Beets Left Out Over Night?

[dbug31]

Oooops...

After roasting some lovely organic red beets last night I forgot to refrigerate them.

Do they need to be thrown away now?

My guess, yes. Since they are starchy like potatoes and left out potatoes are a no-no.

Thoughts?

TIA & Happy Cooking!

[jaykayen]

No. It's fine. Beets are bad if a cut surface is slimy or sticky.

[Quine]

No.

Why do you think left out potatoes are a no-no, as you said?

[dbug31]

Well, foods left at room temp are in the "danger zone" 40°-140°
I always err on the side of caution myself...

[dbug31]

This doesn't sound too great either...

Perfringens food poisoning (Clostridium perfringens)

http://www.fightbac.org/about-foodbor...

[Quine]

Your beets are good. But honestly. I bet every post this sort that asks this sorta of question, only asks to validates what they all ready decided.

[greygarious]

I cannot tell you how often I have left potatoes out overnight and eaten them on subsequent days without as much as a hiccup. Mashed forgotten in the microwave, baked forgotten in the oven, etc. This sort of thing had been happening for decades before I heard that spuds could spoil, so I don't worry about it. I don't cook beets but if I did, I wouldn't worry about them either.