To eat this pasta bake tonight?

[BlueBoatVillage]

Argh, made a lovely pasta bake last night and did enough for tonight as well as today is going to be manic so won’t really have much time to cook.

We ate half of it and it was on the side, cooling down. I put cling film over it, with the intention of putting it in the fridge once cooled (as I usually do)

Came down this morning and realised I’d forgotten to put it in the fridge I did so straight away when I realised.

Do you think it would be okay to eat tonight or should I bin it?

Eat without a doubt.

That's fine.

I wouldn't even think twice about that.

Cheese and bacon? Absolutely fine to eat, neither go bad that quickly, full of salt and nitrates.

I wouldn't (and I hate food waste so reluctant to say it) but the bacon would stop me from chancing it.
99.9% sure it would be fine, but having had food poisoning once, I wouldn't risk it.

This is exactly what I think too. If it's got meat or tuna then I would not chance it

Yeah I’m really risk averse in terms of food, but cheese and bacon? Would reheat and eat no problem. I’m sat in a cafe right now with pastries on the counter that inc, savory cheese and ham options- willing to bet they’ve been at ambient temp the same about of time as your pasta, with many of the same ingredients.

I thought pasta was really dangerous to leave out like rice. I wouldn't risk it. It starts growing bacteria within 2 hours of being left out

Reading these threads make me realise how people end up with such high shopping bills if they throw so much edible food in the bin 🙈

Let us know what you decide OP!

If you do eat it please update this thread tomorrow with how you're feeling.

I would reheat and eat without a second thought. People didn't have fridges until recently, and they sure as hell didn't throw food away that was cooked the night before.

My Mum makes chicken soup with leftovers whenever she has a roast, and they leave it in a big pot on the stove, eating it until Wednesday. It gets heated right up to boiling each lunchtime and simmered for several minutes. Never so much as a burp never mind food poisoning. I questioned her once why she didn't keep it in the fridge and she looked at me like I was daft. Her Mum did it and her grandma before her.

(I don't eat chicken so my husband takes care of our carcasses!)

I'd eat it. What do you think ppl did before fridges. It's October.

I accidentally bought a really small fridge and subsequently do this routinely. Not in summer and not with chicken or prawns and not fed to babies or vulnerable people. My house is freezing most of the year and the food is well covered. It's never been an issue.

We didn't have a fridge until I was 6 and everyone survived while still eating leftovers.

I'd eat it

I can't believe so many people would throw it away. It will be absolutely fine.

If we're cooking in the evening we almost always leave it out overnight - still too warm to go in the fridge. It's always fine the next day. (Wouldn't do that in a heatwave but then in a heatwave we're not cooking bakes or stews anyway.)

Cheese and bacon will be fine.

This.

Its terrible.

Comes up time and time again. I cant bear the thought of throwing away edible food.

Make sure it’s properly heated through. Don’t waste food.

Surprised the human race lasted long enough to create fridges

If your kitchen is cool overnight then I think it will be fine and I'd eat it.

Reading these threads make me realise how people end up with such high shopping bills if they throw so much edible food in the bin

People throw out food in the fridge if past it's sell by date without even giving it a sniff. Unreal.

Same. Just heat it through.

I would eat without a thought. Would think twice for chicken or prawns but would eat tuna too unless it was a hot summer day.

Please, please don't! I made myself very ill doing this exact same thing with a vegetarian cheese pasta bake. I was so horribly ill!

I’d eat it.

How did you get sick? Did you not heat it through properly?

I also did this with last nights chilli left overs. I will be eating it tonight, after nuking the shit out of it.