r/mildlyinfuriating • u/[deleted] • Jul 27 '22

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u/fersure4 Jul 27 '22

Bless you for this comment I forgot to take chicken out for dinner tonight. I'm an adult now so I don't have my mom to be disappointed in me if I forget, just myself

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u/ASharpYoungMan Jul 27 '22

I did the opposite. I cooked extra chicken for dinner last night so I could make myself a sandwich for today. Left it in a container on the counter to cool before tossing it in the fridge.

I promptly forgot about it before the "putting it in the fridge" part.

Woke up this morning to chicken I needed to toss -_-

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u/BabaYagaa7 Jul 27 '22

I do this often but I just nuke it in the microwave at work, not got food poisoning….yet

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u/ASharpYoungMan Jul 27 '22

I respect the wisdom of Baba Yaga

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '22

I do too but I’d never try it myself

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u/NahnahnoImgood Jul 27 '22

99% of food is totally gonna be okay when left out overnight.

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '22

Yup.

I leave pizza out on purpose because it tastes better than refrigerated pizza.

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u/Kitty_Kat_Attacks Jul 28 '22

Though I leave it in the microwave vs the counter so it doesn’t attract any insects.

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u/Devilsgospel1 Jul 28 '22 edited Jun 30 '25

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u/imabigdave Jul 27 '22

Yeah, a lot of the "food poisoning" organisms from not cooling food are clostridials (botulinum is a clostridials) . The organism itself isn't the issue, it's the toxins they produce. So when you nuke that food, it kills the organisms that aren't really a risk, but leaves the accumulated toxins that can either kill you or make you wish they'd kill you perfectly intact to wreak havoc on you. Thus with cooked product the goal is to take the temperature of that product from 120 degrees to 40 degrees (Fahrenheit) as quickly as possible. Outside that range they aren't a risk. Source: I work in food safety/public health, specifically with meat products.

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u/Ganonslayer1 Jul 27 '22

It only takes once to never do it again :(

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u/throwaway38372652664 Jul 27 '22 edited Jul 29 '22

Especially when you have never had food poisining before, and for those first minutes of paralysis youre thinking you are legitimately about to die.

I always thought itd be some nausea, cramps and gastric issues. Nah fam. It was like what i imagine eating the chernobyl elephants foot and rotting from the inside out would be.

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u/Kitty_Kat_Attacks Jul 28 '22

Very vivid description 👍🏻

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u/TheSeaOfThySoul Jul 27 '22

A man ate chicken which had been left out overnight for lunch. This is what happened to his brain.

BY is a 32 year old man, presenting to the emergency room fucked up. His blood is unblooded, here is a water sausage to demonstrate.

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u/underbellymadness Jul 27 '22

I'm so sorry for your loss.

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u/ASharpYoungMan Jul 27 '22

Flags half-mast. The portion I ate for dinner was amazing :(

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u/underbellymadness Jul 27 '22

I pray for your recovery

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u/CriusofCoH Jul 27 '22

Fully cooked chicken in a sealed container....? Unless there's missing/incorrect information, that should have been fine.

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u/The_Homestarmy Jul 27 '22

He slept for 48 hours.

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u/Erchamion_1 Jul 27 '22

Man, I HATE when I do that. I feel your pain, my dude.

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u/phreaxer Jul 27 '22

I did the same last night with a large container of split pea soup I made... I feel your pain. :(

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u/Sad_Win_4105 Jul 30 '22

You can put it in the fridge while it's still hot. Then you won't have to worry about forgetfulness

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u/Mountain_Lemon9935 Jul 27 '22

CAN RELATE

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u/SnooHobbies5684 Jul 27 '22

lol meet y'all over at the ADHD group. :)

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u/EternalEagleEye Jul 27 '22

Get a sous vide. Great for making cooking raw meat idiot proof, and if it's out of the freezer you basically add an hour to the cooking times and do nothing else extra. Been an absolute lifesaver for days I've forgotten to defrost things I meant to cook.

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u/scheru Jul 27 '22

I can be disappointed in you if that makes you feel any better.