Left groceries out all night - safe to eat?

bruin

I did a little shop after work, and in my haste to get to bed I left a couple items on the counter from about midnight until just now (10:40AM-ish). Namely cream cheese and a carton of eggs. Are they safe to eat, or should I toss them?

SeñorAmor

I would guess the eggs are safe. The cream cheese, maybe not. Depends how hot it was in your place. It's cheap enough to replace anyway. Why risk it?

Solandra

Should be fine. If it was milk or meat I'd say no.

Doxa

Eggs should be fine. Cream cheese I would be highly suspicious of.

EggyToast

Cream cheese is closer to butter than to milk, and it's OK to leave butter out (in a dish, not just exposed to the air). While I wouldn't suggest you to dive in, if it's a sealed tub of cream cheese it should be OK being out for, what, 8 hours? Break the seal and give it a smell -- if it smells at all sour, it's bad, but it probably will just smell like cream cheese.

tsmvengy

Cream cheese will be fine.

The eggs are probably fine too, but if you're worried throw them out.

Erandus

Both should be ok. Smell test to make sure. If the cream cheese is gone off, there wont be any question when you crack the seal and sniff. I've personally left both out longer on accident and they've been ok.

bowen

As everyone has said, they'll both be fine. It's probably not going to last nearly as long as the expiration date on the cheese suggests, but you should be okay.

bruin

Just checked, the cream cheese smells like... cream cheese. I'm holding onto both. Thanks guys!

TheFish

Both will be fine. Cheese isn't going to go off in that sort of time, and eggs don't really need to be kept refrigerated anyway, unless you plan on keeping them for a month+.

Rook

tsmvengy wrote: »

Cream cheese will be fine.

The eggs are probably fine too, but if you're worried throw them out.

In shops in the UK, they have to keep eggs at room temperature.

Six

Both will be just fine.

EskimoDave

Rook wrote: »

tsmvengy wrote: »

Cream cheese will be fine.

The eggs are probably fine too, but if you're worried throw them out.

In shops in the UK, they have to keep eggs at room temperature.

yeah, that was one thing I found weird when I came here. My grandparents were all like 'fridges make them taste off.' I'm was all like, 'sure.' Found out it's true...

CelestialBadger

LOL, leave the eggs out for a month...or two...and they might go off! Eggs keep amazingly well. They don't need refrigerating at all.

Here is a handy tip - if you have eggs past their sell-by date, put them into a bowl of water (enough to cover the eggs). If they float, they are bad (due to the build-up of gasses inside the shell).

Cream cheese is probably fine, but best to eat it quickly. Dairy products go off easily.