# Another 'is this safe to eat' thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 4, 2022, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-is-this-safe-to-eat-thread/969105 "2022-08-04T17:42:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2022, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-is-this-safe-to-eat-thread/969105/21 "2022-08-05T04:40:39Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > Sandwich - wheat bread and pimento cheese spread, sitting in a baggie on my desk for the last 24 hours at room temperature… safe to eat? And what is “room temperature” approximately? ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2022, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-is-this-safe-to-eat-thread/969105/22 "2022-08-05T04:58:32Z")
I wouldn’t eat it myself. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2022, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-is-this-safe-to-eat-thread/969105/23 "2022-08-05T05:35:55Z")
A wet sandwich in a plastic baggie at room temp for a day? I can’t say whether it’d be safe or not. But as tempting as it may be in your imagination, I don’t think it would exactly be a pleasure to eat. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2022, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-is-this-safe-to-eat-thread/969105/24 "2022-08-05T10:48:44Z")
> [@dolphinboy](#): > > When in doubt, throw it out. It’s not worth getting sick over. I always compare the cost of buying a replacement with being stuck on the toilet for hours. 🤢 ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2022, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-is-this-safe-to-eat-thread/969105/25 "2022-08-05T13:19:34Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > And what is “room temperature” approximately? Business office, typical. 76-ish? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2022, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-is-this-safe-to-eat-thread/969105/26 "2022-08-05T14:27:16Z")
Likely 70-72F. 76 will have people sweating in business clothes. I’d toss it if it was made fresh, but even if I liked that spread I still wouldn’t eat it after sitting out for a day even though it probably wouldn’t make you sick because I’m sure the flavor and texture have lost something overnight. Really, if you’re not starving and you can get some other food then why would you take a risk? It’s not something irresistible like chocolate covered bacon. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2022, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-is-this-safe-to-eat-thread/969105/27 "2022-08-05T14:55:28Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > However, I do disagree with your implied premise that any is-this-safe-to-eat thread shouldn’t be posted in the first place because, if you have to ask, it isn’t. That’s simply not true. I’m not trying to suggest people shouldn’t ask questions. It’s interesting to discuss, for example, exactly which pathogens might be at large in your sandwich after 24 hours unrefrigerated. I do think it’s a tremendously unsound idea to ask a bunch of internet strangers to make a food safety judgment on your behalf, when the outcome of error is potentially pretty serious. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2022, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-is-this-safe-to-eat-thread/969105/28 "2022-08-14T22:21:50Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > I do think it’s a tremendously unsound idea to ask a bunch of internet strangers to make a food safety judgment on your behalf, when the outcome of error is potentially pretty serious. True. If things went badly wrong, the “go ahead and eat it” crowd would be _really_ embarrassed. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-is-this-safe-to-eat-thread/969105/29 "2022-08-16T23:40:54Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > If things went badly wrong, the “go ahead and eat it” crowd would be _really_ embarrassed. What, they’d have egg on their face? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-is-this-safe-to-eat-thread/969105.md?page=1)