Stew meat was left out all night

[BeLoftyTurtle]

At relatives house and they have stew..... However they did the first phase of the stew last night by boiling the meat last night and left it on the stove. Today they added veggies and reheated/cooked veg in the stew.

Aibu in not eating it

I'm vegan and if the leftovers (next days lunch) haven't been put in the fridge I won't eat them. Certainly wouldn't if it was meat. My other half would though - will eat anything!

I have a really bad stomach so I don't like to take any risks, so I have voted YANBU

Wouldn't do it in the summer. In the winter I do it all the time. My single glazed kitchen is bloody freezing at night.

I would eat it no problem - it's in a pot (presumably with a lid) that's just been heated up, so bacteria at a minimum, and a house is cooler overnight.

Sure, if it was the height of summer, leftovers sitting on a sunny windowsill I'd think twice, but overnight having just been cooked? No problem. Probably will taste better in fact.

I would have been absolutely furious with you for the food wastage.

Stew or curry left out overnight (not in a heatwave) is absolutely fine. We do this all the time and I've never had food poisoning.

I'm a bit puzzled - or am I misunderstanding?
Cook the meat, fridge overnight, then add veg the next day? I cook the lot all in together, meat, carrots, onion and any other veg. Because I make a lot at once, I'll freeze some, and keep some in the fridge to have later in the week. Never any problems. Heat it well before eating. Get beef from local butcher who sources all his own meat from farms in the area.

It’ll be fine

I do this all the time. Cook sausages or some other kind of meat dish and forget about it in the oven overnight. Never had an issue.

Yes, I think you're misunderstanding. You're saying you put it in the fridge overnight - OP's issue is that it wasn't put in the fridge, but left out

Sorry - wasn't clear. I meant, do people cook the meat one day, then add the veg the next? I cook it all together.

And yes, I leave it out to cool overnight if I've made it in the evening. Our kitchen is cold - no heating, so it's fine.

I do this and its actually no problem at all, I have never been sick eating food this way. Honestly the food will be fine.

Canned food go through a botulinum cook; 121 degrees under pressure, which means all spores are destroyed, hence why they can be stored for years.

I wouldn’t eat it either and I certainly would not give it to a 9 month old - who would be very vulnerable if something happened!!

If the OP is in the UK, it probably wasn't that warm last night.
I'd probably have avoided it if it was one of those 20 degree + nights in the summer.

If it's only been left overnight And was covered should be fine. I do this a lot and never got ill. Some people have weak stomachs though so maybe not fine for everyone.

Wouldn’t bother me so I would say you are being unreasonable.

You've obviously decided that YANBU so why ask. It will be fine.

I did this once and never again! Even though the pan had a lid on overnight, the next day it had started fermenting and bubbling! I was so shocked by this that even now I'll put it straight in the fridge after it's cooled.

Canned food go through a botulinum cook; 121 degrees under pressure, which means all spores are destroyed, hence why they can be stored for years.
What, even the cans/jars people make at home?

Sensible post, I'm always horrified at people's total lack of food hygiene on MN 🤢

I wouldn't do it on a hot summer night. But then I normally only make stew when it's colder, anyway.

BeLoftyTurtle · Today 01:06

MrsSkylerWhite · Today 00:32
Presumably it was reheated when the veg was added. What’s the problem?

Would you be happy for a restaurant to act in that way?

Many years ago when we worked in the city of London we used to regularly eat in brick lane curry houses. That’s exactly what they did. Was never ill.

My parents didn’t have a fridge until I was about 4. Wasn’t a problem. Meat was sliced, covered and kept in a cool cupboard until needed then reheated in gravy.

It violates safe food handling rules and not just slightly unless the house happened to be an ice box. Insisting your baby is fed food which is properly handled and prepared is not fussy. It's just common sense. We have this thing called science where we can measure the rate of growth of bacteria in certain conditions...just because some people haven't gotten sick rolling the dice doesn't make it a good idea especially with a baby who has an underdeveloped immune system.

https://myhaccp.food.gov.uk/sites/default/files/resources/factsheet_clostridium_perfringens.docx

I asked someone who worked at the Food Standards Agency and got this fact sheet. So interesting as I would have thought it was all right.

Wouldn’t bother me in the slightest. Have done this so many times. Bet it tastes lovely.

Milk, cooked meat, cheese and eggs do not need to be refridgerated if you’re eating it within 2-3 days. If you’re eating cooked meat that’s being cooked again like stews it’s fine as the second boiling heat will kill germs.