How long does cooked chicken stay relatively safe unrefrigerated?

Question

The local food store is about 40-50 mins from my place,i got some food from the grocery store buffet,some baked chicken,just plain with the skin and bones,not deep fried or anything and some cooked veggies.I had unavoidable delays and didnt get home until 2 hours later is the food still relatively safe to eat if i have it now????

Answer 1

Your cooked chicken will be safe for that time as long as the temperature was not between 40-and 140 for more than 4 hours.

This is the danger zone for bacteria to grow.

Enjoy!
Glenn

Answer 2

Cooked Chicken Unrefrigerated

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Ouch, this is a tough one. A kitchen professional would not serve anything that had been kept out that long. On the other hand, you wouldn't believe what happens in the kitchens of the restaurants where you have eaten.
I would say you are never totally safe, but if it was covered and hot when you bought it, you are probably OK.

Answer 5

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Bring some interesting magazines. They don't require the patience that a book does. You might consider investing in one of those little DVD players with the viewscreen built in along. That way you're not limited to whatever schlock the airline is trying to put in front of you. Video games are good too - maybe a PSP?

Answer 6

The recommended allowance is 4 hrs at room temp for cooked foods, however if you can get it back to 160 degrees F it will be safe to eat,bacteria thrive at temps of 41 to 140 degrees so if ya can get it back to serving temp it is safe to eat

Answer 7

Ever been to a friends BBQ? It should be ok to eat 4-6 hours after it goes below 140 degrees, I wouldn't sweat it too much, unless it had stuffing inside of it, then you better get it hot again before about 2-3 hours!

Answer 8

I brought a roasted chicken from the grocery and left it out from about 4:30 to 10:30 p.m. (I ended up going out to eat and forgot to refrigerate the chicken...Kitchen was about 65 degrees or less...

Answer 9

Give some to the cat, if it won't eat it, throw it out. Chicken is dicey at the best of times, it also depends on how hot it was until you got home, did it smell funny?

Answer 10

Yeah. Cooked meat is okay to eat up until about 2 hours. Then you should put it in the fridge.