It depends if it is cured or sliced etc., but I'd say about a week, on average.
US FDA Guidelines: Cooked Whole, 7 days. Slices 3-4 days. Unopened packages: 2 weeks or use by date.
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More help with thisBacteria requires air to reproduce and this meat will be sealed professionally. Additionally in the modern era meat is so safely produced and packaged that bacteria will most likely be limited anyway. In this case specifically this ham will most likely have been precooked and this makes it even safer. I would say that your main problem with this ham would be spoilage which again will be in the range of weeks. if it tastes ok you should be ok.Poultry is a completely different story and should be feared. It is rarely sealed air-tight from your grocer and can be a serious health risk immediately. DO NOT LET RAW CHICKEN come into contact with any other foods, clean all tools that come into contact with chicken, clean your hands, use a different cutting board, everything that raw poultry touches will potentially give you very uncomfortable food poisoning and in some cases bacterial diseases that can lead to death.
Cooked ham has been cured before so it can be left in the fridge for 4 - 5 days, but to be on the safe side it's best to have your ham, then cut off what you may want from the next nights meal and then slice the rest of the ham up and freeze. Don't throw that bone out! Make a nice split pea and ham soup and you can add diced left over ham to put in with it. You can also slice the ham thinner to make Sandwiches. You also have the choice to mince the ham (if you have a meat grinder) or food processor (freeze it in a Glad bag and press air out) and make Hoagie sandwiches at a later date. Sweet pickled relish and mayonnaise goes great with either sliced ham or ground ham.
For 3 to 7 days.
less than a week then it starts to dry out and loose all of its flavor
No. Potentially hazardous food should not be left at room temperature for more than 2 hours. Less time is better.
People constantly ask for some type of verification that the food they eat will not make them ill. That is nearly impossible to do without bacteriological and chemical tests, so all we can do is provide guidelines, like:
* Handle food in a sanitary manner (wash hands, clean & sanitize food-contact surfaces, protect from cross-contamination, package & store properly) * Keep potentially hazardous food either hot or cold and cook and reheat thoroughly, and * Use it within a reasonable time. In the end, you are responsible for what you feed yourself and your family. This adage has truth to it: When in doubt, throw it out.
depends how long the ham has been left out for. If it just a few hours (say max 2 on a hot day and 6 on a cool day) probably nothing will happen but if it has remained out for a long time say overnight or in a heated area (eg in sunlight) you could get a dose of food poisoning which depending how long you left it out for could range from a stomach ache, to sickness and diarrhea.
It is possible that there won't be any problem, particularly if it smells good, isn't slimy or growing mold and it is reheated thoroughly. I doubt that it will taste as good as it did 10 days ago.
People constantly ask for some type of verification that the food they eat will not make them ill. That is nearly impossible to do without bacteriological and chemical tests, so all we can do is provide guidelines, like:
* Handle food in a sanitary manner (wash hands, clean & sanitize food-contact surfaces, protect from cross-contamination, package and store properly) * Keep potentially hazardous food either hot or cold and cook and reheat thoroughly, and
* Use it within a reasonable time.
In the end, you are responsible for what you feed yourself and your family. This adage has truth to it: When in doubt, throw it out.
If they have been fully cooked all the way through, and do not contain moist fruit, then maybe they could be left out and still be safe - like baked bread - but it is probably better to refrigerate them.
No. Shrimp that has been left out overnight is not OK to eat.
Of course you can. The food in the pot will not cause any harm to your refrigerator as long as the pot has cooled down. It's probably not safe to put the Teflon pot in the refrigerator if it scorching hot. That might not be safe. Mr. Know it all
No, it is not safe - unless where it was sitting was as cold as a refrigerator.
No. It is not safe. Discard it.
If where it was left out is as cold as a refrigerator, it would be OK. Otherwise, you will have to figure that out for yourself. The chicken has been mishandled and should not have been left out at room temperature. We don't know what temperature various parts of the chicken reached - or for how long.
all vegetables those were not in refrigerator have been rotted
It all depends on the type of food. Ask a more specific question for an answer.
That depends how warm the food got in the freezer. If it didn't get above 40°F, it is probably safe. If the food is all thawed out and warm, throw it out. If you are unsure, don't eat it.
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They could be fine if cooked at a high enough temperature, but it is safer to throw out any meat that's been left out for an extended period of time. Like your mom always says "if in doubt throw it out."
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