Poll: Left a jacket potato in the air fryer 24 hours ago.. Would you eat it?

[413x]

Yes.. RIP
Yes.. You'll be fine
No.. you're gross
Potato pancake

So I put my jacket potato in yesterday for lunch and obviously forgot to eat it.
I go to make one today and find a cold potato in the tray.

Obviously I have already eaten this. I don't like waste!

But I was wondering.. Would you?

Edit. It is possible it's 2 days old. But unlikely.

 

[ColdAsIce]

2 days, no thanks. It's a single potato the world isn't going to end because you cooked something fresh instead.

 

[413x]

2 days, no thanks. It's a single potato the world isn't going to end because you cooked something fresh instead.

If for sure it was 2 days I'd probably not eat it.. But I'm 80 percent sure it's 1 day.

I will report back tomorrow.. Or not!

 

[GreatAuk]

My logic would be it's probably fine, because it will have been cooked thoroughly the first time around, and very little airflow to bring more germs in assuming the door stayed closed. Also jacket potatoes have a decent skin to protect them.

At the same time it might not taste as good as a fresh one, especially once you've reheated it so I'd be tempted to do a new one

 

[SpellowHouse]

Sure. If it's not covered in bluish-green, it's fine. If you aren't sure, sell it at the local market as a Roquefort potato.

 

[arknor]

sell it to one of the beckhams claiming its a truffle , david will buy it no probs

 

[Hedge]

I'm not going to eat your potato but if you want to, that's on you.

 

[dave28]

probably 100% safe but i would not bother taking risks for a potato. Not worth it for even a very slim chance of being ill

 

[Raymond Lin]

It should be fine but for the sake of 50p, just start again.

 

[Zefan]

It's over. Buy a new kitchen.

 

[arknor]

But I was wondering.. Would you?

Edit. It is possible it's 2 days old. But unlikely.

Lets face it, it's a potato that was cooked hot enough to kill any bacteria, no bacteria will survives in an airfryer thats not been opened since it was cooked?

surely it's a sterile environment? Google says mould spores can survive up to 60c

You know when you open a jar of jam, and it's got mould on it.

that mould wasn't already inside the jar waiting to grow, its gone in with the air particles in your room.
that's why old people would just scrape of the mould and not care, the mould is only on the surface level.


The potato and the environment it was stored in were surely heat sterilized from the cooking, unless you opened the air fryer between the time it finished cooking and now, then surely the odds are it's safe to eat.

Don't sue me if you get Ill. you already ate it anyway so my logic doesn't impact on your decision.

 

[joey1211]

We often batch cook jackets and leave them on a plate covered with a bowl at room temperature to eat them 1-2 days later. You'll be fine.

 

[RevBillyG]

Wouldn't worry about it. It'll be a pootato by tomorrow anyway.

 

[FloppyPoppy]

how do you forget to eat a potato

 

[Blackjack Davy]

One day? Its fine

 

[pepp77]

how do you forget to eat a potato

This is what I was wondering, surely you realised you hadn't actually eaten yet.

 

[UTmaniac]

If it's been cooked and not had air fryer opened, should be absolutely fine, one day or two days.

 

[Junglist]

I think you'd have to have a seriously compromised immune system to get ill from a 24 hour old potato.

 

[MichaelAwkward]

Surely just air fry it again? Or microwave it? Assuming it looks fine.

It’s a potato, not raw chicken

 

[AlphariusOmegan]

If for sure it was 2 days I'd probably not eat it.. But I'm 80 percent sure it's 1 day.

I will report back tomorrow.. Or not!

this is where you now take 2 weeks away from the forums with no posting at all and leave everyone wondering