I made the diet doctor crab casserole

(Mother of Puppies ) #1

With $30 :unamused: worth of crab from Costco.

This was going to be my meal prep dinner every night this week (love it) and I forgot to put it back in the fridge Thursday night. :sob:

Is it dangerous to eat? I don’t want to get sick.

#2

It is hard to say.

What is the room temperature where you are these days, is like 33F (0.5C) or 73F? That makes a big difference. And how many hours?

One thing which isn’t hard to say is food poison is not fun. My fridge was set wrong and I ate salmon which had gone off after a couple of days, 2 weeks of rotten guts.

Does it smell bad?

(Full Metal KETO AF) #3

I’m pretty brave about unrefridgerated food but I have an amazing body when it comes to germs and getting sick. Maybe eat a small amount and see how it goes is what I would do if it smells and tastes fine. But that’s me. I have only gotten sick from eating a couple times while traveling in Asia for a year and a half and it was probably actually from drinking local water. And I worked restaurants all my life handling raw seafood and poultry much of the day. I’m sure that I have been exposed to 100x the amount of salmonella than the average person. I forget to put away food and find it in the morning fairly often. I almost always eat it anyway. Refrigeration is a modern thing that people have been living without for 1000’s of years as I see it.

Maybe my immune system is strong because I have never been overly concerned about germs and even though I am on immunosuppressive drugs because of a kidney transplant I never get sick while everyone else I know gets colds and the flu. I can’t remember the last time I got sick.

(Full Metal KETO AF) #4

Was it the Cajun Crab Casserole? That looks like yum! I have to make that for my girlfriend, A confirmed Crab addict.

(Mother of Puppies ) #5

Room temp was warm.

Should I smell it at fridge temp?

Losing my nerve

(Mother of Puppies ) #6

JEALOUS :joy:

(Laura) #7

If it were me, I would have to pitch it and not take a chance. Food poisoning is nothing to mess with and I don’t know if you could heat it up enough to kill the dangerous bacteria.

#8

At fridge temp - Yes I suppose so, you don’t want to chill / warm / chill / warm too often.

Hmm, sorry, I don’t what the answer is. I’d be more confident with beef and lamb, I know how they smell when gone off. Pretty easy to tell.

(Carl Keller) #9

Personally, I would try a few bites and wait 24 hours because I’m frugal when it comes to wasting things. But I also have a pretty high tolerance when it comes to sickness so maybe this isn’t the right answer for you.

I was going to suggest you give some to a “friend” or neighbor you are not particularly fond of and see if you get any phone calls back about it… but that would be mean so I’m not really suggesting it… just typing out loud. :sunglasses:

(Sophie) #10

Personally I’d pitch it. Seafood is nothing to mess with and when food cools to the 2hr mark all the time after that the bacteria multiply exponentially. Better safe than sorry.

(Heather Meyer) #11

When in doubt…throw it out!
Trust your gut-just not when its hungry

(Sophie) #12

I wanted to add that some food borne illnesses can take anywhere from 7-10 days to manifest, just be aware. Not everything that you eat today will make you sick tomorrow.

#13

I contracted food poisoning two days before Christmas. Either bad, day-old, raw oysters or a plate of week-old fatty brisket (in refrigerator). Ate in combo so don’t know which.

Result was about 36 retched hours plus another week of queasiness. Really ruined holiday enjoyment.

I know that I will no longer trust “old” foods and leftovers anymore.

(Mother of Puppies ) #14

Lost my appetite. Throwing it out