Help I forgot to put my cooked meat away last night! - Update post #11!

[ParisApril]

I cooked burgers and then put them in the oven to stay warm and forgot to put them in the fridge. This morning I put them in the fridge. Can we still eat them or are they toast? What a waste...

[jolenegreen]

I would. I dont think there would be anything wrong??

[Theoretica]

They're fine! We've had that happen here plenty of times, no food poisoning has ever struck our family

[kiwiva]

I wouldn't eat it. I go with the 2 hour rule generally, with cooked food, especially meat.

[RiverSky]

They would definitely be garbage here. Totally not worth the risk.

[babygrant]

Originally Posted by kiwiva

I wouldn't eat it. I go with the 2 hour rule generally, with cooked food, especially meat.

Yep

[velochic]

I'm usually very liberal about this, but when talking about ground beef... better safe than sorry. I wouldn't use it.

[ollyoxenfree]

Sorry, but I agree with everyone else. I wouldn't eat them.

[Ahappymel]

Nuh uh.
ESPECIALLY so since they were in the oven (if you have a gas one, it stays warmer in there because of the pilot). They may have been at a perfect temp for breeding bacteria.

[gardenmommy]

I wouldn't take the risk, because I am pregnant, and have young children. It just isn't worth it to me, no matter how much it hurts to throw it out.

[ParisApril]

Update!

Well I am so frugal we reheated the meat well and ate it. It was good and we are fine! (I've always been a somewhat of a daredevil.)

What would people have done before the invention of fridges/iceboxes?

OT - Apparently (according to most websites) I am not supposed to thaw my meat on the counter either but I always do and we've never been sick.