04-15-2024, 03:38 AM
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.)