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Original poster

Ate a cheddar ploughman's sandwich that had been unrefrigerated overnight

58 replies

anonymous98 · 26/05/2023 14:33

No mayo.

A bit nervous. Has anyone else ever done this? Did you die?

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DitherDother · 26/05/2023 15:16

lljkk · 26/05/2023 14:50

I have probably many times (without ill effect) eaten a cheese & pickle sandwich that had been festering in my hot car & kayak for 2+ days. One gets hungry & unfussy on the river.

I plan to make cheese sandwiches tonight that will be my hiking lunch pack for the next 3 days 😆

tailinthejam · 26/05/2023 15:29

If ever I'm going to take a sandwich with me on a long unrefrigerated day out, it will be a cheese one.

LakeTiticaca · 26/05/2023 15:38

Hard cheeses are supposed to be served at room temperature, I believe.
I have thawed and reference pork chips and chicken in the past. I'm not dead(I don't think)😅

LakeTiticaca · 26/05/2023 15:39

LakeTiticaca · 26/05/2023 15:38

Hard cheeses are supposed to be served at room temperature, I believe.
I have thawed and reference pork chips and chicken in the past. I'm not dead(I don't think)😅

*refrozen

BreviloquentBastard · 26/05/2023 15:41

I suspect you know little about the process of cheese making if you think 24 hours out of the fridge is going to make it poisonous.

TeaAndStrumpets · 26/05/2023 15:41

I remember British Rail sandwiches. Getting one only a day old would be a luxury.

rwalker · 26/05/2023 15:41

Yes I died

AgentProvocateur · 26/05/2023 15:42

I don’t keep any of these ingredients in the fridge anyway. I’m still very much alive

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anonymous98 · 26/05/2023 16:00

rwalker · 26/05/2023 15:41

Yes I died

My condolences.

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anonymous98 · 26/05/2023 16:01

FeebasAquarium · 26/05/2023 14:34

The ones that died are probably not going to answer…

You’ll be fine btw

You never know

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anonymous98 · 26/05/2023 16:02

GiraffeLaSophie · 26/05/2023 14:45

Unrefrigerated cheese is a key staple of the DofE diet. You’ll be absolutely fine.

Oh true! I ate terrible sandwiches while camping at school.

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OscarsAmmonite · 26/05/2023 16:03

Yes it would be okay

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anonymous98 · 26/05/2023 16:03

ThePoshUns · 26/05/2023 15:07

The cheese is ok but don't eat the ploughman. Canabalism is so unattractive.

Was I not supposed to?

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mauvish · 26/05/2023 16:06

Dairy product let's your taste buds know if it's on the turn long before you'd come to harm.

OrbandSpectacle · 26/05/2023 16:07

Beamur · 26/05/2023 14:40

Just cheese? Fine.
Pork pie? Death is imminent.

Yes I have been deceased several times through eating unrefrigerated pork pies.

I’ll never learn!

Staggersaurus · 26/05/2023 16:09

Cheese is just mouldy milk. You will live to eat another sandwich.

TheProvincialLady · 26/05/2023 16:34

You will certainly die. In years gone by ploughmen always had a mini fridge strapped to the oxen to keep the Branston pickle at optimum temperature.

SusanMaria · 26/05/2023 16:40

WTF? There's zero meat in it. Zero. So it's either furry with mould and goes in the bin or it's fine to eat (even if a bit stale or wilted)

SusanMaria · 26/05/2023 16:42

anonymous98 · 26/05/2023 16:03

Was I not supposed to?

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Gosh OP. You know what a canibal is, yes? A person who eats other people. The poster was joking

Fairislefandango · 26/05/2023 16:42

Of course not. None of those are products which are going to go off after a night out of the fridge!

isthismylifenow · 26/05/2023 16:48

Some of these replies are not very mature.

But, eee damn, I think you gouda be ok .

LongDarkTeatime · 26/05/2023 16:57

FeebasAquarium · 26/05/2023 14:34

The ones that died are probably not going to answer…

You’ll be fine btw

😂

MintyCedric · 26/05/2023 17:07

You’ll be fine.

Terrible taste in sandwiches though!

YouNeverCanTellWithBees · 26/05/2023 17:16

SusanMaria · 26/05/2023 16:42

Gosh OP. You know what a canibal is, yes? A person who eats other people. The poster was joking

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I think the OP was joking too 😂