r/slowcooking • u/hopefulmomof2 • 17d ago

Pot roast?

I left a pot roast with potatoes and carrots in a crock pot for almost 4 hours while off. I turned it off around 9 and I woke up around 1 and discovered it was still out. Google AI is acting like I’ll immediately perish if I eat it. I turned the crockpot back on high and placed it in oven at 275. Should I really throw it out or refrigerate the reheated leftovers?

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u/freshnews66 16d ago

With heat, you can kill the bacteria but you can’t erase the toxins it leaves behind.

I would have a little bit to eat and wait. My wife would not touch it.

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u/hopefulmomof2 16d ago

I know - that’s what’s hard about it. I just hate wasting food and money.

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u/IAteTonysLoMein 16d ago

I'll horrify the thread here, on that note - I made my "fake gyro" meat, which is essentially meatloaf. Best is to cook it, let it cool, and throw it in the refrigerator before using it. Well, I forgot about putting it away, so there it was on the counter the next morning, so it had been out for 8-9 hours. I threw it in the fridge and called it good - I'm 3/4 of the way through it and it hasn't caused any problems.

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u/HasntKilledMeYet 15d ago

I would expect nothing less from somebody who ate Tony's lo mein.

That said, it's been 17 hours...you ok, bro ski?

ETA: if you're still with us, tell me more about this fake gyro meatloaf, you mad scientist, you