Chicken breast - out all night

[Rita and Fazzy]

Ok...this is probably going to sound like a crazy question - and I'm not finding any good answers for it.  We cooked about 6 chicken breasts late yesterday afternoon, in the oven w/water.  TOTALLY forgot about it after turning off the oven after 2 hours and here we are, a little over 12 hours later and NOW I remember it.  I know that humans shouldn't eat them, but, what about our dogs?  Should they just be tossed, or, if reheated to about 450 for a good hour, hour and a half, ok to feed to them?  We just supplement their kibble with chicken breast.

Dang it anyway!!!

[Rita and Fazzy]

Like I said, it was likely a nutty question, but I know that the digestive system of dogs are different than ours.  I will likely toss them, but thought I'd throw the question out there.  That's what I get for forgetting :-)

[F, Calla & Luca]

I think they would probably be fine if you recook them. No guarantees though. I have eaten things I left out overnight after thoroughly rebooking. But I'd sooner take a chance with me than the dogs. For sure you would only have garden variety bacteria and not pathogens like salmonella which are not floating around in your oven. Dogs have strong stomach acids and likely would be fine.

[Rita and Fazzy]

Well, they are back in the oven right now at 460 - but will probably wind up tossing them anyway....just thought I'd see what the general thought was.  Thanks!!  :-)   Soooo mad at myself for that!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I'd toss them, absolutely. Cooked chicken left sitting in water and unrefrigerated all night? Believe me, I know it hurts, but the price of chicken is nowhere near high enough to justify taking a chance, IMO. 

[jeanne & Lilly]

When in doubt, throw it out. Reheating won't kill the bacteria nor the toxins created by the bacteria. Better toss it

[F, Calla & Luca]

Of course cooking again will kill the bacteria. Not all toxins would be killed but for food which has been just cooked I would not worry about that.
http://www.meatsandsausages.com/sausage-making/bacteria

[Rita and Fazzy]

so, what that says to me is that if we were to reheat this chicken to 400 degrees for a period of time, it should be just fine for them.  Interesting....

[F, Calla & Luca]

I think so but I say this not as a medical opinion but an informed opinion.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I don't know how reliable this info is, but it makes sense to me: http://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/12635/is-it-safe-to-leav...

[Rita and Fazzy]

Thanks....will dump them......appreciate all the feedback!!  SNARL!!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

If it makes you feel any better, I have twice left an almost-full $190 vial of JD's antigens out of the refrigerator overnight and had to throw them away. 

[Christine & Camus]

Ouch!