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If a crock pot was only set to keep meat warm overnight is it safe to eat?
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∙ 15y ago
== == Potentially hazardous food should not be left at room temperature for more than 2 hours. Less time is better. If you know that the product temperature was in the 140°F to 70°F range for 2 hours or less, then the meat should be OK. If you have no idea how long the food was in that range, then you are putting everyone who eats it at risk for food poisoning.
Most pathogenic bacteria thrive at the same temperatures we like. Some of them form toxins that are not destroyed by heating.
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.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoIf the temperature started hot and did not get below 140°F, then it would be OK. But I do not know what temperature your crock pot holds on the keep warm setting. Also, if the turkey was cold to start with and the pot was only set to keep warm, you could have a dangerous mixture there.
You are the one who knows the exact situation and circumstances. You will be the one who decides whether it is safe to use.
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∙ 12y agoI don't think it would be a very good idea leaving a crock pot on overnight if you have a family you wouldn't want to endanger there life or even your own. I think it is best to keep it off so you don't cause a fire in the middle of the night just for a dinner.
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∙ 10y agoIt is not recommended that you store any raw meat in a crock pot overnight. This allows bacteria to grow and could cause food poisoning or other illnesses.
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∙ 14y agoIf the temperature isn't set high enough, the meat could go bad.
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