Help! Would you eat this..

giggles9393 · April 2011

I know turkey is off limits per most doctors, but my dr. said that if you actually buy the turkey and make it yourself it is fine to eat. The issue with cold cuts is that the deli leaves it out too long and it grows bacteria..

So today, I brought my lunch and forgot to put it in the fridge (Turkey sandwich.) It sat out on my desk 8-11:30. Im assuming this is now considered "unsafe" to eat? (can you tell i REALLY want it!) Would you eat this? What about if I microwave the turkey part to kill off any germs???

TIA!

juepnunes · April 2011

I would just microwave it and eat it ;-)

wintersnight20 · April 2011

I would pull the turkey off and zap it real quick-but thats just me. All I can figure is thousands of kids leave stuff like that in their locker and I havent heard of any issues. People might tell you to not take the risk but if you cooked it and you zap it it should be alright...

lvisser · April 2011

I'd eat it... but then again, I'd eat anything... lol

sameriah · April 2011

Firstly it's not turkey that is the problem it's deli cold cuts which are okay to eat if you heat them, same with soft cheese. You really should be fine. 3 hours is not that long and seriously, women back in the day ate all kinds of food left out and we're all here today. I'm not saying do it all the time but just heat the turkey and you'll be fine.