RoughCollie Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Left it on the counter planning to make cheesecake. Still no time, but still on counter. If I make cheesecake tonight, will I kill my family? Keep in mind that only the people who like cheesecake are on my good side right now. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 No. Toss it. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I'm sure it's fine. Short of mold or getting crusty, I don't think cheese actually goes bad. It's already "bad". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Been there, done that, it wasn't a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Do people refrigerate carrot cake with cream cheese icing? I know I've eaten unrefrigerated cream cheese icing that's been out for several days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilliant Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I do this every time I make cheesecake. :001_huh: Not for two days, but sometimes for a full day. It has to stay out at least a few hours to soften up enough. If I'm making it in the morning, I'll let it sit on the counter overnight. (I probably wouldn't do it if my house was really warm, but I think it's OK at a moderate room temp). If you don't see/smell any problem with it, I'd still use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilliant Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Do people refrigerate carrot cake with cream cheese icing? I know I've eaten unrefrigerated cream cheese icing that's been out for several days. Hmm...I always store cake with butter or cream cheese frosting in the fridge if it's going to be kept more than a day. For less than a day, see my answer above. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I'd make cheesecake with it. Or rather, more honestly, I'd eat cheesecake you made with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Hmm...I always store cake with butter or cream cheese frosting in the fridge if it's going to be kept more than a day. For less than a day, see my answer above. :) I do that, too, if it's warm, but really only to keep the frosting from melting off the cake, not because it would go bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Depends on how warm your house is. Also if you are baking a cheesecake, I would just look out for any surface molds before using it. The baking temperature should kill any mold. If you are using a no-bake recipe, I would be more worried about mold. Found this "Cream Cheese (unopened) 35dF 3 months" (http://www.in.gov/bo...s/milkstore.pdf) ETA: Found this so maybe baking moldy cheese might still be risky " Though mold itself can't survive high temperature, there's a reason why the FDA doesn't recommend baking moldy cheese. According to "Cooks Illustrated," toxins produced by mold are far less sensitive to temperature changes than mold itself. When you pull your cheese out of the oven, the mold will be dead, but the poisons that can make you sick will still be there. However, there are other ways to save some moldy cheeses " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraciebytheBay Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I would toss it unless your house is pretty chilly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Once Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Icing would have sugar which does preserve it to some extent and two days is quite different than a few hours until it softens. I would toss it.....the cost just isn't worth the risk for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 Thank you for your advice. I've decided to put it in the fridge and inspect it tomorrow for mold. Also, somewhere online I read that it can turn pink -- and not to use it if it does. Oh shucks! My men would just love to be served a pink cheesecake. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I would use it. I have used similar. I am alive to tell the tale. At least it seems to me that I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 Thank you for all of your advice. If I weren't afraid of giving food poisoning to my family, I'd have used the cheese. I decided to be better safe than sorry, and threw it out this morning after putting it back in the fridge last night. Next time, instead of dithering around and bugging you all, I'll just throw the food out. A bright line rule like that prevents me from dithering. Thanks again, RC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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