How long can food sit out? My house mate made meat sauce for

>>8679832
>started to rot
nah you're overreacting

bacteria can potentially form in that time but there are a number of factors, including how the dish was prepared and the environment it was sitting in.

to be safe I'd heat the sauce before eating it again but the sauce is far from ruined. don't be a priss.

what temperature is your house? how does it smell?

>>8679860
this.

give it a whiff too. that's probably the easiest way to tell without actually having to put it in your mouth

>>8679832
The meat should be cooked thoroughly and the acidity of the tomato sauce should keep it relatively safe. It should be fine. Cook it first before eating.

>>8679945
Does a microwave cook it?

Cooked food can sit out for up to two days if you don't live somewhere that's incredibly humid or dirty.

>>8679952
Does a microwave heat up water?

>>8679832
if beef it's ok if u just cook it hot again. wudnt risk othr meat

>>8679832
Does it look bad? Does it smell bad? Does it taste bad?
If none of the above, it is edible.

It'll be fine. Sometimes I forget about food and leave it out and it has flies crawling on it, I eat it anyway and no ill effects yet.

Well, if you're asking about like food regulation and what's allowed, food left in a temperature range of 41 F - 135 F/5 C - 57 C can be kept in that range for a cumulative 4 hours. Temperature above or below that range tend to destroy or not produce any more pathogens. After 4 hours in that range, the food is considered 2 be contaminated and must be discarded

Despite that I still will eat food that's left out for 24 hours or longer because I'm disgusting. As long as it doesn't taste funky, smell bad, or look bad, I'll eat it. Haven't died yet
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Only time I got food poisoning was at a Friday's and ordered a steak.

>>8679832
I routeinely eat food such as pizza, roasted chicken and "italian" food 24-36 hours after its cooked and been sitting on the counter.....I figure the retarded amount of salt and sugar will keep most shit at bay for a few days at least

>rot after 12 hours
its not cheese retart

>>8679832
Tomato sauce is very acidic, so it's probably fine. Wouldn't do it with a cream sauce or broth though

>>8679832
I used to live with this asian cuck fellow and he would buy a huge family box of fried chicken and then he'd let it sit out and nibble on it for days.

We'd say stuff to him about it like "dude, what the fuck is wrong with you?!!?" but then he would be all like "i left it out because i thought you guys would like some." But he'd never offer it to us.... dude was so weird.

anyway, after living with that weirdo, i realized that a lot of food is just fine to eat if it sits out for a while.