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This is such a fuckin non story. Dude left cooked food out unrefridgerated and got sick and died. No fuckin shit. We have places to keep cooked food cold for a fuckin reason. Stupid ass article trying to scare people about fuckin leftovers. Fuck this piece of shit ass article and the twat that wrote it.
I genuinely know of an individual who believes refrigeration is a hoax and a conspiracy. He refrigerates nothing. Milk in the cabinets. I guess it's just big refrigerator trying to manipulate us?
You might not know this person for very long
He's not the healthiest and looks like absolute shit. Lmao. In his 60s now probably
I'm amazed he has lasted this long, is he at least storing things in a larder / cool room?
Only way I think he survives is that his entire house is below 40 F (4.4 C)
What the fuck. He thinks refrigeration is a hoax, yet keeps his house at refrigerator temperatures???
Maybe he lives in greenland or ? idk, I wonder what would he say if he were to move to like Thailand or somewhere that gets close to 100 humidity
What about freezing, does he also think that does nothing?
Nah honestly given the difference in danger depending on the food this isn't bad to know. I'm familiar with pasta turning into a weird consistency with weird smell and I always threw it away when that happens, but since it's not disgusting per se I'd probably have eaten it in a pinch (unlike, say, moldy food or meat that's been sitting for a while).
I also know of people with some insnae aversion to wasting food that lends them to claim moldy meat is still good to eat (mother of a friend) so if anyone is in a situation with someone like that it's good to be aware of how dangerous some foods that might not seem as bad are.
Yeah, what you leave out is more important than how long you leave it for. This particular bacteria is only going to be a problem if you leave out the perfect medium for it to grow.
It's actually pretty hard for dangerous bacteria to grow in most foods, usually there's not either not enough moisture or too much moisture, or the pH is too acidic and the bacteria will get outcompeted by things like environmental lactic acid bacteria, yeast, or even mold.
If the food you want to save contains moisture and isn't preserved via acid, salt, or sugar, please store it in the refrigerator.
I heard 5 day leftovers and thought. "5 day fridge leftovers might give you the runs but won't kill you" then I read the article. That's not leftovers, that's garbage. Dude was eating rancid garbage
Exactly. Most cooked foods are just plain nasty by that point if left out at room temperature.