I purchased chicken breasts at around 8:00 p.m. last night and realized this morning at 8:30 a.m. that I had left them in my car. Temperature was around 50-55 degrees. Chicken was cool to the touch. What should I do??
2007-09-29 02:31:38 · 19 answers · asked by benesis1 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Put them in your garbage can. That wasn't cold enough to keep them from starting to spoil, even if the temperature was 55 degrees the whole time, and never any higher or lower. They'd be very dangerous to eat!
Yes, soniphonic, if I was starving and it was the last chicken breast left in a post world war era, I would throw it away. I'd rather be hungry, or eat something else, than take a chance on eating it and becoming deathyly ill.
2007-09-29 02:35:34 · answer #1 · answered by Clare 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Was the chicken still cold? Personally I don't think an hour is too long, but I suppose it would depend on how warm your car was. If it smells bad, throw it away. If it doesn't smell bad and was still cold, I would cook it thoroughly and enjoy. I take meat out of the freezer and leave it to thaw at room temperature all the time and haven't gotten sick from it. Good luck.
2016-03-19 02:13:37 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Throw them away!
Food needs to be out of the food danger zone, that is: colder than 41*F or hotter than 140*F. The longer the chicken sat in that temperature danger zone, the more risk for bacteria like salmonella to breed!
2007-09-29 02:38:08 · answer #3 · answered by keo31204 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Toss them out!! Salmonella is nothing to play around with; don't take the chance, especially if you are feeding young children or an elderly person(s).
2007-09-29 02:40:20 · answer #4 · answered by chico_65 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm not tell you what you should do; but if they were my chicken breast I would cook them thoroughly and eat them right away. If I was to notice anything strange or a bad odor; I wouldn't eat them They should be okay if you use them now. It has happened to be before with something else.
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2014-09-07 00:56:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Twelve hours in that temperature is too long.Unfortunately they need to be thrown out =(
2007-09-29 05:28:33 · answer #7 · answered by Helpfulhannah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Throw them out, it only takes 4 hours for bacteria to grow. Its not worth it, as salmonella can kill you.
2007-09-29 02:48:05 · answer #8 · answered by Special K 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
chuck them straight in the bin --- there is no more a touchier meat than chicken for food poisoning . good luck
2007-09-29 02:42:53 · answer #9 · answered by bill g 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dispose of them and buy new. Don't take a chance!
2007-09-29 03:27:45 · answer #10 · answered by wineduchess 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋