Paging Paul F. ... I just ate lunchmeat...

[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

[rgG]

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.

[PeterB]

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:

[Blankity Blank]

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. ;-)

[PeterB]

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-...e-left-out

Oh and I downsized your obnoxious GIF.

[mrbigstuff]

Yeah four hours would mean everyone who bought a Costco chicken would probably be dead. In the millions!

[Blankity Blank]

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-...e-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.

[PeterB]

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).

[rgG]

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?

[PeterB]

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.)