You really really shoudln't. Bacteria begins to grow as soon as food cools down, which is why anything perishable (meat, dairy, etc.) should not be eaten after being left out for only 2 hours. Eating meat left out overnight can result in you becoming sick, whether it's simple food poisoning, or something much more serious such as Botulism. Stay safe and don't eat it.
No, you shouldn't eat chicken that was unrefrigerated overnight. It has had time for bacteria to grow and could make you very sick.
That will depend completely how dry the fish was smoked. If it was smoked dry so that it is shelf stable, it could possibly be left in the smoker to cool. If it was smoked basically to cook it, then it should not be left overnight and should be refrigerated.
no it will make you and who ever eats it will be puking (possibly blood) for days!
Raw thawed potato chips (fries to some) could be refrozen, but you likely won't like the results when they are cooked. It is best to avoid thawing and refreezing them.
Cooked stuffing is at risk of foodborne illness when left out overnight. It has egg and sometimes dairy, as well as animal byproducts which are susceptible to easy bacteria growth. The stuffing should be refrigerated.
nday, June 04, 2006Is Smoked Meat Cooked or RawQ: Dear Jeff, Could you please tell me if the food we smoke is raw or cooked? We have a debate going with friends that the heat of the smoke cooks the meat over a long period of time.Is this correct? Could you please tell me how the smoked meat is cooked?Is it by actual heat or just the heat of the smoke? Our friends feel that any meat, smoked, is raw. Can we feel safe eating this smoked meat, especially pork? Also, why does the meat appear pink when it is smoked? Thanks, AnnieA: There are 2 main types of smoking.. cold smoking and hot smoking. I do not delve into cold smoking for the most part, however I do know that it is smoking at a temperature of 90 degrees or less over a long period of time.Hot smoking is the type of smoking that I deal with.. it is smoking meat at a temperature of 225 degrees.The meat is fully cooked to the recommended safe USDA temperature.The pink look of smoked meat comes from the pigments in the meat being affected chemically by the smoke which keeps the meat from turning to it's cooked color as it normally would.Hot smoked meats are fully cooked just as they would be in any convection oven or even a crock pot. The only difference is the addition of smoke which flavors the meat based on the type of wood you are using.Hope this helps settle the debate with your friend
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.
You could, but it would spoil quite quickly.
It might not be 'spoiled', but I would not recommend using it. Cooked veggies left out that long could have grown microbes & toxins that could make someone ill. The presence of pathogens & their toxins is not obvious. Do not use it.
Generally speaking, most spiral hams are either pre-cooked or cured (which is another method of cooking) so for the most part, all you need to do is reheat the meat. Nothing says it absolutely has to be roasted, as long as its been cooked or cured previously, and even then, you could always smoke it on the barbecue if you wanted. If its been cooked or cured, you could slice portions off the bone and saute them, you could serve them cold as part of a food platter, add pieces of ham to soup or stocks, you could even grill it, if you wanted.
Yes, you can freeze a whole cooked chicken with bones in a sealed container.