A–Z index · 346 foods
Left out overnight: foods A–Z
Forgot the chicken, rice or milk on the counter all night? See how the USDA 2-hour rule applies to 346 perishable foods, A–Z, and what to do now.
One rule covers every food on this list: perishables can stay at room temperature for 2 hours, or just 1 hour when it is above 90°F (32°C). A full night always runs past that limit. Open any food to see the reasons for it and how long it lasts after refrigeration.
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B
- Baby food dinners out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Baby food fruit out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Baby food jars and pouches out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Baby food vegetables out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Bacon out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Baked potatoes out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Baked ziti out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Beef broth out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Beef short ribs out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Beef stew out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Beef stew meat out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Beef tongue out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Bison out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Bluefish out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Boiled peanuts out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Bologna out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Bone broth out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Bone-in chicken breast out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Bone-in pork chops out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Bone-in pork loin roast out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Bone-in rib roast out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Bone-in turkey breast out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Bone-in veal loin roast out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Boneless canned ham (refrigerated) out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Boneless leg of lamb out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Boneless picnic ham out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Boneless pork loin roast out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Boneless rib roast out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Boneless turkey breast out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Boneless veal leg roast out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Boneless veal shoulder roast out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Bratwurst out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Breakfast sausage out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Breast milk out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Brie out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Brisket out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Brisket and chuck roast out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Burritos out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Buttermilk out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
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- Canadian bacon out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Canadian bacon (whole) out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Canned biscuit and pizza dough out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Capon out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Casseroles out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Catfish out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Caviar out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Chicken broth out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Chicken drumsticks out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Chicken in gravy out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Chicken legs out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Chicken liver pâté out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Chicken noodle soup out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Chicken nuggets out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Chicken patties out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Chicken salad out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Chicken thighs out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Chicken wings out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Chili out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Chinese takeout out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Chitterlings out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Chuck roast out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cinnamon rolls (tube) out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Clams out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Coconut milk out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cod out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cod and lean white fish out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Coleslaw out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cooked bacon out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cooked beans out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cooked beef out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cooked broccoli out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cooked chicken out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cooked chorizo out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cooked crab out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cooked fish out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cooked ground beef out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cooked ground turkey out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cooked ham out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cooked lobster tails out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cooked mushrooms out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cooked oatmeal out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cooked pasta out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cooked pork out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cooked potatoes out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cooked quinoa out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cooked rice out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cooked salmon out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cooked sausage out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cooked shellfish out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cooked shrimp out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cooked steak out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cooked sweet potatoes out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cooked turkey out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cooked vegetables out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cookie dough out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Corned beef out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cornish hens out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cottage cheese out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Country ham out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Crab legs out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Crayfish out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cream cheese out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Curry out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Cut fruit out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
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- Deli chicken out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Deli ham out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Deli meat out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Deli roast beef out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Deli turkey out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Deviled eggs out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Duck out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Dungeness crab out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
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F
- Feta out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Filet mignon out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Flank steak out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Flounder out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- French onion dip out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Fresh apple juice out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Fresh boneless picnic ham out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Fresh carrot juice out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Fresh chorizo out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Fresh clams and mussels out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Fresh crab meat out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Fresh half ham (bone-in) out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Fresh ham shank out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Fresh lemon juice out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Fresh mozzarella out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Fresh pasta out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Fresh pork butt roll out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Fresh salsa out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Fresh whole ham (bone-in) out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Fresh-squeezed orange juice out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Fried chicken out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Fried rice out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Frittata out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Frozen whole lobster out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
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- Giblets out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Goat cheese out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Goat meat (whole cuts) out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Goat stew meat out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Goose out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Goulash out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Greek yogurt out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Grilled chicken out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Ground beef out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Ground bison out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Ground goat out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Ground lamb out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Ground pork out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Ground turkey out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Ground veal out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Guacamole out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
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- Haddock out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Half and half out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Half beef tenderloin out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Half cooked ham (bone-in) out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Halibut out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Ham salad out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Hamburgers out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Hard-boiled eggs out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Heavy cream out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Homemade broth out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Homemade cranberry sauce out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Homemade hummus out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Homemade kugel out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Homemade salad dressing out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Homemade salsa out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Homemade vegetable juice out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Homemade vegetable soup out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Homemade vinaigrette out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Hot dogs out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Hot-smoked fish (air pack) out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Hot-smoked fish (vacuum pack) out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Hummus out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
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K
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- Lactose-free milk out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Lamb chops out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Lamb crown roast out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Lamb kabob cubes out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Lamb leg steaks out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Lamb shanks out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Lamb shoulder roast out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Lamb stew meat out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Large bone-in leg of lamb out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Large pork crown roast out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Lasagna out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Leftovers with meat out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Leftovers without meat out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Lentil soup out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Light cream out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Liquid baby formula out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Liquid coffee creamer out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Liquid egg substitute out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Live clams, mussels and oysters out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Live lobster out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Liver out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
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- Mac and cheese out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Mackerel out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Mashed potatoes out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Meat in gravy out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Meat pâté out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Meat sauce out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Meatballs out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Meatloaf out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Milk out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Miso out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Miso soup out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Mullet out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Mung bean sprouts out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Mussels out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
N
O
P
- Packaged lunch meat out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Pasta salad out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Pasteurized crab meat out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Pastrami out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Pâté out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Pepperoni out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Pheasant out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Pho out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Pickled herring out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Pico de gallo out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Pie crust (ready-to-bake) out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Pimento cheese out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Pizza out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Pollock out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Pollock and rockfish out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Pork chops out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Pork loin cubes out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Pork medallions out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Pork ribs out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Pork roll out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Pork shoulder out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Pork tenderloin out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Pot roast out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Potato salad out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Potato soup out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Pozole out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Prepared meals out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Prosciutto out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Pudding out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Puff pastry out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Pulled pork out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
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R
- Rabbit out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Raw beef kabobs out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Raw chicken out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Raw chicken kabobs out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Raw egg whites and yolks out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Raw sausage out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Refried beans out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Refrigerated biscuits out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Refrigerated canned ham out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Refrigerated pie crust out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Reused frying oil out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Ribeye steak out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Rice milk out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Ricotta out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Roast beef out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Roasted vegetables out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Rockfish out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Rolled lamb breast out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Rotisserie chicken out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Round roast out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
S
- Salami out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Salmon out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Salmon salad out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Scallops out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Scrambled eggs out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Sea trout out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Shepherd's pie out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Shredded chicken out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Shrimp out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Shrimp cocktail out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Shrimp salad out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Shucked oysters, clams and mussels out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Sirloin steak out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Small bone-in leg of lamb out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Small pork crown roast out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Smoked bratwurst out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Smoked salmon out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Smoked salmon (air pack) out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Snow crab legs out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Soft cheese out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Sole out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Soup out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Sour cream out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Sour cream dip out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Soy milk out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Spaghetti and meatballs out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Spiral ham out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Squid out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Steak out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Stew out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Stir-fry out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Stuffed chicken breasts out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Stuffed pork chops out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
T
- T-bone steak out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Taco meat out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Tamales out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Tofu out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Tuna salad out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Tuna steaks out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Turducken out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Turkey bacon out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Turkey legs out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Turkey thighs out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
U
- Uncooked boneless leg ham out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Uncooked half leg ham (bone-in) out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Uncooked smoked chorizo out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Uncooked whole leg ham (bone-in) out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Uncured bacon out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Uncured cooked ham out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Uncured fresh ham out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
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W
- Whipped cream (aerosol can) out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Whipped cream (homemade, sweetened) out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Whipped topping (aerosol can) out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Whipped topping (tub) out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Whipping cream out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Whole beef tenderloin out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Whole cooked ham (bone-in) out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Whole raw chicken out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
- Whole turkey out all nightDiscard (2 h max)
Y
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