My wife loves buying the whole chickens but only wants to eat the breast. I am constantly trying to eat the oldest chicken.

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      5 months ago

      Is this comic american? Given their ever declining food safety, maybe it had a head start…

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      5 months ago

      6 hours is pretty long but it really depends on the food. Bacteria grows expontentially so the amount 6 hours compared to 4 hours is not a third more but more like 50x more. Your always eating some bacteria but its a question of how much you consume with your food. Most food poisoning is toxicity and not disease which is why you just feel aweful for a day or so. Its also why heating it massively will not necessarily make it safe at that point.

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      5 months ago

      right?

      we had pizzas unrefrigerated for 2-3 days in college, with no ill effects. fridge was full of beer…

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        it depends on the food, pizzas are usually low on moisture / high on fats and salt so bacteria needs a lot more time to grow there