Is it okay to eat steak that been sitting around for 4 hours?!
I went grocery shopping but when i got home i forgot to put grocery in the refrigerator!.!.!. fruits and other things were fine but i had steak that i bought to grill tonight!.!.!. its been sitting on my kitchen counter top for about 4 hours now!.!. if not more!.!.!. is this okay to cook and eat!?!? Www@FoodAQ@Com
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of course, in wet markets meats are displayed for the whole day!. as long as it doesn't have any foul smell!. don't waste a good piece of meat!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
yes it should be fine of course if it smells sour you should not eat it just make sure that you cook it to at least 140 degrees f for a rare steak or 160 for a medWww@FoodAQ@Com
depends on how hot it is in the kitchen!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
only if the meat sill cool to the touchWww@FoodAQ@Com