Left a lb of ground chuck, still sealed, out on the counter after coming home from buying groceries. It just slipped by me, everything else went into the freezer. It's been about 3 hrs and some change. Still good or should I suck it up and buy another lb? The store is kinda far and huge and a pain in the buns.
I understand that the toxins released by bacteria will still be present after being cooked, but it's still sealed so am I good?
Thanks!
It's one of those round cylindrical packages that are twisted off at the ends. It was not frozen when I bought it, just chilled.
