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Dairy Spoilage Question, or should I Mooooove on?

dithmer — Sun, 24 May 2009 09:19:23 -0800

There's a recipe I love doing - chocolate eclair cake - it's pretty much graham crackers, frozen whipped topping mixed with prepared (with milk) instant pudding mix, and the chocolate top is cocoa, sugar, a little bit of milk, and butter. This weekend, I'll be taking an 8 hour train to NYC, then have about another 3 hours to kill, then I'll be at a fridge for the night, then the next day, I'll be walking around NYC for about 8 hours, and then delivered to the house of the person the cake is for, with another fridge. So aside from the pain in the ass of carrying it around... am I risking major major dairy spoilage? I've left this cake sitting out on a table at work all day, but this seems a bit different. Thank you!

water water everywhere!

kidsleepy — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:23:52 -0800

Is "old" water safe to drink? I have no problem leaving a cup of water on my bedside table for a straight week and drinking out of it. I'll also drink out of a (previously opened) water bottle that's been rolling around on the floor of the car for days. SO doesn't even like to drink water left out over night, and has a half-dozen half-empty water bottles in his floorboards. I argue that water doesn't "go bad" or "spoil" under normal circumstances. SO claims this is "gross!"

Who's right?

Tell me I'll die, so I can throw it away.

allen8219 — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:03:17 -0800

I bought a Value Pack of chicken thighs at Safeway, like the frugal shopper I am... and then promptly left them on the kitchen counter for 3 hours, like the absent-minded bumbler I am. Scenario: cold chicken, fairly cold kitchen (maybe 65, as the heat hadn't been on all day), sealed package, November 2nd expiration date. I am assuming I just screwed up and wasted $9 worth of chickeny goodness. Am I right?

Are these eggs safe to eat?

dubold — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:02:30 -0800

Should-I-Eat-This-Filter: I left a half-dozen eggs on the counter yesterday... They were uncooked, still in their shells, out of direct sunlight. I'd estimate the kitchen was about 70 degrees. They were there from 8am-7pm. When I came home and found them still out, I popped them back in the fridge. The eggs are from our CSA, so they're organic, free-range, etc.

I did a bit of research, and from what I understand, salmonella is only a risk if there's already salmonella bacteria in the egg. To be on the safe side, my pregnant wife won't be eating any of these. Are they okay for me to eat? What factors contribute to eggs going bad? is it time, temperature, or a combination? I understand that the safest course of action is just tossing them, but I hate to waste food.

you are not my doctor, nor will i hold the moderators responsible if i get sick. thanks.

Bonehead left his chinese food out

ElmerFishpaw — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:43:09 -0800

So this morning I took my lunch out of the fridge and bagged it up so I could take it to work. But I totally spaced out and left it sitting on the kitchen counter. Think itll still be good when I get home tonight? Pork fried rice. Hot and Sour soup (with beef). My kitchen is likely to hit the mid-to-high 80's for several hours today. Has my lunch grown enough microbes to make me sick? Even after reheating? Say it aint so!

Are My Eggs Beaten?

aflores — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:55:00 -0800

I completely forgot, and left a sealed box of Egg Beaters on my counter for about 5 or so hours. Are they still safe to use? Normally, I would just eat the things, but I got the worst case of food poisoning in my life a few weeks ago, and it turned me into a wimp.

I left cheese out overnight. Is it still tasty?

FearAndLoathingInLJ — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:40:11 -0800

I left my cheese out overnight. Is it still okay to eat? After yesterday's pizza, I neglected to return the cheese to the fridge. This includes a mozzarella block, loosely wrapped in plastic with an exposed end, a block of parmesean (same wrap situation), and a tub of fresh mozzarella in olivine. It was left out for approxamately 20 hours. Is any of it recoverable for tonight's pizza?

Milk Spoilage

ssmith — Sat, 02 Oct 2004 06:02:27 -0800

Does milk go bad faster if you drink straight from the container? [Moo inside] Ok, so I lied, there's no more inside. I just couldn't resist the tagline.