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?

To clarify … I leave it overnight and box up and freeze the next am. Not that I leave it there full stop 😁 that would be mental

Yep, I’d eat this. Have regularly left the left over chilli out and eaten it for lunch the next day.
just make sure it’s piping hot when you eat it again

I absolutely would

You couldn't have frozen it at 8pm last night anyway because it would have been too hot and heated up the freezer.

Of course it will be fine. If you only stopped cooking it at 8pm it would still be hot by the time you went to bed.

Well exactly but I do wish I’d done it before going to bed!

I do this every time I batch cook.

It will be fine. I maybe wouldn't after a hot summer night but this time of year no issues.

The flavour improves by being left overnight and I do this all the time.

I have done this before and it was fine. Just reheat it really well. Let it simmer softly for a few minutes.

It’ll be fine.

Why? That would be worse from a food safety perspective as the hot chilli would heat up the fridge/freezer

I leave it out most of the times I cook it because it is too warm to put away.

It wouldn’t occur to me not to eat it.

Yes beef is a "safer " meat, I'd definitely eat it. And have eaten in mince left out over night.

I'd eat it.

I often do this if there isn't room in the fridge.

If you actually touch the food, it will feel similarly chilled to it would had it been in the fridge overnight.

I wouldn't do it in the height of summer but now will be fine.

I lt probably wouldn't have been cool enough to freeze until around 2/3am anyway 🤷🏻‍♀️

Exactly!

I have done stuff like this and am still alive to tell the tale. Will be absolutely fine to eat

I’ve done this several times over the years. Frozen it straight away and never had any problems. I might write a note to use within 24 hours when getting it out of the freezer. If it was midsummer and had been 30 degrees all night I might think twice…

I've eaten some very questionable defrosted bolognaise and reheated sausages, warm bacon that have been marinating in a cool box in a warm tebt etc while camping. Being in a tent seems to bring out the cavewoman in me and I'll eat anything.

It will be fine. As others have said just make sure it is piping hot and cooked through properly. In hot countries spices were used to help preserve the food as they had no refrigeration. You will find the chilli tastes even nicer today.

I do this all the time, and would eat it.

I only wouldn’t eat it if I had milk / cream in it.

I can’t believe you’re even asking! It’d be a wicked waste to throw all that away. It’ll be absolutely fine to eat.

It will all be absolutely 💯 fine . I would definitely eat this

Thanks all for your responses, very reassuring. I’ve put 6 in the freezer and left one in the fridge to have tonight to try, I will report back!