Aw man. NFR: Eat or toss?

[misshark122]

My lunch has been sitting out of the fridge since 630 am. It is now 1140. I forgot to put it in the fridge when I got to the office. It's not hot in here but it's not cool. No a/c really.

It's wheat spaghetti and has chicken and zucchini, sundried tomatoes and pine nuts..... is it still good???

[alleinesein]

Are you planning on nuking it? If so I'd say go for it! But then again I lived off of days old room temperature pizza in college.

[Deleted]

I think it's fine.

[alleinesein]

Wait....does mental time zone math....Its only 11:44 am in your part of the world!!! Its totally FINE...eat that stuff up! Nom nom nom

**note to self...not in same time zone as misshark right now**

[misshark122]

5 hours out of the fridge - I just don't want to get sick... lol

[mrssavy42112]

I wouldn’t. Pine nuts are notorious for going rancid quickly. If you’re office wasn’t that hot, then take a sniff & see if it smells weird?

[misshark122]

Jul 9, 2012 13:46:31 GMT -5 mrssavy42112 said:

I wouldn’t. Pine nuts are notorious for going rancid quickly. If you’re office wasn’t that hot, then take a sniff & see if it smells weird?

I've also read that starchy things go bad quickly! Haha. Aw man. I can't believe I did that. I don't think the sniff test is necessarily reliable.

[bimbi284]

Meh... I'd eat it.

[janegold]

I regularly forget to put my lunch in the fridge; it's always been fine. If we were talking sushi, I'd say toss it. But pasta with veggies? I would be shocked if it wasn't ok.

[natablue]

Eh, I'd eat it, especially if it's going to be nuked in the microwave.

[juangela]

I don't have access to a fridge once I get to work, so I usually have my food out for that long (or longer) before eating it. I'm still here!

However, if it totally icks you out, don't eat it .

[Deleted]

I'd eat it.

[brooklyn]

I'd totally eat it.

[janegold]

On a side note, I saw when you posted about this recipe the other day and I plan to make it tonight, minus the chicken. If you lived in Boston, I would bring you some leftovers to replace yours. :-)

[misshark122]

I lived in China, I am sure I ate worse! LOL thanks guys.