Greetings all, new to the forum.
We got in late from a trip to the city last night, and after unpacking all our groceries a large boneless pork loin roast was left out to be put in the freezer. This morning we noticed that it had been left out overnight sitting on the counter. The house thermostat is turned down overnight, and temps drop to about 16-17C, so the roast sat out on the counter for about 12 hours. It had also had a 3 hour trip from the city in the back of my truck at the 0C to +1C range. I put it in the freezer right away and I tend to think its ok, since I am a hunter I usually hang meat for many days before freezing, and I can't see how sitting overnight would harm it. My wife however, is insisting we throw it out and not take chances.
The meat was still cool to the touch when I put it in the freezer, I think its ok, what do the readers of this board think?
thanks in advance..
We got in late from a trip to the city last night, and after unpacking all our groceries a large boneless pork loin roast was left out to be put in the freezer. This morning we noticed that it had been left out overnight sitting on the counter. The house thermostat is turned down overnight, and temps drop to about 16-17C, so the roast sat out on the counter for about 12 hours. It had also had a 3 hour trip from the city in the back of my truck at the 0C to +1C range. I put it in the freezer right away and I tend to think its ok, since I am a hunter I usually hang meat for many days before freezing, and I can't see how sitting overnight would harm it. My wife however, is insisting we throw it out and not take chances.
The meat was still cool to the touch when I put it in the freezer, I think its ok, what do the readers of this board think?
thanks in advance..