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?

Would 💯 eat bacon cheese pasta the next day.

unless you’re immunocompromised I think you’re being precious, but up to you! It’s your money.

I’d eat it without a second thought if it’s cheese and bacon

You're basically reheating wheat (same as bread), a cheese sauce and some bacon.

I genuinely don't understand why you're so anxious over this.

Food poisoning tends to come from cross contamination of raw meat (chicken) and other foods, unwashed hands, salad veg, contaminated shellfish, and rice.

You're worrying too much.

Would eat it without hesitation!

I would eat it without a second thought (except for the fact that I hate that stodgy, slightly solidified texture of reheated cheese.) As others have said, just heat it thoroughly. Like you would if it had been in the fridge anyway.

Cheese and bacon? Fine. I'd eat it.

No , because of the meat .

Me too. If it was mince or chicken, no.

You're massively overthinking this, OP. It will be completely fine. Just nuke it until it's bubbling and enjoy.

It will be fine. We didn’t have a fridge when I was little and my mum often left things out on the kitchen table for next day or day after. Home baked apple pie was left out till it was gone. We never suffered from eating it

I'd eat it.

Yes. I’d eat it if it had been there for 2 days.

I think nowadays and with homes now much warmer than they used to be you are right to be concerned . However if meat free , and others have suggested heat fully and should be ok .
When I was a kid , and living in a old non centrally heated home , at Christmas time with a full fridge , my parents would use the oven as a storing place for the cooked Turkey . It would be used up over the next 3/4 days and never went in the fridge !
How we never got ill , I'll never know 😱

I’d eat it, have done so multiple times before no problems. It’ll be fine overnight, and you’d be able to taste it if it wasn’t. Reheat it thoroughly and give it a good sniff. Though I’ve also eaten stuff like this cold too.

Cheese and bacon will be fine - especially in a kitchen this time of year. Just heat it up thoroughly

I'd eat it 😁

I would eat it. Just make sure it's piping hot.

Same

Why all the panic… of course it’s fine.

I do this all the time, I did it yesterday with a bolognese. It's fine as long as heated through properly.

Bacon has so much preservative in it it will be OK.

If its cheese and bacon i would probably still eat it.
Reheat and I think it would be fine.

Chicken or seafood absolutely not.

Heat it till it’s piping hot and it’ll be fine.

I would eat it.

Eat it.
It will be fine as it was covered.

I wouldn't because of the meat. The ease and saving money of using leftovers is just not worth a bout of food poisoning. That's flipping awful to go through.

Plus, all meat should be kept in the fridge and max about 2hrs out.