DawnM Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I assume I need to toss it? What do you think? GRRR!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 Uncooked in a sealed bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kipling Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I did this a couple of weeks ago - left a brand new package of bacon on the counter overnight. I threw it in the fridge in the morning while I decided what to do with it. I ended up cooking it and serving it to the family, and everyone was fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I did this a couple of weeks ago - left a brand new package of bacon on the counter overnight. I threw it in the fridge in the morning while I decided what to do with it. I ended up cooking it and serving it to the family, and everyone was fine. But they are now zombies who prowl the streets at night in search of Fresh BLTs. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 toss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Raw pork. Definitely toss! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I'd cook it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthyfamily Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Is it worth risking it over a pack of bacon? Not in my opinon...I would toss it, without thinking twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 Oh great. I have half and half response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlylocks Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I'd cook it. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Please throw it away. I really understand the irritation. But that's MEAT left at room temp for 24 hours!!!! You're not supposed to leave food at 'danger zone' temps for more than two hours. Room temp is DEFINITELY danger zone. It's not worth it. Really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan C. Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Toss!! We have dealt with an enormous bill from a one week including ICU hospital stay from food poisoning! So, high deductible vs. cost of a pack of bacon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Kate Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 While I do love me some yummy bacon :drool5: it is definitely not worth taking the chance of getting sick. I would toss!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I have done that before and cooked it anyway. Bacon has so many preservatives in it that imo 1 forgotten night (as long as it isn't crazy hot in the house) is likely fine and anything that may have started to grow on it cooked off. Now that said, I would not serve it to anyone outside of my family just in case, and after taking the food safety course I have to talk myself into it, but over all with bacon I feel safer than with other meats for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthyfamily Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I have done that before and cooked it anyway. Bacon has so many preservatives in it that imo 1 forgotten night (as long as it isn't crazy hot in the house) is likely fine and anything that may have started to grow on it cooked off. Now that said, I would not serve it to anyone outside of my family just in case, and after taking the food safety course I have to talk myself into it, but over all with bacon I feel safer than with other meats for example. You would think least of all you would serve it to your family.... :confused: Maybe it's just me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planner Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Toss it. It's not worth the risk to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penny_P Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I'd eat it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I'd probably toss it. The cost of a package of bacon is not worth the risk of an entire family of five having food poisoning :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadianmumof5 Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I'd probably toss it. The cost of a package of bacon is not worth the risk of an entire family of five having food poisoning :D :iagree::iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 It's heavily salted, smoked pork. That is fried on a high heat before consumed. Do you think it was kept at 35 degrees until cooked back in 1890? Um, no. I would and have eaten it (and so much worse.) I alive and kickin' it. And have never, ever had a single instance of food poisoning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I wouldn't risk it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 It's heavily salted, smoked pork. That is fried on a high heat before consumed. Do you think it was kept at 35 degrees until cooked back in 1890? Um, no. I would and have eaten it (and so much worse.) I alive and kickin' it. And have never, ever had a single instance of food poisoning. The point of 'baconing' pork was to preserve it. Flitches of bacon were hung from the ceiling in kitchens and slices carved off whenever needed. Have a look at this picture of how preserved meat is kept in French shops. There's a reason why the 'use by' date on bacon is so much longer than it is on raw pork. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissad2 Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 It's heavily salted, smoked pork. That is fried on a high heat before consumed. Do you think it was kept at 35 degrees until cooked back in 1890? Um, no. I would and have eaten it (and so much worse.) I alive and kickin' it. And have never, ever had a single instance of food poisoning. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I wouldn't, not because I'm convinced it's unsafe, but because I just couldn't take the strain of wondering if we were all going to end up with food poisoning. That's all I'd be thinking about for the next several hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I'd eat it. Bacon will smell off (a sort of sickening sweetish-sour smell) when it's no good. As others have mentioned, bacon is a preserved meat. Country ham is similar and that is often sold at room temp. If it still smells like yummy bacon, I say go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justLisa Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I'd shock the world with some of the stuff I eat. My MIL STILL keeps food in the basement if there is no room in the fridge. Maybe it's all the sauerkraut we eat and our guts are bullet proof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsingscrapper Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Dh says: First, check to see if fat is still white. If so, then open pkg, wait a minute, and then smell. If smell good then cook thoroughly and eat. If fat is not white, toss!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I wouldn't, not because I'm convinced it's unsafe, but because I just couldn't take the strain of wondering if we were all going to end up with food poisoning. That's all I'd be thinking about for the next several hours. Same here. I agree entirely with the logic behind why it's ok to eat (salt as preservative and such), but I'd still chuck it. Eating bacon is supposed to be a sublime experience, and I'm not going to ruin it with lingering anxiety. Buy a new package and enjoy your bacon unencumbered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 I need closure on this! What did you end up doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted September 16, 2012 Author Share Posted September 16, 2012 I cooked the entire pound up this morning and the 5 of us ate it. So far, we are not sick, green, or dying. :D Honestly, it looked perfectly fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 It's heavily salted, smoked pork. That is fried on a high heat before consumed. Do you think it was kept at 35 degrees until cooked back in 1890? Um, no. I would and have eaten it (and so much worse.) I alive and kickin' it. And have never, ever had a single instance of food poisoning. the process of making bacon 100 years ago and nowadays is completely different. I know I have made bacon. the way it was made 100 years ago was so salty that you have to soak it or boil before you fry to draw out the salt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 ZOMBIE BACON, LEFT OUT for 11 *YEARS*, resurrected by 1st time poster!! 🧟♂️🥓 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 (edited) Well, at least the poster acknowledged that it was an old post. But, now I'm curious too... C'mon @DawnM, you ate it, everyone was okay....for awhile.... Edited September 1, 2021 by Renai 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted September 1, 2021 Author Share Posted September 1, 2021 I will let you know tonight when we cook it up. 😄 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted September 2, 2021 Author Share Posted September 2, 2021 I am still alive. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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