Oh no! I left a package of shredded cheese out of the fridge 24 hours. Can I still eat it, or will I get sick?

Your o.k, I am former chef and it will not kill you, I have had grated cheese in my frig for weeks and never get mold and as the one person said about bleu cheese and all cheese in fact are just crawlling and covered in bacteria and molds, that is what makes them cheese, 24 hours nothing, 24 days maybe, 24 years I would think it is pasts it prime, do not listen to any-sayer, half of them do not know what there talking about I do, ate some of the oldest, stinkiest and foul cheeses made in th world, I am 51 and am still here???We used to leave cheese tray and board out for hours on buffet and wine tasting as the other person said cold cheese loses it taste and texture, remember it is only milk, salt, a souring agent and bacterial culture to begin with.

it is ok to eat cheese that has been left out of the fridge, in fact cheese tastes better when served at room temp. So long as there is no mold, and if there is just cut that part, or pinch out in the case of shredded, and the rest is fine. Bleu Cheese, the blue veins are actually mold that is edible. Keep the cheese wrapped in plastic wrap and keep in cool, not cold, place outside the fridge and it can keep for weeks.

Oh my GOSH! It is cheese...it will be fine.

Cheese doe not go bad from sitting out, that is a way they ripen it anyway.

It is fine to eat warm cheese. There is nothing in cheese to spoil over night.

Won't hurt you a bit...unless there is mold on it which I doubt would be formed in 24 hours.

Modern processed cheese has so many preservatives you could leave it out for a week without causing any bad effects.

Who buys a cheesecake or perhaps has leftovers not to indicate waits to eat it? besides, as long as you didnt have something truly stinky on your refrigerator like onions or spaghetti sauce or despite you're probable effective. Cheesecake is created from a great sort of lipids (fat) thats why they are soooooo reliable. yet, fat in the refrigerator will soak up different flavors like a dry sponge. you ought to land up with a cheesecake that has some truly offputting flavors in it.

Why take the chance? It's not like cheese is expensive!

i'll eat cheese if its moldy pick off the mold eat what is not moldy

Does it look moldy or smell bad?

Yuck, I wouldn't!

Dont eat it, throw it away