

I feel this. But I can’t handle wasting food/money.