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rotisserie chicken and food safety

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#1 ·
This is embarrassing. Yes, I'm ashamed of myself. :blush: Yes, today I am putting cooking second to my "other job." Mea Culpa. :(
I am going to buy (shudder :eek: ) a supermarket rotisserie chicken. There are real reasons for this drastic move, but I won't go into them here. :cry: But I have a few questions:

1. How long can I keep it outside the fridge before it turns into a stew of evil microbes?
2. Should I take the plastic off or leave it on?

We'd like it to stay warm (we don't own a microwave), so I'll buy it later in the day, but there will still be a lag time between purchase and dinner.

Thanks for your help and please don't think less of me :look:
 
Discussion starter · #4 ·
Suzanne! I'm shocked! :eek:
Thanks for the advice. I didn't know if keeping it wrapped made it homier for killer microbes or not.

And PHIL, you too? Actually, this is for a salad as well. And the cooler suggestion with hot (water?) in tupperware is a great idea. Thanks!

Confession truly is good for the soul. :D I feel so much better now.
 
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