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To eat bolognaise I left out over night?

193 replies

shorterthanaverage · 11/11/2023 09:50

I cooked a big pot of bolognaise last night and left the remainder on top of the oven in a big aluminium casserole pot with every intention of portioning it up and putting it the fridge for today.

Would it be ok for me to have for lunch or do I need to waste it now?

OP posts:
MeinKraft · 11/11/2023 10:19

I wouldn't feed to young children but I would eat it myself. I ordered a takeaway the other night (garlic and chilli chicken) and accidentally fell asleep before I could eat it. Left it sitting out all night and had it for lunch next day. It was fine.

MeinKraft · 11/11/2023 10:21

Ginmonkeyagain · 11/11/2023 10:19

I'm pretty very few people have ever died from reheating pasta!

You are more likely to cause issues putting warm food in the fridge.

Edited

That poster was on another thread the other day about the dangers of reheating pasta. She reckons social services will be onto you if you do (even if it has been in the fridge)

Ginmonkeyagain · 11/11/2023 10:25

Ha ha! They are probably the type of lunatic that puts eggs in the fridge.

CatMadam · 11/11/2023 10:25

The food safety courses I’ve taken mean I wouldn’t touch it, personally. Bacteria start to grow on food pretty quickly, and reheating won’t necessarily make the food safe, unfortunately. Not worth the risk imo!

EricInk · 11/11/2023 10:27

I leave stews, curries etc out all the time overnight as I use cast iron cookware and it's never cooled down enough to refrigerate. Then I leave in the fridge until the meat expiry date and maybe 1 day longer as I feel cooking 'resets' it Wink
I always reheat very thoroughly so IMO absolutely fine

BitofaStramash · 11/11/2023 10:30

I do this all the time.

I'd only be concerned if in the middle if a hot summer.

StarlightLime · 11/11/2023 10:31

MeinKraft · 11/11/2023 10:21

That poster was on another thread the other day about the dangers of reheating pasta. She reckons social services will be onto you if you do (even if it has been in the fridge)

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What exactly are the dangers of reheating pasta?! Of all foods to worry about, pasta wouldn't even be on my list Confused

Ginmonkeyagain · 11/11/2023 10:32

@CatMadam I think, quite rightly, food safety courses err on the very risk adverse side. That is because they are aimed at people cooking or preparing food commercially so you could be feeding people with all sorts of vulnerabilities.

I think in your own home you understand your and your families health and tolerances. I stand by the view that in winter a pan of cooked red meat, well covered, left over night will be fine.

Ilovegoldies · 11/11/2023 10:33

I'm an Environmental Health Officer. No fucking way would I eat it.
Don't always bank on being fine because you have got away with it before. Your immune system naturally gets compromised as you age.

secondfavouritesocks · 11/11/2023 10:34

Ginmonkeyagain · 11/11/2023 10:19

I'm pretty very few people have ever died from reheating pasta!

You are more likely to cause issues putting warm food in the fridge.

Edited

This again! What is it with Mumsnet and reheated pasta!

One of the single most dangerous potential causes of food poisoning - rice and pasta kill more people than any other source of food poisoning - and this must be at least the 4th thread on this in the last few months

secondfavouritesocks · 11/11/2023 10:34

and yes, obviously cool it down before putting it in the fridge, but the OP was doing that, just forgot. Everyone knows to do that

ExtraOnions · 11/11/2023 10:35

I would .. and do … with allsorts. Never had food poisoning from something left out overnight.

fandjango · 11/11/2023 10:35

Dacadactyl · 11/11/2023 09:56

Yes I do this all the time (and not by accident either)

Same here!

secondfavouritesocks · 11/11/2023 10:36

Ginmonkeyagain · 11/11/2023 10:32

@CatMadam I think, quite rightly, food safety courses err on the very risk adverse side. That is because they are aimed at people cooking or preparing food commercially so you could be feeding people with all sorts of vulnerabilities.

I think in your own home you understand your and your families health and tolerances. I stand by the view that in winter a pan of cooked red meat, well covered, left over night will be fine.

firstly, it might or might not be, and secondly, bolanase implies pasta, and NO DONT EAT IT pasta left out over night is a serious danger - pasta left in the fridge too long it too

seahorsescanfly · 11/11/2023 10:37

Erythromycin vs claritromycin. Are they the same (I googled and what I gathered is that claritromycin is more effective and definitely easier to take only need to do twice a day).

CatMadam · 11/11/2023 10:37

@Ginmonkeyagain That’s
a pretty risky mindset! I think I’ll stick to erring on the side of caution when it comes to food poisoning, I had it once when I was a teenager and it still haunts me 🤢

Ginmonkeyagain · 11/11/2023 10:39

I am assuming she had left over bolognaise sauce not pasta as well (we rarely reheat pasta as there is not really such a thing as left over pasta in our house). Anyway pretty much all restaurants that serve pasta pre blanch and reheat it to order.

Ginmonkeyagain · 11/11/2023 10:41

@CatMadam I have never ever given myself food poisoning and have been cooking since I was 16.

I have had bad food poisoning twice in my life both from external sources - once from a well known sushi chain and once from a fish and chip place (in each case respectively I suspect poorly cooled surimi and poorly reheated scampi).

Kayte198999 · 11/11/2023 10:43

My dad used to do massive pots of bolognese and leave them outside overnight to cool, even in the summer 🙈we never had any issues. Even though I have a food safety certificate I'd still eat your sauce

CatMadam · 11/11/2023 10:46

@Ginmonkeyagain Unfortunately, eating food that’s been left out for too long will always carry the risk of giving you food poisoning, even if it hadn’t happened to you so far. Again, just not worth the risk in my opinion.

Ginmonkeyagain · 11/11/2023 10:47

Oh I know that and generally I do not leave food out for long, but a cooked red meat sauce left covered overnight in winter would not bother me.

Ginmonkeyagain · 11/11/2023 10:49

We all have our hygiene lines. Mine is people allowing pets (particularly dogs) to go anywhere near beds or soft furnishing or lick their faces! I find it utterly revolting!

Blueberrycreampie · 11/11/2023 10:50

I've left stuff like that in a slow cooker (already cooked and cooled) overnight many times with no ill effects.

TeaKitten · 11/11/2023 10:51

Ginmonkeyagain · 11/11/2023 10:49

We all have our hygiene lines. Mine is people allowing pets (particularly dogs) to go anywhere near beds or soft furnishing or lick their faces! I find it utterly revolting!

Dog on the sofa isn’t going to cause food poisoning though.