5 days out of the fridge - even sealed - is straight insanity. Of course he got sick eventually, I'm just surprised it took so long π±π±π±
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I just realised ... The bacteria is ... Seriously ... Called B. Cereus?
The specific name, cereus, meaning "waxy" in Latin, refers to the appearance of colonies grown on blood agar.
5 days without putting it into the fridge? That's asking for trouble.
I feel comfortable about 2-4 hours without a fridge, but I've occasionally left rice out 12 hours a few times with no issues. Same with pasta.
4 hours max in the zone between 40 and 140F is the general guideline for risk. There are a lot of nuances to it like how pasteurization and sous vide cooking work but in general thatβs a good rule of thumb
This made me really anxious about how long I tend to leave food out up until the moment I read that he left it out on the counter FOR FIVE DAYS
5 days without putting it in the fridge? Hell at 5 days I'd even freeze it.
I was doing something similar and even in the fridge at day 5 I could taste that it was borderline ok. At 5 days on the counter it must have tasted so fermented it was bubbling.
Pasta and kimchi all in one.