# Leaving Food Out Overnight

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-food-out-overnight/998986>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [March 18, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-food-out-overnight/998986 "2024-03-18T13:40:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-food-out-overnight/998986/6 "2024-03-18T14:24:55Z")

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This is the second (at least) thread you’ve started about leaving food out overnight and still wanting to eat it.

> [@Would You Throw This Food Away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-throw-this-food-away/939028):
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> I got grocery a few days ago, and somehow I must have dropped the bag that had two quesadilla TV dinners. When I found them, I threw them in the freezer right away, like it was on life support. $4 is a lot of money for me right now, and I hate throwing food as a rule, unless its going to make me sick. I even thought about eating this during the day (I actually only eat right before bed) as opposed to having stomach troubles while I’m trying to sleep.

Dude just throw it out. The risk of getting sick is not worth the couple bucks worth of whatever it is.

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