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The answer to this question is completely subjective. In my opinion, if the meat looks slimy and smells bad, throw it out. However, if it's only a bit rancid, you could cook it thoroughly on a really high heat and then hide the flavor with curry or chili. This will kill off most of the bacteria and your stomach acid will do the rest. This is how they prepare meat in the tropics. You should take into consideration that the meat you buy in supermarkets is at least several weeks old. It will have been hung after slaughter (a bit of decomposition enhances the flavor), probably frozen and then defrosted before sold as fresh. Refrigeration slows down the decomposition so depending on how old the meat was when you bought it you could be looking at anything from 3 to 30 days. Use your nose. If it smells rotten, it is. Remember you can safely ignore the sell-by date as supermarkets can take the meat off the shelf and repackage it up to 3 times before you buy it. My advice is to buy from a local butcher. Avoid supermarkets. Ask the butcher where they get their meat. If they buy from a wholesaler, go to a decent local butcher.

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Because hamburger is not taken from on source of the cow, it isn't very trust worth on freshness, so if it has been left out and reached room temperature for longer then an hour then I would generally saw that the sanity of the meat has become untrustworthy.

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According to government agencies, meat (cooked or raw) shouldn't be left at room temperature for more than two hours. However, if the meat is still cold, that adds time, because two hours only count the time that the meat itself is at room temperature.

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Unopened, about five days; opened, one or two.

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After expiration date

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Meat needs to be out of the danger zone - less than 40° or more than 140°. If it is in the danger zone between 40 and 140° for more than 2 hours it is not safe.

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Food should never stay at room temperature for more than 2 hours after they are cooked, whether it's meat, chicken, casseroles, etc.

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it depends on the room temperature

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6hours

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