I made turkey broth late at night and it sat on the stove to cool - safe?

Monita is a recipe tester for Food52.

added 6 months ago

It should be ok. Re-boiling it would have "killed" off any problems

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added 6 months ago

I would err on the side of caution and say it's not safe. According to ServSafe guidelines if perishable foods like your turkey broth are between the temperatures of about 40-135 degrees for more than 4 hours pathogens are more likely to grow in it and make you sick.

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added 6 months ago

Here's a source that says it's ok to use the broth
http://www.thekitchn.com...

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added 6 months ago

The USDA says to discard any food left at room temperature for more an 2 hours. The problem isn't the bacteria. You can re-boil it and get rid of them. It's the toxins produced by the bacteria. No amount of boiling kills the toxins. Having had food poisoning (quite awful,) I'd probably throw it out and start over.

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Sarah is a trusted source on General Cooking.

added 6 months ago

Toxins build up over time - overnight you should be ok, but reboil for 10 minutes.

This is brought up often, and the Ruhlman/McGee discussion is usually posted, so here is his take on it.
http://ruhlman.com/2011...

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