To eat chilli left out overnight

[Purplegiraffe345]

I batch cooked chilli last night, put it in sealed containers and left it on the side to cool. I finished cooking around 8pm but realised around 5am this morning that the pots were still out on the side. I then put the pots in the fridge. I plan to freeze them later.

Will they be OK to eat?

i wouldn’t.

I probably wouldn't eat that.
But might be tempted.

I might do a test eating and then see if I felt ok. Just me and no one else.

I would.

I wouldn’t. DH definitely would….and in fairness he’s never been ill from doing so (but he does seem to have a cast iron stomach)

I would 100% eat it, and regularly do. I would stick it in the fridge and have it for my lunches.

I would.

I’ve done this before and been fine. As long as it’s piping hot throughout when reheated

Absolutely. Throwing it out would be completely OTT.

It will be fine. Just make sure its piping hot.

Yes

I have before when I forgot to put it away 🙂 it's not a fish dish it should be ok make sure to heat it properly

It will be absolutely fine. I’ve done this loads of times and then eaten the food with no issues.

I’m in south east and been wonderfully mild recently

so no way. Doubt it fell under 13 degrees in my kitchen last night

I would, and have, with various different things. I'm always forgetting to put batch cooked stuff in the fridge.

Thanks all, I did this with cottage pie as well (you’d think I’d learn by now) and it was ok.

It’s so annoying because I batch cooked like 7 meals to save me time later and if I throw it away now it will be a bigger waste of time.

The pots were sealed with a lid which I hope helps. It is also beef which is safer.

I might try one tonight and see if it’s ok. Is that a good idea?

Well as you can see op from this thread

some of us say no
some of us say yes

so it’s your call

I knew I’d get a mixed reaction lol!

It was cooked last night not last week. I'd definitely eat it. Obviously cooking it first.

I would 100% eat this, even more confidently if by no beef, you mean it is meat free.

Definitely, you can’t waste all that! Just make sure it’s boiling hot when you come to eat it.

The other day I combined fresh bolognese with few months old bolognese form the freezer that was originally made from almost-old meat, then I froze that altogether, then I unfroze it a few weeks later and we all ate it and no one was ill. Then I refroze the leftovers and this week we ate it again and we’re all fine and it was fucking delicious! While all this was going on I was definitely thinking of the Mumsnet outrage 😆

Yes definitely! But I probably wouldn’t feed it to someone elderly / pregnant etc. just in case.

Sorry I mean beef I.e. a safer meat than others and cooked well.

Chilli I would
chicken or fish absolutely not

It'll be absolutely fine as long as you heat it through properly.

I'm horrified at the people who would throw it away.

Agree. I pretty much always leave my chilli/ragu etc in its cookin pan on the cold stove overnight all year round and I’ve not died yet 😁

Also it’s actually been quite cold overnight so certainly my kitchen feels pretty fridge like at the moment … I’d have no qualms about eating.