So I cooked the turkey last night and forgot to put the drippings into the fridge. It sat in the oven overnight, is it still safe to make gravy from?
I can't believe I did that :( oh well, maybe next year..
Lol why not? It was cooked right? Plus your going to boil it. Your totally fine IMO.
*EDIT* I thought you said it was in the fridge not the oven, in that case I probably wouldnt use the drippings.
Quoting Little_bug:
FOR SURE! You are going to heat it to boiling before anyway, it will be just fine :) ENJOY!
This ABSOLUTLY incorrect.
Any food that has been cooked including drippings from a turkey has to be cooled and refidgerated within 4 hours.
Food cannot sit in the temerature danger zone for that long and be cooked.
THROW IT OUT.
Boiling it again does not help.
REALLY it wil be FINE! When you make gravy you heat the drippings to boiling then add in your flour water and cook a little longer, you will cook out any bacteria that has formed(if really any). I have totally done that before.
Quoting MommynMonster:
I can't believe I did that :( oh well, maybe next year..
Quoting MommynMonster:
So I cooked the turkey last night and forgot to put the drippings into the fridge. It sat in the oven overnight, is it still safe to make gravy from?
NO
Quoting Little_bug:
REALLY it wil be FINE! When you make gravy you heat the drippings to boiling then add in your flour water and cook a little longer, you will cook out any bacteria that has formed(if really any). I have totally done that before.
Quoting MommynMonster:
I can't believe I did that :( oh well, maybe next year..
No this is incorrect. I am a chef who is food safety certified. This is not safe to eat.
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- MommynMonster
on Nov. 26, 2009 at 4:04 PM