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pork casserole, left out overnight, would you use it??

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alibo · 13/03/2006 09:30

made a pork casserole last night in mustard sauce, it was scrummy! then, ended up watching maid in manhattan, and sloped off to bed leaving the other half of it still in the casserole dish on the worktop Sad!! completely forgot to put it in the fridge,and was going to have it for dinner tonight. ds won't be having it, do i risk it, if i reheat it to v.high temperature? the kitchen stays pretty cool at night, as i don't put the heating back on till i get up. its just it was sooooo yummy!!!

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moondog · 13/03/2006 09:31

Itwill be fine!!

collision · 13/03/2006 09:32

no...sorry, wouldnt use it and dh agrees with me and he is a chef!

daisy1999 · 13/03/2006 09:33

no no no

iota · 13/03/2006 09:33

I wouldn't but I know my mother would Grin

WideWebWitch · 13/03/2006 09:34

No, I wouldn't either.

Carmenere · 13/03/2006 09:34

Well I'm a chef and I say that if you heat it up to boiling point it will be fine

suzywong · 13/03/2006 09:34

I'd eat it
but then I'd eat it standing up my dressing gown before I'd washed my face, for breakfast

I love cold stews

zippitippitoes · 13/03/2006 09:34

I am pretty cavlier with these things..I might eat it myself but wouldn't inflict it on anyone else (definitely not the children)

Hulababy · 13/03/2006 09:36

I would. I often leave out a casserole I have made int he morning until the evening for recooking. My fridge isn't big enough. Have lived so far Grin

angelp · 13/03/2006 09:36

I would eat it. As you say its cold at night so ne can't imagine there will be a problem. Have done this before myself

Bozza · 13/03/2006 09:36

I'd eat it.

alexsmum · 13/03/2006 09:38

i'd eat it.so long as you reheat thoroughly-and keep it at a high temp for at least five mins or so then should be fine.it's cold at night anyway.
what did people do before fridges?

Carmenere · 13/03/2006 09:38

If there was any bacteria in the pork that will have been killed off when it was cooked initially. If any bacteria developed over night that will be killed off when it is reheated. As long as the kitchen was cool it should be ok and not have started to decompose. If in doubt don't feed it to people with lowered immune systems, the very young, the very old or pregnant women.

Feistybird · 13/03/2006 09:40

I would eat it

SW, you're a freak - cold casserole??

harpsichordcarrier · 13/03/2006 09:40

I would eat it myself but I have cast iron constitution. probably wouldn't give it to children though.

moondog · 13/03/2006 09:40

Er..there would be more bacteria on your dishcloth than there would in your casserole,believe me!

muma3 · 13/03/2006 09:42

no i wouldnt def not Smile

harpsichordcarrier · 13/03/2006 09:43

god i quite fancy a bit now
let's crash it Angeliz

zippitippitoes · 13/03/2006 09:46

I think the psychologically it seems more risky overnight when you haven't been watching it than during the day for the same length of time Grin

Kittypickle usually has a definitive answer, but i can never remember..usually it's eat it!

Original poster
alibo · 13/03/2006 09:48

uummm, divided opinions there then! suzywong, LOL!!, cold pork casserole for breakfast!? Shock

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alibo · 13/03/2006 10:09

oh, also LOL moondog!- wasn't thinking of eating my dishcloth for dinner anytime soon though!! Grin. only joking!, get your point thoughSmile

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Cappucino · 13/03/2006 10:32

sure I'd eat it. (of course I'd heat it first). I'd freeze some for the kids as well.

I often put a casserole in the night before to eat the next day. I've read plenty of magazine recipes that say casseroles improve after a day because the flavours have time to develop. As you say, it's winter so the kitchen would be cold. People used to keep food in pantries, remember, before we even invented fridges.

People need to get a grip.

iota · 13/03/2006 10:46

have to say that my kitchen doesn't seem to get very cold at night - must be my modern well insulated house

colditz · 13/03/2006 11:00

I would eat it, and serve it.I would heat it in the oven until bubbling for 1/2 hour though.

lazycow · 13/03/2006 11:47

Am with Suzy

Would eat it cold standing over the pan (probably dipping bread in it) Blush

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