If you left some pinto beans out overnight should you eat them or throw them away?

Question

they were cooked

Answer 1

If you're not starving and broke, throw them out.

Answer 2

Honey, they came from the outside, and because they're not a meat, you dont have to worry about them being left out, all night! Potatoes, and meat, are supposedly the only things, as well as mayo, that's been opened... Otherwise, your "SAFE" as can be! Beans are so high in "Protein" there almost the equivalent of eating a "Steak" if you eat enough of them!! I just love, love, love, beans, all kinds, too!! Especially pinto!! Navy beans with some "Polska Kilbasa" cut up in the crock pot, is so YUMMO-LISCIOUS!!! Try it sometime, hun!! Just add a tad of salt and garlic, and your good to go on Low, all day!! And the next day, you've got yourself a weeks worth of beans, to eat!!! And you can either make "Corn-Bread" with it, or simply make a burrito out of it, like my kids do!! YUMMO!! Happy Eating to you, hun!!! Smile!!!

Answer 3

I remember when I was young (83 now) women would leave the lunch leftovers on the table and cover with a tablecloth and they would be out for hours and then eaten for supper. They never got sick.

Answer 4

Just stir them up add a little water if needed and reheat , they will be fine for that short of time. I"ve done it several times without any harm and they were fine.

Answer 5

Depends what you have them mixed with. For instance if you have them mixed with water, water doesn't spoil overnight.

Even if you had them mixed with bacon, it wouldn't worry me. To be on the safe side bring them back to a boil, however. Not a fast boil, but let them gently boil for a long amount of time, such as five minutes.

Answer 6

I would throw them away. Why take the chance?