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I started cookin ground turkey meat loaf at 10:15.about 11:00 my oven got turned off.it sat from 11-1 is it still safe ro finish cookin it???

Britney
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PHIL
PHILMarch 29, 2017
You can't imagine how fast bacteria can grow once uncooked food is left out or unfinished. My mother-in-law worked in a public school cafeteria and there were strict rules about food be left out below a certain temperature.Not worth the risk.
irina
irinaMarch 28, 2017
When in doubt, throw it out!

Good luck
irina
Lindsay-Jean H.
Lindsay-Jean H.March 28, 2017
Whenever an "is it still safe to eat it?" question comes up, sadly, the answer is almost always no. Better safe than sorry. Here's a past thread about a partially-cooked meatloaf and a turned-off oven (with links out to USDA recommendations): https://food52.com/hotline...
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