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...to have ham for dinner tonight after forgetting to put it in the fridge last night?

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MurkyMo · 26/05/2026 11:58

OK, I had one of those vacuum packed big ham fillets for dinner last night. I had simmered it in cider etc for hours and we only ate about a quarter of it. I wrapped it up in tinfoil and left it by the fridge to be put in there once it had cooled. However I completely forgot and it was out all night on the kitchen counter. It went in first thing this morning, 5.00.

So would it be unreasonable to have it again for dinner tonight or am I risking poisoning myself and himself??!

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BCBird · 26/05/2026 12:19

I would not risk a bout of diarrhoea

Idlikepeasplease · 26/05/2026 12:18

No way, and im pretty cavalier about ignoring use by dates, not cooling cooked meat quickly etc but even i wouldnt risk meat left out all night in this heat. And certainly wouldnt give it to others unless I didnt like them very much 😂

Lightslit · 26/05/2026 12:18

Yes, I'd eat ham/gammon in those circumstances. Not other meats though, after last night's temperatures.

Grammarninja · 26/05/2026 12:18

Definitely eat it! It's full of salt (a natural preservative). Christmas hams sat out for days at a time when I was a kid and no issues. Give it the sniff test and plough on. I promise you, it will be fine.

Thecomedyclub · 26/05/2026 12:18

Don’t do it

Doggodoggo · 26/05/2026 12:17

I know of someone who died from meat that had gone off. I wouldn't risk it.

Malasana · 26/05/2026 12:16

I absolutely would not eat. It was so hot in our house last night. If yours was the same I’d not risk it.
It’s not the weather for spending it with you head down the toilet!

Thisistemporary · 26/05/2026 12:15

I wouldn’t eat it. Don’t risk it.

sprigatito · 26/05/2026 12:14

I would eat it, but I probably wouldn’t serve it to my dad whose health is fragile. Make of that what you will 😆

InterestedDad37 · 26/05/2026 12:12

Wouldn't bother me 😋 🍴 🍖

chirrupybird · 26/05/2026 12:10

I would eat it if it was wrapped in foil from being hot. Assuming no one handled it with mucky hands before it was wrapped up! If it was uncontaminated when wrapped up there shouldn't be much bacteria to multiply and ham is salted to keep it safe. If in doubt turn it into something that can get well heated again. I did slices of left over ham in (spicy) flour, egg and breadcrumbs and baked in the oven (or could be fried) recently. Although might not be the weather for that today!

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MurkyMo · 26/05/2026 12:00

ValenciaOrange · 26/05/2026 11:59

How hot is it where you are. It was 23 degrees in our house overnight last night so if it was similar where you are I wouldn't risk it.

It was 20 - 21 degrees. I know, I know, probably best not to eat it but I remember years ago Christmas hams being left out over night.

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ValenciaOrange · 26/05/2026 11:59

How hot is it where you are. It was 23 degrees in our house overnight last night so if it was similar where you are I wouldn't risk it.