How long can a stew be kept warm in crockpot/slow cooker before you need to chuck it out?!


Question: I made a pork blade 'roast' in a crockpot with cranberry jelly, onions.

I cooked it on high for 5 hours and turned it down to 'keep warm' setting and forgot about it overnight

I just switched it off and put it in the fridge. Will it still be safe to reheat and eat (or even eat cold)? Or is the fact it has been on 'keep warm' setting overnight mean that it is too dangerous to eat, now?


Answers: I made a pork blade 'roast' in a crockpot with cranberry jelly, onions.

I cooked it on high for 5 hours and turned it down to 'keep warm' setting and forgot about it overnight

I just switched it off and put it in the fridge. Will it still be safe to reheat and eat (or even eat cold)? Or is the fact it has been on 'keep warm' setting overnight mean that it is too dangerous to eat, now?

These people don't know what they're talking about. Pork is not more dangerous because it's more likely to harbor bacteria, it's dangerous because it may have trichinosis. Once you've cooked cooked the pork thoroughly(the 'high' setting for 5 hours should have done that) then the trichinosis is dead and you're fine.

As for normal bacterial infection, again the bacteria should have been killed when you cooked it on high. Since there was no bacteria to grow overnight I would say it's probably safe.

That being said I'd still throw it out. I don't mess around with food safety, food's just to cheap in America. Assuming you spent the over-estimate of $20 on ingredients, let me ask you this:

Would you pay $20 to not have to spend a day puking and crapping yourself?

I dont think you should mess around with pork at all if it would have been beef then yes but not pork it is too treakly

pork itself should not be left out. crock pot or not. if you dont want to end up in the hospital throw it out.!!!





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