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Paging Paul F. ... I just ate lunchmeat... - PeterB - 04-15-2024
... that had been out at room temp for about 4 hours. (It was Oscar Meyer turkey, sealed in the package.) Will I die??? ::o
Re: Paging Paul F. ... I just ate lunchmeat... - rgG - 04-15-2024
PeterB wrote:
... that had been out at room temp for about 4 hours. (It was Oscar Meyer turkey, sealed in the package.) Will I die??? ::o
Yes.
Probably not from the turkey though.
Re: Paging Paul F. ... I just ate lunchmeat... - PeterB - 04-15-2024
rgG wrote:
[quote=PeterB]
... that had been out at room temp for about 4 hours. (It was Oscar Meyer turkey, sealed in the package.) Will I die??? ::o
Yes.
Probably not from the turkey though.
:RollingEyesSmiley5:
Re: Paging Paul F. ... I just ate lunchmeat... - Blankity Blank - 04-15-2024
PeterB wrote:
... that had been out at room temp for about 4 hours. (It was Oscar Meyer turkey, sealed in the package.) Will I die??? ::o
4 whole entire hours? Oh my sweet summer child… :biggrin:
I’m guessing you’ll be fine, unless there’s a hit man with a deli meat specific contract that he’s accepted on you. ;-)
Re: Paging Paul F. ... I just ate lunchmeat... - PeterB - 04-15-2024
Blankity Blank wrote:
[quote=PeterB]
... that had been out at room temp for about 4 hours. (It was Oscar Meyer turkey, sealed in the package.) Will I die??? ::o
4 whole entire hours? Oh my sweet summer child… :biggrin:
Well before you laugh, most outlets say that anything beyond two, and the meat should be tossed... https://www.stilltasty.com/articles/how-long-can-a-sandwich-be-left-out
Oh and I downsized your obnoxious GIF.
Re: Paging Paul F. ... I just ate lunchmeat... - mrbigstuff - 04-15-2024
Yeah four hours would mean everyone who bought a Costco chicken would probably be dead. In the millions!
Re: Paging Paul F. ... I just ate lunchmeat... - Blankity Blank - 04-15-2024
PeterB wrote:
[quote=Blankity Blank]
[quote=PeterB]
... that had been out at room temp for about 4 hours. (It was Oscar Meyer turkey, sealed in the package.) Will I die??? ::o
4 whole entire hours? Oh my sweet summer child… :biggrin:
Well before you laugh, most outlets say that anything beyond two, and the meat should be tossed... https://www.stilltasty.com/articles/how-long-can-a-sandwich-be-left-out
Oh and I downsized your obnoxious GIF.
I only laugh after decades of experience, whatever the outlets may say.
And old J. Jonah Jameson may be a tad snarky, but he’s not that bad deep down.
Re: Paging Paul F. ... I just ate lunchmeat... - PeterB - 04-15-2024
mrbigstuff wrote:
Yeah four hours would mean everyone who bought a Costco chicken would probably be dead. In the millions!
There's quite a difference there -- Costco chickens are usually pretty well embalmed in salt and spices, and are heated for an extended period of time -- both of which are likely to kill a lot of stuff. Apparently cold cuts are especially prone to bacterial growth, both because of the lower temperature and higher surface area (and lack of large amounts of salt and/or spices).
Re: Paging Paul F. ... I just ate lunchmeat... - rgG - 04-15-2024
PeterB wrote:
[quote=mrbigstuff]
Yeah four hours would mean everyone who bought a Costco chicken would probably be dead. In the millions!
There's quite a difference there -- Costco chickens are usually pretty well embalmed in salt and spices, and are heated for an extended period of time -- both of which are likely to kill a lot of stuff. Apparently cold cuts are especially prone to bacterial growth, both because of the lower temperature and higher surface area (and lack of large amounts of salt and/or spices).
May I ask, why did you risk it?
Re: Paging Paul F. ... I just ate lunchmeat... - PeterB - 04-15-2024
rgG wrote:
[quote=PeterB]
[quote=mrbigstuff]
Yeah four hours would mean everyone who bought a Costco chicken would probably be dead. In the millions!
There's quite a difference there -- Costco chickens are usually pretty well embalmed in salt and spices, and are heated for an extended period of time -- both of which are likely to kill a lot of stuff. Apparently cold cuts are especially prone to bacterial growth, both because of the lower temperature and higher surface area (and lack of large amounts of salt and/or spices).
May I ask, why did you risk it?
I got an Instacart order/delivery of a lot of it, and didn't know that it had been sitting out at room temp for about four hours. It should have been temperature-controlled, so at least I won't have to pay for it (I will ask for a refund on that portion of my order).
The question now is, should I just toss all of it? (So far, I'm not dead... and it is a lot of meat to be tossing.)