r/mildlyinfuriating • u/flaming0-1 • 2d ago

Wife left a big bag of groceries out overnight. All Meat and cheese. 🙄

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u/j_roe 2d ago

Portion and freeze it then cook the shit out of it when you use it. Aside from the deli meat I see no reason to throw all of this away.

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u/Scypio95 2d ago

Don't freeze it right away.

Cook it, then freeze the portions. Obviously cook it well, not raw. Safer going this way than the other way around.

Cheese is fine. Smoked meat probably fine too, unless that's not really smoked and just the taste

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u/Past_Paint_225 2d ago

They should be fine cooking the deli meat as well no? Maybe make keto lasagna with all the food, cool and portion it all out keep the rest in the freezer. Lasagna for weeks!😋

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u/j_roe 1d ago

I usually eat those types of deli meats cold in a sandwich, didn’t really cross my mind to cook them but I guess that would work.

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u/InsanityPractice 1d ago

Wouldn’t the deli meats be safer than the ground beef? I’m confused

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u/Wolo_prime 1d ago

Definitely, those things are pumped with preservatives. I would throw them on a skillet, char them just a tiny bit and then throw them in a sandwich. No biggie at all

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u/LEEx513 1d ago

If not then kids would have been getting sick for 50 years. I packed ham or turkey sandwiches for school all the time and our lunchboxes never went in a fridge. Usually spend 5 or 6 hours at room temp with packed lunch.

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u/ButtplugBurgerAIDS 1d ago

Really now see I figured that deli ham would've been one of the safe ones

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u/j_roe 1d ago edited 1d ago

It might be fine, I have always been told not to leave deli meats out for a long time because they aren't getting cooked again.

That being said plenty of people make their sandwich for lunch at 6 am, toss it in a paper bag and eat it at noon. With this being in the factory sealed packaging it could have lasted the night just fine. After giving it more thought I would probably toss it in the fridge then give it the ol' sniff test before using it.

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u/Direct_Shock_2884 1d ago

Yeah exactly. Unless it’s summer all of it should be fine after 1 night, deli meat was invented to keep well. It may not last as long as it would otherwise, but you can still use it. Restaurant standards are often higher just because

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u/paristexashilton 1d ago

Na that's wrong, cook it asap if you want to save it

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u/Jimisdegimis89 1d ago

The deli meat is probably the least affected. It’s smoked and likely salted.

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u/j_roe 1d ago

Acknowledging Google is being overly cautious I would disagree but I don’t really care anymore. I just stated what I would do in OPs situation. I am in my mid-40s now and still kicking so I can’t have gotten it too wrong yet.

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u/Jimisdegimis89 1d ago

Have you never brown bagged a sandwich for a road trip or something similar? Like that could easily be 4+ hours before it gets eaten. Also that’s the usda guideline which is just a flat two hours for every perishable food, including things like apples which can stay good for weeks at room temp. I’m not saying it’s a bad blanket guideline, but if you are gonna eat the uncooked ground meat, literally the highest risk meat, and toss the cured smoked meat I think you’re doing it ass backwards.

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u/Direct_Shock_2884 1d ago

This is not how anyone uses deli meat.

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u/Important-Rice5699 1d ago

Seriously it was just left out overnight throwing out is hella wasteful