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I left a cottage pie out for 20 hours, can I still eat it?

Yeah, you probably think I'm stupid. But honestly, can I still eat it? It's just that it was a realllllly good cottage pie... the pie has been covered for the whole time. Kitchen temperature is about 17 degrees Celsius.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Absolutely not. The meat in the pie will have had ample opportunity to develop food born illness.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    My advice would be to now store it in the fridge but you will not be able to keep it long. (1-2 Days) and when You Heat it make sure it is bubbling hot thoughout ( Should be around 72C for all bacteria to be destroyed if you have food probe )

  • 1 decade ago

    I guess you can still eat it if there are no insects or flies in your kitchen.

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